From wjkiethe at ncsu.edu Mon Jun 1 15:38:03 2020 From: wjkiethe at ncsu.edu (Bill Kiether) Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2020 15:38:03 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] Plasticware for HF/BOE processing single 6" wafers Message-ID: Hello, We have a project which requires a significant amount of HF/BOE processing on single 6" wafers with a premium on purity and safety. Outside of Entegris, does anyone have a preferred vendor or product set for handling HF dips for these wafers? Especially interested in products that will allow the solution to be changed very frequently with safety as a premium. Bill Kiether, PhD Sr Research Scientist NCSU Nanofabrication Facility wjkiethe at ncsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rmorrison at draper.com Thu Jun 4 11:13:51 2020 From: rmorrison at draper.com (Morrison, Richard H., Jr) Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 15:13:51 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Covid-19 response: Temperature monitoring of facility users? In-Reply-To: References: <0d65dcf1f85f9818fdb851477d0eda78@mail.gmail.com> <8d6e9301d28f4fdebf30c4f643965c56@draper.com> Message-ID: Here is a you tube video of the thermal imaging system that Draper purchased pretty small. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBsWVDTR9hg Rick From: Bernd Fruhberger [mailto:bfruhberger at ucsd.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 7:06 PM To: Morrison, Richard H., Jr Subject: RE: [labnetwork] Covid-19 response: Temperature monitoring of facility users? Rick, Thank you for this. Do you have any information on the particular thermal imaging system by any chance? Thanks again, Bernd Bernd Fruhberger, PhD Associate Director, Operations, San Diego Nanotechnology Infrastructure Technical Director, Nano3 Cleanroom Facility UCSD Calit2 M/C0436 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0436 Ph (858) 534-4518 Fax (858) 534-9092 bfruhberger at ucsd.edu http://sdni.ucsd.edu/ http://nano3.calit2.net/ From: Morrison, Richard H., Jr [mailto:rmorrison at draper.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 4:14 AM To: Bernd Fruhberger >; labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: RE: [labnetwork] Covid-19 response: Temperature monitoring of facility users? Good Morning everyone, Draper ask everyone to check their temperature before entering, you can do it at home and then we have thermal (IR) temperature guns. You need to be below 100.4f to come in. Draper also ordered a thermal imaging systems to scan everyone whom enters. Rick Richard H. Morrison Principal Member of the Technical Staff Draper 555 Technology Square Cambridge, MA 02139-3573 Work 617-258-3420 Cell 508-930-3461 www.draper.com From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Bernd Fruhberger Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 5:49 PM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Covid-19 response: Temperature monitoring of facility users? All, Our campus is discussing monitoring of body temperature of individuals, and there is a possibility we will be asked to do the same for users of our facilities. I am wondering whether there is precedent for this already elsewhere and, if so, whether you would be willing to share details on how it is being implemented. Thanks a lot for your time! 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URL: From msinani at purdue.edu Thu Jun 4 20:20:04 2020 From: msinani at purdue.edu (Michael Dimitri Sinanis) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 00:20:04 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use In-Reply-To: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu> References: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu> Message-ID: Long, One method that I have used in a similar situation is as follow: 1. Target with cost A installed (Cost AA, weight WW) 2. User 1 sputters 2 microns 3. User 2 sputters 1 micron 4. User 3 sputters 4 microns 5. User ............... (and so on) 6. Target A has been consumed and replaced with Target H 7. Target A (what is remaining) is reclaimed in dollars (Cost BB, weight XX) Cost used = Cost AA - Cost BB Metal used = Weight WW - Weight XX Total microns sputtered = User 1 + User 2+ ...... Cost per micron used = Cost used / Total microns sputtered Cost per metal used = Metal used / Total microns sputtered If one target tends to take longer than a fiscal year to be consumed than I would use the market price per weight. If the target tends to get consumed within a few months then I would use the cost per micron from the previous cycle to charge the use today. Of course this is not perfect, but it gives you a fair baseline I think. Best, Michael ________________________________ From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu on behalf of Chang, Long Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 11:50 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use Hi All, At UHNF, each user owns their own sputtering target. We are currently considering a shared model for expensive targets like Au, Pt, etc. Does anyone have a reasonable way to estimate material usage vs something we can track so that we can charge fairly? What approaches do y?all take to manage how expensive material is shared? Thanks, Long -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wjkiethe at ncsu.edu Thu Jun 4 23:03:30 2020 From: wjkiethe at ncsu.edu (Bill Kiether) Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 23:03:30 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use In-Reply-To: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu> References: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu> Message-ID: At NCSU, we established a standard thickness deposition (Approx 250 nm) and established a value for that run. Every precious metal run less than that standard is charged a minimum value. Thicker depositions are charged a prorated amount. We weigh the target before and after every users deposition, to basically track the average value of the standard deposition, but only charge more if it gets close to double the average. Our minimum value was determined over time, and is based on the targets cost/or the replenishment cost. We tell the users before changing the rates, but that way we can handle large swings in the raw metal pricing. Bill Kiether NCSU Nanofabrication Facility www.ncsu.edu Bill On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 4:58 PM Chang, Long wrote: > Hi All, > > At UHNF, each user owns their own sputtering target. We are currently > considering a shared model for expensive targets like Au, Pt, etc. Does > anyone have a reasonable way to estimate material usage vs something we can > track so that we can charge fairly? What approaches do y?all take to manage > how expensive material is shared? > > Thanks, > Long > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darick at uw.edu Thu Jun 4 23:21:25 2020 From: darick at uw.edu (Darick Baker) Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 20:21:25 -0700 Subject: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use