How to Apply for Access
Students and Researchers
If you are a CEEM student or researcher, please proceed with the following access protocol it is appropriate for your needs. If you are not a CEEM student or researcher, email [email protected] to determine if your experimental needs can be supported by the Carleton Lab. SEAS tour guides applying for access to provide tours do not need to email and should proceed directly to the General Access protocol.
Access will be granted at the sole discretion of Lab Management for activities deemed to be supported by the Carleton Lab.
Apply for General Access if you are enrolled in a CEEM lab course, CEEM student club work, are a CEEM laboratory teaching assistant, or a SEAS tour guide. Users with this level of access will not be allowed to independently 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.
Apply for Research Access if you are conducting research in the Lab, including, but not limited to: formal independent study, 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.).
Access will be rescinded if any required safety training expires. The user is responsible for maintaining training compliance. All trainings expire two years after they have been taken.
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. Access to the main entrance of the Lab on the first floor of Engineering Terrace will be granted to all users. Access to 264A Engineering Terrace will be granted to CEEM users. Access to 271 Engineering Terrace will be granted to users who maintain an office desk in 271ET with approval from the Lab and CEEM Department staff.
Qualifications:
- Requires official standing with Columbia University
- Legitimate need for use of the facilities of the Laboratory, as determined by Lab Management
Required Trainings:
- Carleton Lab Site-Specific Training (TC2600)
- Shop Safety Training (TC0600)
- Lab Safety, Chemical Hygiene, and Hazardous Waste Management Initial Training (TC4951), and TC0950 (Lab Safety, Chemical Hygiene, and Hazardous Waste Management Refresher Training) if and only if TC4951 has been previously taken and is expired
Additional Trainings:
- Required to purchase chemicals - the user requesting chemical purchases is responsible for safe storage in conjunction with Lab Staff: Chemical Storage and Segregation 101 (TC2100)
- Required to use compressed gas cylinders: Safe Management and Use of Compressed Gases (TC5450)
- Required to use instruments/machines containing lasers: Laser Safety Initial and Refresher Training (TC1600)
- Required to transfer liquid nitrogen or use instruments requiring liquid nitrogen: Liquid Nitrogen Transfer (TC7700)
- Others as determined by Lab Management
Click here to apply for General Access
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. Swipe access takes approximately 24 hours to process once you are given an Access Sticker.
Registration of a FOM account is required for Research Access for instrument/machine reservations and billing: http://fom.civil.columbia.edu/fom/.
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, as determined by Lab Management
Required Trainings:
- Carleton Lab Site-Specific Training (TC2600)
- Shop Safety Training (TC0600)
- Lab Safety, Chemical Hygiene, and Hazardous Waste Management Initial Training (TC4951), and TC0950 (Lab Safety, Chemical Hygiene, and Hazardous Waste Management Refresher Training) if and only if TC4951 has been previously taken and is expired
Additional Trainings:
- Required to purchase chemicals - the user requesting chemical purchases is responsible for safe storage in conjunction with Lab Staff: Chemical Storage and Segregation 101 (TC2100)
- Required to use compressed gas cylinders: Safe Management and Use of Compressed Gases (TC5450)
- Required to use instruments/machines containing lasers: Laser Safety Initial and Refresher Training (TC1600)
- Required to transfer liquid nitrogen or use instruments requiring liquid nitrogen: Liquid Nitrogen Transfer (TC7700)
- Electric Safety for the Lab (TC7913)
- Others as determined by Lab Management
Users may be upgraded to 24/7 access by submitting proof of a valid C-14 Certificate via the Access Form.
Click here to apply for Research Access
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. Swipe access takes approximately 24 hours to process once you are given an Access Sticker.
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 the below form. You must be in possession of the card to be eligible for the upgrade.
EH&S, not the Carleton Lab, is responsible for C-14 compliance. Additional information about C-14 can be found here: https://research.columbia.edu/certificate-fitness-information