NDLI: An Overview of Daily Operations at the VINSE Core Laboratories

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Hmelo, A.B.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Vanderbilt University maintains a 1635 sq. ft. class 10,000 cleanroom facility to support the teaching, research and outreach objectives of the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE). Operating since 2004 the facility is a shared, multi-user laboratory space that services the research and training needs of at least 19 independent groups from across the Vanderbilt campus, as well as the middle Tennessee region including Fisk University, Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma, TN. Since we last reported in 2010 the VINSE facilities have undergone an substantial renovation of infrastructure, and the faculty users have been successful in winning funding to install new instrumentation and additional capabilities in support of our mission of service to the Vanderbilt community and beyond. Nevertheless, as the facility matures we face lingering issues of cost recovery and maintenance of the physical infrastructure at a private University. During this presentation I will discuss various strategies we pursue for successful laboratory management of this multi-user facility, including cost recovery mechanisms, tool specific and chemical safety training, facility staffing and afterhours buddy system access, coursework development, and integration of ongoing outreach efforts in our daily operations. Keywords- cleanroom operations, nanotechnology, nanofabrication, cost recovery, access, training, lab security
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	1
File Size	981984
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File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457717512
ISSN	07496877
e-ISBN	9781457717529
e-ISBN	9781457717505
DOI	10.1109/UGIM.2012.6247084
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-07-09
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Educational institutions Laboratories Training Space missions Physics Astronomy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

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