In-Reply-To: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu> References: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu> Message-ID: We have tried a few different models. I don't know that any are particularly even to everybody, but the users know the parameters before they do their depositions so they typically aren't surprised and I haven't gotten many complaints. In one of our systems where we change targets pretty regularly, we have users record kW Hrs and then scale the weight change of the target by kW Hrs used. The cost per gram is based on the target cost and an overhead fee. We use this method because grabbing the information from the software is easy for the users. On average, in our system, this works out to about $6 per Watt Hour and people can typically get a reasonable cost estimate using that number. In another system where the targets are only accessed rarely, we currently charge by thickness deposited (~$1/nm). The users self-report this number and overall have been very accurate. Almost everyone using that system uses the same recipe so I can tell by deposition times how thick they were trying to deposit and I typically audit these numbers once a year. I have found almost as much over-reporting as under-reporting of the thickness. I could see this method not working in some places, but I am very lucky with our lab culture here. We are working on a way to automatically grab kWHr information from the tool logs and bill using that. This will mean less work for me and for the users. That process is about 90% together; we have started testing it and I expect it to go live at the next target change. Prior to having gold and platinum sputtering, our users were already used to being charged for evaporated gold by weighing a shared crucible before and after deposition. Perhaps adding the sputter charges in a way that required less work on the user's part that weighting the crucible made it more palatable. We do not temper any of our cost calculations based on potential for money coming back due to reclaim during shield cleaning. Let me know if you have any other questions. I'm actually pretty interested to know what other labs are doing. On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 1:58 PM Chang, Long wrote: > Hi All, > > At UHNF, each user owns their own sputtering target. We are currently > considering a shared model for expensive targets like Au, Pt, etc. Does > anyone have a reasonable way to estimate material usage vs something we can > track so that we can charge fairly? What approaches do y?all take to manage > how expensive material is shared? > > Thanks, > Long > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > -- Darick Baker, PhD Research Engineer Washington Nanofabrication Facility University of Washington Fluke Hall 115, Box 352143 (206) 221-8265 Pronouns: he/him -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jasper.Nijdam at georgetown.edu Fri Jun 5 10:40:31 2020 From: Jasper.Nijdam at georgetown.edu (Jasper Nijdam) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 10:40:31 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use In-Reply-To: References: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu> Message-ID: Heho, In GNuLab, users log their deposition thickness (including pre-sputtering). They get charged by the Angstrom. I recalculate the price every time a new target is installed. Price/A=(Price of new target-reclaimed value old target) / (#Angstroms that came out of the old target). Hope this helps, Stay healthy, Jasper Nijdam At UHNF, each user owns their own sputtering target. We are currently > considering a shared model for expensive targets like Au, Pt, etc. Does > anyone have a reasonable way to estimate material usage vs something we can > track so that we can charge fairly? What approaches do y?all take to manage > how expensive material is shared? > -- Jasper Nijdam Technical Manager GNuLab, Georgetown University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lvchang at Central.UH.EDU Fri Jun 5 11:07:42 2020 From: lvchang at Central.UH.EDU (Chang, Long) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 15:07:42 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use In-Reply-To: References: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu> Message-ID: Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the input. I have plenty to think about to decide which makes sense for us. Thanks, Long On Jun 5, 2020, at 9:40 AM, Jasper Nijdam > wrote: Heho, In GNuLab, users log their deposition thickness (including pre-sputtering). They get charged by the Angstrom. I recalculate the price every time a new target is installed. Price/A=(Price of new target-reclaimed value old target) / (#Angstroms that came out of the old target). Hope this helps, Stay healthy, Jasper Nijdam At UHNF, each user owns their own sputtering target. We are currently considering a shared model for expensive targets like Au, Pt, etc. Does anyone have a reasonable way to estimate material usage vs something we can track so that we can charge fairly? What approaches do y?all take to manage how expensive material is shared? -- Jasper Nijdam Technical Manager GNuLab, Georgetown University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From julia.aebersold at louisville.edu Fri Jun 5 11:12:29 2020 From: julia.aebersold at louisville.edu (Aebersold,Julia W.) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 15:12:29 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use In-Reply-To: References: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu> Message-ID: We have shared targets and remove them after each use. Clients weigh the targets before and after each use for precious metals only, but for cheaper materials like aluminum the material is included in the cost of running the sputterer. Cheers! Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. Manager, Micro/Nano Technology Center University of Louisville Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 2210 South Brook Street Louisville, KY 40292 (502) 852-1572 http://louisville.edu/micronano/ From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Dimitri Sinanis Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 8:20 PM To: Chang, Long ; labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the contents are safe. Long, One method that I have used in a similar situation is as follow: 1. Target with cost A installed (Cost AA, weight WW) 2. User 1 sputters 2 microns 3. User 2 sputters 1 micron 4. User 3 sputters 4 microns 5. User ............... (and so on) 6. Target A has been consumed and replaced with Target H 7. Target A (what is remaining) is reclaimed in dollars (Cost BB, weight XX) Cost used = Cost AA - Cost BB Metal used = Weight WW - Weight XX Total microns sputtered = User 1 + User 2+ ...... Cost per micron used = Cost used / Total microns sputtered Cost per metal used = Metal used / Total microns sputtered If one target tends to take longer than a fiscal year to be consumed than I would use the market price per weight. If the target tends to get consumed within a few months then I would use the cost per micron from the previous cycle to charge the use today. Of course this is not perfect, but it gives you a fair baseline I think. Best, Michael ________________________________ From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu

