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User Eligibilities and Conditions of Use

The JILA Keck Lab is intended for research and development only and is not for production.

Non-JILA CU users must be undertaking a valid research project and provide a current account number for eligibility. Similarly, prospective NIST users must provide a project number. Non-CU users must have a purchase order made out to the University of Colorado and a Services Agreement on record to gain and maintain access to the Keck Lab. Non-JILA users may not enter the building after 5:00pm, on weekends or holidays, or when the building is closed for special events.

All prospective users of Keck lab facilities must complete a User Information Form. This document must be on record in the Keck lab before any person can use the facility. Policies and Practices is a more detailed list of rules governing use of the Keck lab.

Access to the Keck Lab does not imply, constitute, or authorize access to other JILA resources, such as the instrument or electronics professional and staff shops or their stores, or JILA personnel.

Conditions of Use

Training is required to ensure that the equipment remains in working order and for the safety of the users. Training sessions are limited to 3 students at a time and an hourly training fee will be charged. Rights to an instrument will only be established for users who have been checked out on that instrument.

Reservations can be made for equipment in high demand. Reservations may be bumped by users with higher priority at any time 24 hours before the scheduled start time. Rescheduling must be done at least 24 hours in advance, and the user with higher priority is responsible for contacting the user being bumped. No user may bump any other user within 24 hours of the reserved time. There is a 30 minute grace period from the reserved start time, after which the remaining reserved time is forfeited if the reserving user does not show. Reservations may be cancelled at any time without penalty.

It is the responsibility of the user originally checking out the instrument to make sure that its current location is properly noted in the Equipment Sign-Out tablet in the Keck Lab.

Any difficulties or problems with the equipment must be noted and the lab manager informed.

The Keck Lab Manager, currently Scot Bohnenstiehl, has responsibility for overall daily operation of the lab. Supervision of the Keck Lab is assigned to a JILA Fellow; currently Shuo Sun.

Last Updated: 10/2/2024