Discuss proposed research and laboratory needs with your faculty advisor, project supervisor, or other members of your research group. If your advisor has not used the NanoLab previously, discuss your research needs with NanoLab Executive Director Bill Flounders bill at eecs.berkeley.edu, who will review the compatibility of your project with the NanoLab's capabilities. Once it is determined your research project is compatible with NanoLab's capabilities, apply for lab membership.

Complete and sign the New Member Form. The form must include the billing information by a UC Berkeley campus chartstring (aka: Chart of Account (COA)) or an Intra University Transfer (IUT) for LNBL, or a Purchase Order (PO) for any learning institution that is not a University of California campus (non-UC University). The form must be signed by your research faculty/Principal Investigator's authorized administrator. NanoLab Financial Analyst Eric Chu (echu711 at berkeley.edu) is the point of contact for campus chartstring, IUTs and POs.

Submit the completed form to adminstaff@silicon.eecs.berkeley.edu.

Once you've submitted your new member form and you have completed the NanoLab Virtual Orientation you will receive an email inviting you to come to the NanoLab Front Office at 520 Sutardja Dai Hall to finalize account activation. You must bring valid photo identification. Once identity is verified, the Computer Systems Manager, Olek Proskurowski will assist you to set up password and initial log in. The front office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00-12:00PM and 1:00-5:00PM (closed during the lunch hour).

You will also need to complete a 1-hour in-person Safety Tour with a NanoLab Process Engineer. A staff member from the Process Engineering team will be in touch to set up a time. To minimize trips to the office you are encouraged to finalize your account activation and arrange for the safety tour on the same day.

Along with the UC Berkeley’s Office of Environment, Health & Safety requirements, all new members are required to pass the online NanoLab Safety Test.

1. NanoLab Safety Test - Read the NanoLab Chemical Hygiene Plan- Chapter 1.1 of the NanoLab Equipment Manual. This online test takes approximately 1-hour. You can take the test right after setting up your password, by using one of the available computer terminals at the front office or any time by logging into Mercury from any computer. Once you pass the NanoLab Safety Test, your NanoLab Membership will be active. Billing is on a 30-day cycle and begins on the 25th of each month.

IMPORTANT: All new occupants of Sutardja Dai Hall must be familiar with the Sutardja Dai Hall Building Emergency Plan (BEP).

Academic researchers, whose home campus is UC Berkeley, are also expected to have completed EHS 502 Workplace Safety Training (code: BEEHS502-181207). The NanoLab does not track this.

As a new member of the NanoLab, part of on-boarding is to meet with NanoLab's Executive Director, Bill Flounders. This is a brief, approximately 10 minute, introductory meeting about NanoLab's best practices and protocols. You may work in the lab prior to attending a Director's Welcome Meeting.

The Director's Welcome is offered on the 4th Thursday* of each month at 12:00PM in Sutardja Dai Hall, rm 242.

To RSVP for an upcoming meeting, please submit your name and email on this Google Form.

*Due to holidays, no meeting will be held in November, and December's meeting will be held on the 2nd Thursday of the month.