> on behalf of Chang, Long > Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 11:50 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > Subject: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use Hi All, At UHNF, each user owns their own sputtering target. We are currently considering a shared model for expensive targets like Au, Pt, etc. Does anyone have a reasonable way to estimate material usage vs something we can track so that we can charge fairly? What approaches do y'all take to manage how expensive material is shared? Thanks, Long -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From f.karouta at gmail.com Sat Jun 6 19:55:58 2020 From: f.karouta at gmail.com (Fouad Karouta) Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 09:55:58 +1000 Subject: [labnetwork] How to charge for sputtering target use In-Reply-To: References: <3E52EEDD-4F1D-4B31-BB20-6A8C858DAE75@cougarnet.uh.edu>

Message-ID: Hi Long, At ANFF-ACT Canberra we charge precious materials in sputter at a fixed rate of AUD1/nm thickness. In my opinion charging the weight difference is not the most accurate way as targets tend to get consumed more in the central part and you have to change the target once the middle part of the material is fully consumed. This brings additional cost when buying a new target even though the olad target can be recycled. Another factor to consider: in the last six months gold price went up dramatically so if it happens you need to change targets nowadays the prices are substantially higher than a year ago. Regards, Fouad Karouta Ex-Manager ANFF ACT Node Australian National University ACT 2601, Canberra, Australia On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 1:54 AM Chang, Long wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Thanks for all the input. I have plenty to think about to decide which > makes sense for us. > > Thanks, > Long > > On Jun 5, 2020, at 9:40 AM, Jasper Nijdam > wrote: > > Heho, > > In GNuLab, users log their deposition thickness (including > pre-sputtering). They get charged by the Angstrom. I recalculate the price > every time a new target is installed. > > Price/A=(Price of new target-reclaimed value old target) / (#Angstroms > that came out of the old target). > > Hope this helps, > > Stay healthy, > > Jasper Nijdam > > At UHNF, each user owns their own sputtering target. We are currently >> considering a shared model for expensive targets like Au, Pt, etc. Does >> anyone have a reasonable way to estimate material usage vs something we can >> track so that we can charge fairly? What approaches do y?all take to manage >> how expensive material is shared? >> > > -- > Jasper Nijdam > Technical Manager GNuLab, Georgetown University > > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From codreanu at udel.edu Mon Jun 8 10:34:11 2020 From: codreanu at udel.edu (Iulian Codreanu) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 10:34:11 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] Litho engineer opportunity at UD NanoFab Message-ID: <4c024551-01a7-8138-624a-8db4464cffe0@udel.edu> Hello, I hope this note finds everyone well and in good spirits. UD NanoFab has a Lithography Engineer opening. The main duties are to provide user training and support on a EBPG5200 e-beam writer, MLA100 laser writer, NXQ8006 aligner, Merlin SEM, and miscellaneous lithography equipment. All the tools are five years old or newer. We are located in an area with a relatively low cost of living (e.g. no sales tax) and close to major cities in the Northeast as well as the beach and the mountains. In addition to competitive salaries, UD offers a generous benefit package; some highlights are listed below: -11% University contribution to the retirement plan -Tuition-free undergraduate education for employees and family members -Time off: 22 days of vacation, 7 holidays, and December holiday break -Health insurance plans with modest premiums and excellent coverage. http://www.udel.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/benefits/ The link to the position (Job 496015) is below: https://careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job/496015/lithography-engineer Please ignore that statement about the hiring freeze at the top of the page; this position is not subject to the freeze. Could you please forward to anyone who may be interested? I would be happy to answer questions about the position. Thank you very much, Iulian -- iulian Codreanu, Ph.D. Director, Nanofabrication Facility University of Delaware Harker ISE Lab, Room 163 221 Academy Street Newark, DE 19716 302-831-2784 http://udnf.udel.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: UDNF_Lithography Engineer.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 46557 bytes Desc: not available URL: From yaofootball at gmail.com Mon Jun 8 17:03:20 2020 From: yaofootball at gmail.com (Football) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 16:03:20 -0500 Subject: [labnetwork] Sputtering of MgF2 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have the same question. I don't know if there are compatibility problems with other elements (mostly are metals in our sputter system). Does it cause hard-to-clean contaminations to the chamber, like small flakes, or problems to the vacuum quality of the chamber? Does it have special handling requirements? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks and stay healthy. Fubo Rao, Ph.D. Materials Research Laboratory The Grainger College of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 104 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 Office: 217-244-6202 Email: frao at illinois.edu On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 2:51 PM wrote: > I have a client that wants to sputter MgF2 in our processing chamber. We > do not have any experience with this material and wanted to ask folks if > there were outgasing or contamination concerns. > > > Cheers! > > > Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. > > MNTC Cleanroom Manager > > University of Louisville > > 2210 South Brook Street > > Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 > > Louisville, KY 40292 > > (502) 852-1572 > > http://louisville.edu/micronano/ > > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From julia.aebersold at louisville.edu Mon Jun 8 17:55:27 2020 From: julia.aebersold at louisville.edu (Aebersold,Julia W.) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 21:55:27 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Sputtering of MgF2 In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Hi there! Its been so long ago that I don't recall the details, but we have not had any issues with our e-beam system since then. Cheers! Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. Manager, Micro/Nano Technology Center University of Louisville 2210 South Brook Street Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 Louisville, KY 40292 (502) 852-1572 http://louisville.edu/micronano/ ________________________________ From: Football Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 5:03 PM To: Aebersold,Julia W. Cc: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Sputtering of MgF2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the contents are safe. I have the same question. I don't know if there are compatibility problems with other elements (mostly are metals in our sputter system). Does it cause hard-to-clean contaminations to the chamber, like small flakes, or problems to the vacuum quality of the chamber? Does it have special handling requirements? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks and stay healthy. Fubo Rao, Ph.D. Materials Research Laboratory The Grainger College of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 104 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 Office: 217-244-6202 Email: frao at illinois.edu On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 2:51 PM > wrote: I have a client that wants to sputter MgF2 in our processing chamber. We do not have any experience with this material and wanted to ask folks if there were outgasing or contamination concerns. Cheers! Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. MNTC Cleanroom Manager University of Louisville 2210 South Brook Street Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 Louisville, KY 40292 (502) 852-1572 http://louisville.edu/micronano/ _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please share with anyone who may be interested. https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/COSINC-Facility-Manager/24567 Thanks, Regards, Aju Aju Jugessur Ph.D. IEEE Sr. Member Director, Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) Member of Engineering Staff Council (ESC) Discovery Learning Center University of Colorado Boulder | College of Engineering & Applied Science 1111 Engineering Drive ? 1B09 DLC | Boulder, CO 80309-0422 | P: 303.735.5019| F: 303.492.2199 E-mail: aju.jugessur at colorado.edu www.colorado.edu/facility/cosinc [cid:618C7437-E08A-4DB3-8E95-2E891AD4E4FD] Signature-Strengths: Focus, Activator, Futuristic, Strategic, Achiever (CliftonStrengths) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best of luck, -- Tim Gilheart, Ph.D. Research Scientist - Nanofabrication Cleanroom Manager, Shared Equipment Authority (SEA), Rice University Cell: 832-341-5488 | Office: 713-348-3159 | gilheart at rice.edu > On Jun 8, 2020, at 4:55 PM, Aebersold,Julia W. wrote: > > Hi there! Its been so long ago that I don't recall the details, but we have not had any issues with our e-beam system since then. > > Cheers! > > Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. > Manager, Micro/Nano Technology Center > University of Louisville > 2210 South Brook Street > Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 > Louisville, KY 40292 > (502) 852-1572 > http://louisville.edu/micronano/ > > From: Football > > Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 5:03 PM > To: Aebersold,Julia W. > > Cc: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > > Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Sputtering of MgF2 > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the contents are safe. > I have the same question. I don't know if there are compatibility problems with other elements (mostly are metals in our sputter system). Does it cause hard-to-clean contaminations to the chamber, like small flakes, or problems to the vacuum quality of the chamber? Does it have special handling requirements? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks and stay healthy. > > > Fubo Rao, Ph.D. > Materials Research Laboratory > The Grainger College of Engineering > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > 104 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 > Office: 217-244-6202 > Email: frao at illinois.edu > > > On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 2:51 PM > wrote: > I have a client that wants to sputter MgF2 in our processing chamber. We do not have any experience with this material and wanted to ask folks if there were outgasing or contamination concerns. > > Cheers! > > Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. > MNTC Cleanroom Manager > University of Louisville > 2210 South Brook Street > Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 > Louisville, KY 40292 > (502) 852-1572 > http://louisville.edu/micronano/ > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jcn8004 at rit.edu Fri Jun 12 08:22:08 2020 From: jcn8004 at rit.edu (John Nash) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:22:08 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Sputtering of MgF2 In-Reply-To: <351CB9A9-265D-4459-9818-054E67B49A72@rice.edu> References: <351CB9A9-265D-4459-9818-054E67B49A72@rice.edu> Message-ID: I usually ask these questions to our target vendor if our team lacks the knowledge about a particular material. Kurt Lesker, who we buy many of our targets through, has applications engineers that are quite knowledgeable about the majority of materials and compound materials. I am not knocking the other vendors, as I am sure they are knowledgeable as well. Regards, John C Nash SMFL - Technician Rochester Institute of Technology Semiconductor & Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory 82 Lomb Memorial Dr. Bldg. 17-2627 Rochester, NY 14623 585 478-3835 cell john.nash at rit.edu www.smfl.rit.edu From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu On Behalf Of Tim Gilheart Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 3:13 PM To: Aebersold,Julia W. Cc: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Sputtering of MgF2 We also had a user depositing MgF2 routinely in our e-beam evaporator. Before letting them use this material, we completed a safety/process review together and confirmed that we didn?t anticipate any problems. It did not subsequently create any special issues for us on our general purpose tool, which routinely supports dielectric and magnetic materials. No idea about sputtering it; you may also want to consult your tool vendor in case they have a process expert who can help you. Best of luck, -- Tim Gilheart, Ph.D. Research Scientist - Nanofabrication Cleanroom Manager, Shared Equipment Authority (SEA), Rice University Cell: 832-341-5488 | Office: 713-348-3159 | gilheart at rice.edu On Jun 8, 2020, at 4:55 PM, Aebersold,Julia W. > wrote: Hi there! Its been so long ago that I don't recall the details, but we have not had any issues with our e-beam system since then. Cheers! Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. Manager, Micro/Nano Technology Center University of Louisville 2210 South Brook Street Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 Louisville, KY 40292 (502) 852-1572 http://louisville.edu/micronano/ ________________________________ From: Football > Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 5:03 PM To: Aebersold,Julia W. > Cc: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Sputtering of MgF2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the contents are safe. I have the same question. I don't know if there are compatibility problems with other elements (mostly are metals in our sputter system). Does it cause hard-to-clean contaminations to the chamber, like small flakes, or problems to the vacuum quality of the chamber? Does it have special handling requirements? