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SCS Cores Physical Distancing
Coronavirus social distancing efforts - March 2021
ALL CORES
- Disinfect high-touch areas every 4 hours
- Please contact CORES staff electronically if at all possible
- In-person interactions by appointment only
- Maintain 6 feet between persons
- Staff are instructed to isolate as much as possible
- Instrument training for walk-up use is suspended until further notice
- If an experiment is necessary but the user does not have the required training on a walk-up instrument, arrangements can be made for a staff member to conduct the experiment.
Additional policies by Lab/Shop facility
Cell Media
- Make all media requests electronically
- Designate only 1 person per group to pick up media or plates
- Additional Biosafety hood actions:
- Only student who has signed up for biosafety hood use is allowed in the facility at their scheduled use time
- Follow all hood cleaning guidelines when finished
- Additionally clean the outside facial glass on the hood using the same hood cleaning procedures after use.
Electronic Services
- Call or Email to arrange appointment for necessary onsite repairs
- Video conference for all design work, when possible
NMR and EPR Labs
- Call or Email to make appointment for necessary instrument visits with a staff member
- Contact a staff member immediately if an instrument problem arises.
Glass Shop
- Call or Email to make appointment for necessary onsite repairs
- Video conference for all design work, when possible
- All pickups will be labeled on the counter as you enter the shop.
- No Student use of the shop is allowed until further notice
Graphics
- Please only contact electronically and arrangements will be made for pickup/delivery of product when necessary
High Throughput
- Student experiments are still being conducted
- Maintain 6 foot distance between users and staff
- Untrained users can arrange for experimentation by staff.
Machine Shop
- Please arrange for electronic consultation when possible
- Finished products will be available for pickup at the counter by shop entrance
- Student Machine shop is closed until further notice
Mass Spec Lab
- Staff will run experiments for those who cannot receive training while training is suspended.
- Walk-up experiments:
- Students work alone
- Maintain a 6 foot distance from Mass Spec Staff as well as other users
Microanalysis Lab
- Notify staff in advance before you drop off samples for analysis.
- Air sensitive capsules will be provided upon electronic request until further notice.
- For those who cannot get trained for walkup access, experiments will be run by staff at user-run rate until training can resume.
X-ray Lab
- Please submit samples using the online form and bring them to the lab at the appointed time only.
- Self-run single crystal experiments:
- Self-run experiments will be run by a technician until further notice, but self-run users will be charged the self-run rate.
- Self-run PXRD:
- Come in, set up experiment and leave.
- Leave instructions for technicians to recover or dispose of samples so you do not need to return, if at all possible.