Policies
- Users must follow all appropriate safety guidelines and precautions regarding high field, superconducting magnets.
- Users must follow sensible security practices such as ensuring doors are locked, especially after hours, and exiting computer sessions properly. All guests must be escorted.
- Individuals must complete training or appropriate hands-on certification in order to reserve instrument time. Any non-standard experiment must be approved by facility manager first.
- Users must have a current RRC account number in order to use NMR instrumentation.
- Users should provide notice of cancelation of a reservation for instrument time at least 24 hours in advance.
- Users should report any NMR instrumentation errors or malfunctions to the facility manager. Users should never attempt to repair or alter electronics in any manner.
- Any samples broken inside the magnet or probe must be reported immediately.
- Lab gloves should be removed prior to entering facility. Food and beverages should not be placed on any tables or desks with computer equipment.
- The NMR Facility will not provide long-term data archival. Users are responsible for proper the long term archival of NMR data.
- Users should retrieve or recover any and all samples once experiments are completed. Unclaimed samples are subject to disposal.
- Users will be financially responsible for equipment repairs if any violation of policies or intentional, malicious acts result in damage to NMR instrumentation or computers.
- No items or equipment are to be removed from the NMR facility without permission or approval of the NMR facility manager.
- Bicycles and pets are not allowed in the Magnet Hall.