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks and stay healthy. Fubo Rao, Ph.D. Materials Research Laboratory The Grainger College of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 104 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 Office: 217-244-6202 Email: frao at illinois.edu On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 2:51 PM > wrote: I have a client that wants to sputter MgF2 in our processing chamber. We do not have any experience with this material and wanted to ask folks if there were outgasing or contamination concerns. Cheers! Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. MNTC Cleanroom Manager University of Louisville 2210 South Brook Street Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 Louisville, KY 40292 (502) 852-1572 http://louisville.edu/micronano/ _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dcchrist at wisc.edu Fri Jun 12 12:41:11 2020 From: dcchrist at wisc.edu (Daniel Christensen) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:41:11 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] UGIM 2020 -> 2021 Message-ID: Hi Everyone! UGIM 2020 was scheduled for this coming Sunday. If you were planning on attending, take a quick look at the weather forecast for Madison, Wisconsin pasted below. Of course, it would have been awesome! Many of our sponsors have elected to just hold their spots for next year, thank you to them. Anyway here is hoping we can all get together in 2021. I imagine we will all have interesting experiences to talk about! The conference date for UGIM 2021 has been established and is June 13-16. Take Care! Dan Christensen Forecast for Madison, WI: [cid:image001.jpg at 01D640AE.5F986B80] Daniel C. Christensen Laboratory Manager Nanoscale Fabrication Center University of Wisconsin-Madison -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I am not knocking > the other vendors, as I am sure they are knowledgeable as well. > > > > Regards, > > > > John C Nash > > SMFL - Technician > > Rochester Institute of Technology > > Semiconductor & Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory > > 82 Lomb Memorial Dr. > > Bldg. 17-2627 > > Rochester, NY 14623 > > > > 585 478-3835 cell > > john.nash at rit.edu > > www.smfl.rit.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu *On > Behalf Of *Tim Gilheart > *Sent:* Thursday, June 11, 2020 3:13 PM > *To:* Aebersold,Julia W. > *Cc:* labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > *Subject:* Re: [labnetwork] Sputtering of MgF2 > > > > We also had a user depositing MgF2 routinely in our e-beam evaporator. > Before letting them use this material, we completed a safety/process review > together and confirmed that we didn?t anticipate any problems. > > > > It did not subsequently create any special issues for us on our general > purpose tool, which routinely supports dielectric and magnetic materials. > > > > No idea about sputtering it; you may also want to consult your tool vendor > in case they have a process expert who can help you. > > > > Best of luck, > > > -- > Tim Gilheart, Ph.D. > Research Scientist - Nanofabrication Cleanroom Manager, > Shared Equipment Authority (SEA), Rice University > Cell: 832-341-5488 | Office: 713-348-3159 | gilheart at rice.edu > > > > On Jun 8, 2020, at 4:55 PM, Aebersold,Julia W. < > julia.aebersold at louisville.edu> wrote: > > > > Hi there! Its been so long ago that I don't recall the details, but we > have not had any issues with our e-beam system since then. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. > > Manager, Micro/Nano Technology Center > > University of Louisville > > 2210 South Brook Street > > Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 > > Louisville, KY 40292 > > (502) 852-1572 > > http://louisville.edu/micronano/ > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Football > *Sent:* Monday, June 8, 2020 5:03 PM > *To:* Aebersold,Julia W. > *Cc:* labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > *Subject:* Re: [labnetwork] Sputtering of MgF2 > > > > *CAUTION:* This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not > click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's > email address and know the contents are safe. > > I have the same question. I don't know if there are compatibility > problems with other elements (mostly are metals in our sputter system). > Does it cause hard-to-clean contaminations to the chamber, like small > flakes, or problems to the vacuum quality of the chamber? Does it have > special handling requirements? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks > and stay healthy. > > > > > > Fubo Rao, Ph.D. > > Materials Research Laboratory > > The Grainger College of Engineering > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > 104 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 > Office: 217-244-6202 > Email: frao at illinois.edu > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 2:51 PM wrote: > > I have a client that wants to sputter MgF2 in our processing chamber. We > do not have any experience with this material and wanted to ask folks if > there were outgasing or contamination concerns. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Julia Aebersold, Ph.D. > > MNTC Cleanroom Manager > > University of Louisville > > 2210 South Brook Street > > Shumaker Research Building, Room 233 > > Louisville, KY 40292 > > (502) 852-1572 > > http://louisville.edu/micronano/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Shiva Shivakumar Bhaskaran, Ph.D., Associate Director, John D. O'Brien Nanofabrication Laboratory Michelson Hall, 1002 Childs Way, MCB LL121, Los Angeles, California 90089, 213 821 2374 [Sign] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3256 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From martin at algoshift.com Sat Jun 13 13:52:35 2020 From: martin at algoshift.com (Martin Euredjian) Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 10:52:35 -0700 Subject: [labnetwork] Floor Flat for EBeam Litho Tool In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <21c801d641ab$6c267100$44735300$@algoshift.com> Is the area of installation concave or convex? If all the issues are concavities then a suitable self-levelling compound (concrete, polymer or epoxy) could be very simple solution. If you have convex areas you have two choices: grind them down (likely not the best idea given the setting, yet it is possible when done by someone with the appropriate experience, tools and training) or use self levelling compounds to create a new flat plane above the highest convex peak (i.e.: a 1 inch thick pad on top of the existing floor). I've used this last approach many times for a range of machine tools. Depending on machine configuration, it could be as simple as using standard wedge-type machine levelling pads: https://www.mcmaster.com/6015K41 Here's a ESD conductive self levelling epoxy product. You might want to ping them for an opinion. It would likely be a good idea to have a "depth map" of the area to be treated before reaching