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== [[Lab layout and supplies list]]==
== [[Lab layout and supplies list]]==


== Steps to buy a chemical ==
== [[List of Chemicals]]==
 
1. Check on the excel sheet in the website before placing an order.
2. After receiving, make sure a copy of the receipt is placed in the receipt folder.
3. If it is a new chemical, an MSDS sheet should definitely be placed in the MSDS folder.  Even if it is a re-order, it is suggested to replace the old sheet with a new one to keep it updated.
4. Make sure the chemical is placed in the right rack.  There are different shelves for organic and inorganic chemicals, and microorganisms.  Flammable chemicals and strong acids go into the flammable rack below the hood.
5. Update the excel sheet on the website to notify other students and leave notes regarding the toxicity of the chemical.
6. Also leave notes regarding your requirements to maintain the chemical. For example, if you want the entire chemical for yourself, or if there is certain specifications regarding the usage you would like other students to follow etc.
7. Make sure you leave a note on the excel sheet if you (if possible, other students outside our lab) are taking the chemical out of the laboratory.
 
 
== [[Organic Chemicals]] ==
 
== [[Inorganic Chemicals]] ==


== [[List of Instruments]] ==
== [[List of Instruments]] ==

Revision as of 20:54, 13 August 2006

...more coming soon

Tom Richard

Penn State webpages: [1]

Department of Ag. and Biological Engineering

225 Agricultural Engineering Building

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802-1909

phone: (814) 865-3722

fax: (814) 863-1031

email: trichard@psu.edu

Penn State iGEM team: http://openwetware.org/wiki/IGEM:PennState


Richard Lab group

Post Doc

Graduate Students

  • Farzaneh Razaei
  • Marlysse
  • Qin Chen
  • Scott Shore

Undergraduate Students

  • Allie
  • Eric
  • Natalie

Methodologies

Scientific literature reviews

Lab layout and supplies list

List of Chemicals

List of Instruments

Internal: Managing the Lab

Lab shopping list: lab members, feel free to edit

  1. Rack for labelling tape
  2. spatulas, scoops, brushes, hose, weighing boats/paper,parafin paper
  3. ice maker
  4. lab chairs
  5. petri plates
  6. cloning stuff

Every lab member needs to... (edit)

  1. add personal inormation if they wish (last name, email, maybe link to their website)
  2. update the list of materials with what they buy, or know of in the lab.
  3. add their contributions to the methodologies and instruments sections
  4. add their contribution to the literature reviews
  5. verify their #individual responsibilities
  6. add anything else they think should be on this website

Suggested training program

To keep the lab running smoothly we need an "inhouse training program", developed by all of us through this site, and implemeted by the lab manager. What to train in:

  1. knowing what maintenance work is expected from each of us within our individual lab area
  2. knowing what portion of the materials list we are individually responsible for updating
  3. how to use the folders (labels, etc)
  4. where the garbage cans go, what goes in them (recycling)
  5. the "unknown table", how it works
  6. knowing how to use this website and edit it
  7. knowing how to participate the the angel news group for the lab
  8. know website editing etiquette
  9. go through a rotation to briefly learn everybody else's methodology / instruments
  10. other ideas? Feel free to add them here...

Individual responsibilities

Lab members, their responsibilities and expertise.

Lab Member Work Area Materials Area for which lab member is responsible Instruments lab member has used PSU safety training? Richard Lab training? Other
Hala . . . . . .
Deepti . . . . . .
Farzaneh . . . . . .
Marlysse . . . . . .
Scott . . . . . .
Allie . . . . . .
Erick . . . . . .
Natalie . . . . . .

Notices

"CATA and Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will be providing free shuttle service from Downtown State College to the Ag Progress Days festivities scheduled for Tuesday, August 15, through Thursday, August 17, at the Russell E. Larson Research Center in Rock Springs. Hourly service begins at 9:40 a.m. leaving College & Allen at 40 minutes after each hour. The final return to State College leaves Rock Springs at 4:10 p.m. each day, except on Wednesday, August 16, when service will be extended and the last shuttle will depart from Rock Springs at 8:10 p.m. For additional information on the Ag Progress Days Shuttle service, please refer to the Ag Progress Days Shuttle schedule brochures which can be found on all CATA buses, visit the CATA website at www.catabus.com, or call (814) 238-CATA(2282)."