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Training:
Every
individual who uses the facility must be trained (formally or
informally). Individuals must be approved by the Director of the
Facility at various levels of proficiency at which they will be allowed
to perform certain tasks and responsible for certain levels of
maintenance / troubleshooting. The Director will be the judge of
who uses which equipment at what level through the creation of check
sheet of items or tasks for which a user must demonstrate proficiency
(contents of check list approved by the Advisory Committee).
Proficiency
levels:
1.
Administrator – complete knowledge of instrument &
maintenance -
can train any level. Administrator
status will be limited to the
Director and highly trained faculty or staff.
2.
Two levels
for Primary Users (not limited by rank or academic standing)
open to all faculty,
staff,
adjuncts,
graduate students and undergraduates, will be
judged
by proficiency of
the individual.
2a.
Experienced User – working operation of instrument, sample prep.
&
exchange
and
routine maintenance - can train Beginners & supervise Casual Users.
2b.
Beginning
User – can operate software driven elements of instruments &
examine specimens
independently, but must have
supervision during sample exchange
& instrument configuration.
Primary
Users
3. Casual
User – must have supervision by Administrator or Experienced
User at
all times.
Formal
Coursework:
The Facility offers a course in "Introduction to Microscopy" which is
cross listed through user departments (currently as a special topics
course.
Advanced courses in microscopy are offered in Biology and Physics, and
arranged as special topics in all user departments.
Scheduling:
Every
user of the facility will be required to submit a Project
Description (PDF - RTF). This document will
outline the needs of the project
(scheduling, sample preparation, special equipment, instrument
configuration and funding if available). The purpose of the
project description is for the Director to help facility the
project. In cases where the Director considers the project
inconsistent with the mission of the laboratory, they will bring it to
the attention of the Advisory Committee for a decision on scheduling
priority.
Procedures
for access to the facility:
1. Users will
complete a preliminary description of the project (guidelines provided
on standardized form).
Students must have project descriptions signed
by a faculty member who accepts responsibility for
project oversight.
2.
If, under
circumstances listed above, the Director questions whether a proposed
project should be granted
access to the Microscopy Facility, the
Director will ask the Advisory Committee for a review.
3.
The
Advisory Committee will reserve the right to grant or deny access to
the facility.
4.
Users who
disagree with the Advisory Committee's ruling may appeal to the
Executive Committee. The
CAS Dean has final decision on access to the
Facility.
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