out. https://www.stonhard.com/products/stonlux/ -Martin From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu On Behalf Of Shivakumar Bhaskaran Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 2:22 PM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] Floor Flat for EBeam Litho Tool Hello All, I hope everyone is safe and healthy. Our Equipment engineer measured the floor flatness for the EBeam Lithography tool, and we found that the floor is not flat as per the tool spec. We are not sure whether the vinyl flooring was the issue or the concrete floor underneath. Below the tile, we have a static grid installed, cutting the floor tile might risk the portion of the floor that will not be grounded, so we are thinking of using sleeper plate to level the equipment. Have anyone installed the EBeam Lithography tool on the Sleeper plate. Please, let me know if you have any suggestions on how to level the equipment. The tool we are installing is EBPG5150; the equipment requirement for floor tolerance is 1.5mm within the entire footprint of the EBPG system plinth. Thanks, Shiva Shivakumar Bhaskaran, Ph.D., Associate Director, John D. O'Brien Nanofabrication Laboratory Michelson Hall, 1002 Childs Way, MCB LL121, Los Angeles, California 90089, 213 821 2374 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2109 bytes Desc: not available URL: From peng.yang2 at mcgill.ca Tue Jun 16 14:04:42 2020 From: peng.yang2 at mcgill.ca (Peng Yang, Mr) Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 18:04:42 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] SiCl4 gas purity for ICP-RIE use Message-ID: Dear all, Our lab just got a new ICP-RIE machine installed. Due to the size limit of our AP3 gas cabinet, our gas supplier only has one option of 99% purity SiCl4. Here is the spec I got from the supplier: Min 99% 0 - 50 APHA Color 0 - 100 ppm Zr+Ti+Fe+CU+V+Sb+As+Pb I am wondering if anyone can help to comment if this product is suitable for ICP-RIE etching. What is the spec of your SiCl4 used for ICP-RIE? Your help is greatly appreciated! Regards, Peng Peng Yang Research Assistant McGill Nanotools -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Daniel.Pulver at ll.mit.edu Thu Jun 18 12:24:35 2020 From: Daniel.Pulver at ll.mit.edu (Pulver, Daniel - 0835 - MITLL) Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:24:35 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] Midas Cl2 detections Message-ID: <6f65ded7a2024054afa8187b3ca5c2fc@ll.mit.edu> Labnetwork: We have been having issues with our Honeywell Midas CL2 detectors in one of our research labs. On 3 different occasions we have seen a detection of approx. ?-1 TLV (.25-.5PPM) for <1 minute duration. In all 3 cases we have done investigations without finding the root cause. We are starting to wonder if it is the sensors themselves? All 3 were replaced at about the same time (Jan/Feb 2020). Has anyone else been having issues with these devices? Thanks, Dan Dan Pulver Microelectronics Laboratory Manager MIT Lincoln Laboratory 781-981-1716 office daniel.pulver at ll.mit.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Some of them Sulfur compounds, present in Diesel combustion. I can't say this is your case, but that was what happened to us. Regards, Shimon The Unit for Nano Fabrication The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Pulver, Daniel - 0835 - MITLL Sent: Thursday, 18 June 2020 19:25 To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Cc: Eastwood, Scott - 0835 - MITLL Subject: [labnetwork] Midas Cl2 detections Labnetwork: We have been having issues with our Honeywell Midas CL2 detectors in one of our research labs. On 3 different occasions we have seen a detection of approx. ?-1 TLV (.25-.5PPM) for <1 minute duration. In all 3 cases we have done investigations without finding the root cause. We are starting to wonder if it is the sensors themselves? All 3 were replaced at about the same time (Jan/Feb 2020). Has anyone else been having issues with these devices? Thanks, Dan Dan Pulver Microelectronics Laboratory Manager MIT Lincoln Laboratory 781-981-1716 office daniel.pulver at ll.mit.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From na2661 at columbia.edu Sat Jun 20 08:13:13 2020 From: na2661 at columbia.edu (Nava Ariel-Sternberg) Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 08:13:13 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] PI lab management system Message-ID: <5eedfd5b.1c69fb81.cba99.b06e@mx.google.com> Dear all,I hope everyone is safe. The past few months have been challenging in many way.We are preparing for the reopening of the labs in Columbia starting next week. All in 30% capacity for the first phase. I have been getting questions from PIs who are looking for a simple and user friendly way to control the presence and equipment reservation in their respective labs. A sophisticated (and cheap) multi tool calendar if you will. For the cleanroom and the rest of the shared labs we use Badger but it's an overkill and expensive for them to use just for PI labs temporarily.?Is there anything like that you know of??Thank you and stay safe,NavaSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orad at reshef.ca Sat Jun 20 15:40:57 2020 From: orad at reshef.ca (Orad Reshef) Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 15:40:57 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] PI lab management system In-Reply-To: <5eedfd5b.1c69fb81.cba99.b06e@mx.google.com> References: <5eedfd5b.1c69fb81.cba99.b06e@mx.google.com> Message-ID: Hey Nava, Here in Ottawa we use skedda. It's free for up to 5 tools. Don't know if it's expensive to expand beyond that, but I confirm that it's easy! Orad Reshef, PhD D?partement de physique | Department of Physics Universit? d?Ottawa | University of Ottawa boydnlo.ca | reshef.ca On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 3:24 PM Nava Ariel-Sternberg wrote: > Dear all, > I hope everyone is safe. The past few months have been challenging in many > way. > We are preparing for the reopening of the labs in Columbia starting next > week. All in 30% capacity for the first phase. I have been getting > questions from PIs who are looking for a simple and user friendly way to > control the presence and equipment reservation in their respective labs. A > sophisticated (and cheap) multi tool calendar if you will. For the > cleanroom and the rest of the shared labs we use Badger but it's an > overkill and expensive for them to use just for PI labs temporarily. > Is there anything like that you know of? > Thank you and stay safe, > Nava > > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sang-joon.lee at sjsu.edu Sat Jun 20 16:02:31 2020 From: sang-joon.lee at sjsu.edu (John Lee) Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 13:02:31 -0700 Subject: [labnetwork] PI lab management system In-Reply-To: <5eedfd5b.1c69fb81.cba99.b06e@mx.google.com> References: <5eedfd5b.1c69fb81.cba99.b06e@mx.google.com> Message-ID: Hi, Nava. If Columbia is on G Suite, the Google Calendar appointment slots might work for a low-frills solution. https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/190998 We've been using on-and-off over the years even for informal equipment sharing of things like AFM, optical profilometer, and fluorescence microscopes. It's convenient for temporary use too, maybe along the lines of what you described. The calendar owners can designate regular hour blocks on a repeating weekly schedule, and also set sharing so that fellow PIs can see sign-up details by adding to their respective Google Calendars. If there will be multiple persons entering the same room for different stations, you'd use a separate calendar per equipment station. If it's just about occupancy in a small lab, one calendar for the room might suffice. If you need to monitor headcount or have a record or names for contact tracing , you might simply have to require and trust the person who grabs the appointment to list names of all accompanying persons (e.g., safety buddy) in the appointment notes. Again very low frills compared to Badger, but maybe fitting for small labs and as a quick temporary solution. Best, -John P.S. Looks like Microsoft Bookings works similarly for institutions on Office 365, but I've never used it. