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<p class=MsoNormal>I met several of you at the UGIM in Louisville in July, and
heard about this e-mail group. I would like to join, if possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am the Facility Manager of the Birck Nanotechnology Center
at Purdue. I’m new to academia, having joined Purdue in the
concept, design, and construction of the BNC. While I have 35 years of
industrial experience in designing, building, and operating cleanrooms, I have
found this is a whole new world! Any help that I can get from those of
you who have more experience in the academic setting would be GREATLY
appreciated. We have been open since October 2005, but spent
approximately one year installing the equipment in the facility. It was
near the end of 2006 that we became “fully operational.” That
said, we are installing a new major piece of equipment approximately once/two
months.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In response to the budget question, we operate on an annual
budget of approximately six million dollars. Half of that is provided by
the university, another million is a utility stipend provided by the state, and
two million is generated through recharge. Most of the recharge is from
internal users. I don’t have the hard numbers handy, but I would
estimate about $60k is from outside users. We are working very hard in an
attempt to grow that number.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I have a staff of 25 who keep the facility operating.
The breakdown is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 Building Manager – Infrastructure<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 Facility Engineer – Infrastructure<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 Building Logistics Coordinator – general building
issues, building training<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 Building Logistics Assistant – general building
issues<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 Process and Equipment Manager – Operations<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>10 Process and Equipment Owners (engineers) –
Operations<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 Operations Logistics Coordinator – supplies purchasing,
stocking, control<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 Safety Manager – safety engineer, industrial
hygienist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 Biosafety Officer – biologist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>3 Lab Attendants – off-shift monitoring and
first-response<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>3 Staff Scientists – Ph.D.’s with strong
technical expertise in key areas (half-time research, half-time staff)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 Part-time wire-bonding staff member<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Additionally, Purdue University Physical Facilities have three
full-time trades assigned to the building, an Indoor-Air-Quality Technician, an
electrician, and a plumber. A supervisor is shared with other buildings
within our zone. Other trades can be called upon from the zone and from
Purdue Shops. All of this activity is coordinated through the Building
Manager.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This is a quite large, but very new, organization. We
have received a long-term commitment from the university to sustain the
operation at this level for an indefinite period. The justification is
based on the income to the university through overhead on research
grants. The sustainability plan was put together prior to the
construction of the facility, and we are walking down the original path that
was conceived several years ago.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I hope this information was helpful. My contact
information is:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>John Weaver<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Facility Manager<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Birck Nanotechnology Center<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>1205 West State Street<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>West Lafayette, IN 47907<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jrweaver@purdue.edu">jrweaver@purdue.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>765 494-5494<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i>nano.purdue.edu<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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