SCS Cores Physical Distancing

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.