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/scheduling-and-booking-app ________________________________________ Sang-Joon (John) Lee, Professor Mechanical Engineering, San Jos? State University One Washington Square, San Jos?, CA 95192-0087 408-924-7167 | sang-joon.lee at sjsu.edu http://www.sjsu.edu/people/sang-joon.lee/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Nava Ariel-Sternberg Date: Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 12:26 PM Subject: [labnetwork] PI lab management system To: Dear all, I hope everyone is safe. The past few months have been challenging in many way. We are preparing for the reopening of the labs in Columbia starting next week. All in 30% capacity for the first phase. I have been getting questions from PIs who are looking for a simple and user friendly way to control the presence and equipment reservation in their respective labs. A sophisticated (and cheap) multi tool calendar if you will. For the cleanroom and the rest of the shared labs we use Badger but it's an overkill and expensive for them to use just for PI labs temporarily. Is there anything like that you know of? Thank you and stay safe, Nava Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork From rgc5 at psu.edu Sat Jun 20 20:16:31 2020 From: rgc5 at psu.edu (Cornwall, Robert Gary) Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 00:16:31 +0000 Subject: [labnetwork] PI lab management system In-Reply-To: <5eedfd5b.1c69fb81.cba99.b06e@mx.google.com> References: <5eedfd5b.1c69fb81.cba99.b06e@mx.google.com> Message-ID: Nava If you have access to Microsoft Office we set up sharepoint calendars for all PI labs in our building. Anyone can get access to the pages to reserve calendar time which for us was no cost because everyone at PSU has Sharepoint access. Bob Robert Cornwall Penn State Materials Research Institute Managing Director Rgc5 at psu.edu W 814-863-8735 C 814-571-3438 Connect with MRI https://www.mri.psu.edu/opt From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu On Behalf Of Nava Ariel-Sternberg Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 8:13 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] PI lab management system Dear all, I hope everyone is safe. The past few months have been challenging in many way. We are preparing for the reopening of the labs in Columbia starting next week. All in 30% capacity for the first phase. I have been getting questions from PIs who are looking for a simple and user friendly way to control the presence and equipment reservation in their respective labs. A sophisticated (and cheap) multi tool calendar if you will. For the cleanroom and the rest of the shared labs we use Badger but it's an overkill and expensive for them to use just for PI labs temporarily. Is there anything like that you know of? 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All in 30% capacity for the first phase. I have been getting questions from PIs who are looking for a simple and user friendly way to control the presence and equipment reservation in their respective labs. A sophisticated (and cheap) multi tool calendar if you will. For the cleanroom and the rest of the shared labs we use Badger but it's an overkill and expensive for them to use just for PI labs temporarily. Is there anything like that you know of? Thank you and stay safe, Nava Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The past few months have been challenging in many way. We are preparing for the reopening of the labs in Columbia starting next week. All in 30% capacity for the first phase. I have been getting questions from PIs who are looking for a simple and user friendly way to control the presence and equipment reservation in their respective labs. A sophisticated (and cheap) multi tool calendar if you will. For the cleanroom and the rest of the shared labs we use Badger but it's an overkill and expensive for them to use just for PI labs temporarily. Is there anything like that you know of? Thank you and stay safe, Nava Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone _______________________________________________ labnetwork mailing list labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu https://mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <003101d647d1$420180a0$c60481e0$@columbia.edu> Thanks Sandrine and everyone that responded. I?ll pass on the suggestions to the PIs. Stay safe, Nava Nava Ariel-Sternberg, Ph.D. Director of CNI Shared Labs Columbia University CEPSR/MC 8903 530 west 120th st. NY NY 10027 Office: 212-8549927 Cell: 201-5627600 From: Sandrine Martin Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 9:30 AM To: Shimon Eliav Cc: Nava Ariel-Sternberg ; labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: Re: [labnetwork] PI lab management system Hello Nava At U Michigan, since the University is using the google platform, lots of PIs went with the google calendars option too. Seems to work well, it?s free, and everybody is already familiar with it. Thanks --- Sandrine Martin On Jun 21, 2020, at 02:33, Shimon Eliav > wrote: Hi Nava, We use Google Calendar for years. Simple & free. Regards, Shimon From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Nava Ariel-Sternberg Sent: Saturday, 20 June 2020 15:13 To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] PI lab management system Dear all, I hope everyone is safe. The past few months have been challenging in many way. We are preparing for the reopening of the labs in Columbia starting next week. All in 30% capacity for the first phase. I have been getting questions from PIs who are looking for a simple and user friendly way to control the presence and equipment reservation in their respective labs. A sophisticated (and cheap) multi tool calendar if you will. For the cleanroom and the rest of the shared labs we use Badger but it's an overkill and expensive for them to use just for PI labs temporarily. Is there anything like that you know of? 