Students and Researchers

Undergraduate students may apply for daytime access (M-F, 9am-5pm) while graduate students and research staff may apply for 24/7 access with a valid C-14 certificate if they hold Research Access. Access will be rescinded if any required safety training expires. The user is responsible for maintaining training compliance.

Applications and Trainings

Link to the Carleton Lab User Policy Manual here.

Listed below are various access types that the Carleton Lab provides, links to the access applications are at the end of each description. All trainings expire two years after they have been taken, at which point TC2600 and TC0600 will have to be retaken; please take TC0950 (Lab Safety, Chemical Hygiene, and Hazardous Waste Management Refresher Training) instead of the initial training course if you have already completed the initial training course. Find which level of access is most appropriate for you and follow the link to fill out the corresponding form. Links to the required trainings are listed on the side. For more information about the trainings, see the Safety Training page on the Carleton Lab Website.

General Access

This level of access is for semester-long lab courses, student club work, teaching assistants, lab assistants, and SEAS tour guides. Users with this level of access will not be allowed to use any lab instruments or machines that are part of Carleton Lab's Recharge Center License (e.g. universal testing machines, microscopes, etc.), if you need to use these lab instruments you must apply for Research Access.

Qualifications:

  • Requires official standing with Columbia University
  • Legitimate need for use of the facilities of the laboratory

Required Trainings:

Optional Trainings:

Access to 264A Engineering Terrace will be granted to CEEM students. Access to 271 Engineering Terrace will be granted to students who maintain an office desk in 271ET with approval from Lab and CEEM Department staff.

Apply For General Access Here

After submitting the access application, come to 161 Engineering Terrace 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-5:00pm Monday-Friday to pick up an Access Sticker. Access will be granted to the main entrance of the Lab on the first floor of Engineering Terrace for all users. Swipe access takes approximately 24 hours to process once you are given an Access Sticker.

Research Access

This level of access is for users conducting research in the Lab, including, but not limited to: independent study participants, MS and PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, and research staff. Users with this level may use, with appropriate training, lab instruments or machines that are part of Carleton Lab's Recharge Center License (e.g. universal testing machines, microscopes, etc.).

Registration of a FOM account is required for Research Access for instrument/machine reservations and billing. Guides for using FOM can be found here: New User Registration Guide and Reservation and Use Guide

Qualifications:

  • Requires official standing with Columbia University
  • Legitimate need for use of the facilities of the laboratory

Required Trainings:

Optional Trainings:

Access to 264A Engineering Terrace will be granted to CEEM students. Access to 271 Engineering Terrace will be granted to students who maintain an office desk in 271ET with approval from Lab and CEEM Department staff.

Users may be upgraded to 24/7 access by submitting proof of a valid C-14 Certificate via the Access Form.

Apply For Research Access Here

After submitting the access application and creating a FOM account, come to 161 Engineering Terrace 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-5:00pm Monday-Friday to pick up an Access Sticker. Access will be granted to the main entrance of the Lab on the first floor of Engineering Terrace for all users. Swipe access takes approximately 24 hours to process once you are given an Access Sticker.

Upgrade to 24/7 Access

If you have recently obtained a C-14 Certificate of Fitness and would like to upgrade your access privileges to include all times outside of operating hours, simply fill out this form. You must be in possession of the card and already have Research Access to be eligible for the upgrade.

Apply For 24/7 Access Here

Carleton Laboratory Site-Specific Training

This training program is required of all laboratory users. The training course can be found: Training Center > Safety Courses > TC2600 - Carleton Laboratory Site-Specific Training.

Shop Safety Training

This training IS NOT a substitute for any machine-specific safety training. The training course can be found: Training Center > Safety Courses > TC0600 - Shop Safety Training.

Laboratory Safety/Chemical Hygiene/Hazardous Waste/Laboratory Fire Safety Training

Persons will need to complete this training to be allowed to handle any chemicals and to gain Research Access. The training course can be found: Training Center > Safety Courses > TC4951 - Lab Safety, Chemical Hygiene, and Hazardous Waste Management Initial Training.

Certificate of Fitness (C-14) Training

Any researcher who works in the Carleton Laboratory (including Burmister Laboratory) outside of normal operating hours (9:00am to 5:00pm M-F) must obtain a C-14 Certificate of Fitness. See the EH&S Website for further information on the C-14 Certificate of Fitness.