STEP 1

Create CNSI Lab Management System (CLMS) account

NPC uses the CNSI Lab Management System (CLMS), a centralized reservation system, to manage reservations for all the instruments. 

STEP 2

Complete and sign the CNSI Technology Center User Agreement. This form must be filled out in its entirety, including NPC Addendum page, signed by both the user and PI, and uploaded to your CLMS account.

Users and the respective PI are responsible for maintaining all safety training records required by UCLA Environmental Health & Safety.

STEP 3

Fill out and return the Building Access Request Form to us via email along with a photo. If you already have a CNSI card, please select “ADD ACCESS” and enter the 5-digits number from back of your card into the “Existing Card Number” field.

Before providing access to the NPC Lab, we are required to provide a lab-specific safety orientation. Please watch our NPC Lab Safety Orientation Training Video and Emergency Exit Routes, and return the NPC Safety Orientation Form via email.

STEP 4

Training is required in order to use all NPC equipment. Thereafter, users are permitted to use the facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please contact the NPC Lab at npc@cnsi.ucla.edu to set an appointment for training. Training is not available without a completed NPC Application form.

STEP 5

Users are permitted to use the NPC facility after creating a CLMS account, presenting a signed NPC User Agreement and completing training. Using instruments without a reservation on CLMS is not permitted. Users must comply with general CNSI and internal NPC policies and be aware of related charges. All users have equal access to the facility on a first come, first serve basis during normal working hours via CLMS.

For grant reporting and application purposes, all publications reporting data generated from the NPC instruments should contain the following statement at the end of the acknowledgement section of the publications:

“The authors acknowledge the use of instruments at the Nano and Pico Characterization Lab at the California NanoSystems Institute.”

We look forward to hearing from you!