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Fax:352-846-2877 email: bgila at ufl.edu On 6/22/2020 2:16 PM, Robert Vandusen wrote: > *[External Email]* > > Hi all. > > Hope everyone is well. > > Our lab is considering whether to purchase a UV cleaning box/system > and possibly a UV cleaning wand for items such as safety glasses, > goggles, tweezers, even pens and labware etc. > > and I was wondering if anyone has any feedback or recommendations on > these type of systems. > > Thanks in advance. > > Rob > > Robert Vandusen > Technical Officer, Microfabrication Lab > Electronics Department > Carleton University > room: 4184 Mackenzie Building > 613-520-2600 ?ext 5761 > Robert_vandusen at cunet.carleton.ca > > > > _______________________________________________ > labnetwork mailing list > labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mtl.mit.edu_mailman_listinfo.cgi_labnetwork&d=DwICAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=gl_2fLZA_-_JfH_dOmx7ug&m=DAnkDB7Xkh6fPStQF0cBgO2nho7r4swwIO6KhweZNvY&s=M_YJ4CH51DNaqDxj7obKkXVZimKJWw2yEMSlGCbV6_k&e= -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From martin at algoshift.com Mon Jun 22 16:24:46 2020 From: martin at algoshift.com (Martin Euredjian) Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:24:46 -0700 Subject: [labnetwork] UV cleaning/sterilization of safety glasses, labware etc In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <16c201d648d3$2c603450$85209cf0$@algoshift.com> We've been working with a range of disinfection technologies for other applications (robotic disinfection systems). The main point I want to communicate is simple: Avoid exposure to UV-C. Frankly, I don't understand why sales of UV-C wands to the general public are allowed, the stuff is dangerous without training and the proper safeguards. Unless you have a very specific use case, I would avoid wands. Here's a document that does a good job of covering the issues: https://case.edu/ehs/sites/case.edu.ehs/files/2018-02/UVsafety.pdf -Martin From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu On Behalf Of Robert Vandusen Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 11:16 AM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] UV cleaning/sterilization of safety glasses, labware etc Hi all. Hope everyone is well. Our lab is considering whether to purchase a UV cleaning box/system and possibly a UV cleaning wand for items such as safety glasses, goggles, tweezers, even pens and labware etc. and I was wondering if anyone has any feedback or recommendations on these type of systems. Thanks in advance. Rob Robert Vandusen Technical Officer, Microfabrication Lab Electronics Department Carleton University room: 4184 Mackenzie Building 613-520-2600 ext 5761 Robert_vandusen at cunet.carleton.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andy at discheminc.com Mon Jun 22 17:16:58 2020 From: andy at discheminc.com (Andy Thompson) Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:16:58 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] UV cleaning/sterilization of safety glasses, labware etc In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <001901d648da$77583c30$6608b490$@discheminc.com> UV is excellent for sterilization of any non-porous surface. We've had very good results using this in our manufacturing facility for molds and bacterial, but it is equally effective for viruses. When deciding on a UV box versus wand you should compare through put as a minimum exposure time is required. The wand has obvious advantages as it is portable and can be done on an individual work station while the boxes can be multi directional so that you don't have to turn over items to insure that all surfaces are exposed to sufficient UV radiation. Hope that's helpful. Best regards, Andy Thompson DisChem, Inc. 17295 Boot Jack Rd, Ste A Ridgway, PA 15853 USA Tel: 814-772-6603 Web Site: www.discheminc.com From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu On Behalf Of Robert Vandusen Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 2:16 PM To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu Subject: [labnetwork] UV cleaning/sterilization of safety glasses, labware etc Hi all. Hope everyone is well. Our lab is considering whether to purchase a UV cleaning box/system and possibly a UV cleaning wand for items such as safety glasses, goggles, tweezers, even pens and labware etc. and I was wondering if anyone has any feedback or recommendations on these type of systems. Thanks in advance. Rob Robert Vandusen Technical Officer, Microfabrication Lab Electronics Department Carleton University room: 4184 Mackenzie Building 613-520-2600 ext 5761 Robert_vandusen at cunet.carleton.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jupham at gmail.com Mon Jun 22 20:40:34 2020 From: jupham at gmail.com (Jeremy Upham) Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:40:34 -0400 Subject: [labnetwork] UV cleaning/sterilization of safety glasses, labware etc In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Robert, I was quite impressed with the DIY UV sanitization system that Prof. Andrea Armani put together as a proof of principle for disinfecting face shields. Here is an public facing article describing it: https://news.usc.edu/167591/ppe-disinfectant-usc-research-face-shields-covid-19/ And more interestingly, the arXiv paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.12916 I suspect you would find these easy to put together and readily use. Best, Jer Upham PhD Research Scientist / Lab Manager Quantum Photonics Group University of Ottawa Tel.: 1 (613) 562-5800 ext 7325 On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 20:07, Martin Euredjian wrote: > *Attention : courriel externe | external email* > > We?ve been working with a range of disinfection technologies for other > applications (robotic disinfection systems). > > > > The main point I want to communicate is simple: Avoid exposure to UV-C. > > > > Frankly, I don?t understand why sales of UV-C wands to the general public > are allowed, the stuff is dangerous without training and the proper > safeguards. Unless you have a very specific use case, I would avoid wands. > > Here?s a document that does a good job of covering the issues: > > > > https://case.edu/ehs/sites/case.edu.ehs/files/2018-02/UVsafety.pdf > > > > > > -Martin > > > > *From:* labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu *On > Behalf Of *Robert Vandusen > *Sent:* Monday, June 22, 2020 11:16 AM > *To:* labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu > *Subject:* [labnetwork] UV cleaning/sterilization of safety glasses, > labware etc > > > > Hi all. > > Hope everyone is well. > > Our lab is considering whether to purchase a UV cleaning box/system and > possibly a UV cleaning wand for items such as safety glasses, goggles, > tweezers, even pens and labware etc. > > and I was wondering if anyone has any feedback or recommendations on these > type of systems. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > Rob > > Robert Vandusen > Technical Officer, Microfabrication Lab > Electronics Department > Carleton University > room: 4184 Mackenzie Building > 613-520-2600 ext 5761 > Robert_vandusen at cunet.carleton.ca > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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