Using the Laboratory - Commercial Clients

Note - The purpose of the Shared analytical Services Laboratory is to provide a centralized pool of equipment, instrumentation, resources, and expertise for chemical analysis. Policies for laboratory access and use are controlled by the SASL Advisory Committee, and, is limited to users who have received the relevant SASL Safety Briefings. Failure to follow the stated procedures will result in revocation of the users permission to use the laboratory.

The laboratory actively seeks commercial users of the laboratory's resources. All profit from commercial analysis go back into providing educational opportunities for students. By law, if the requested work does not actively involve students, we are required to charge a rate competitive with commercial laboratories (i.e. tax-payer funded entities can not unfairly compete with private industry). Because of this, if the project allows, we recommend one of several mechanisms making use of student involvement. An initial contact should be made by either by e-mail or by calling the Laboratory Manager (the number can be found under "Contact Us"). The type of information we will require includes:

- The names and contact information of the researcher

- The date of the request

- A brief description of the background of the client

- The proposed start date, and duration for the use of the lab

- A description of the analysis or work requested

- The anticipated number of samples to be analyzed or prepared. (eg. How heavily will the lab be used during the duration of the project.)

- A description of permissible student involvement

Please address any questions or concerns to the Laboratory Manager.