Furnas Hall Materials Characterization Laboratory
Thank you for your interest in using the Furnas Hall Materials Characterization Laboratory, one of the Shared Instrumentation Laboratories. In order to gain access to the lab, please carefully read and follow the following steps:
Internal/UB Users
If you have not yet done so, please register for an iLab account at the UB Blue Services link . Then complete steps 1-3 below.
The following link will help guide you through the iLab registration process: Logging in to Blue Services (iLab) for UB Users
External/Non-UB Users
You’ll also need to register for an iLab account at the UB Blue Services link , and complete steps 1-3 below.
The following link will help guide you through the iLab registration process:
External users will also require a signed facility use agreement (downloadable sample below) to access facilities/equipment. After you’ve completed your onboarding application (steps 1-3 below), an agreement will be provided for signature and return.
All users of the Shared Instrumentation Laboratories must attend an Initial Orientation and Training Session. This session carries a one-time fee of $125 (academic) or $300 (industry) for each first-time user. This session includes discussion of your project, as well as orientation/training of lab-specific safety and other protocols, an introduction to lab entry/exit procedures, instrument scheduling, and providing you with swipe-card access to the facility. The fee also includes any future training that may be required on any equipment within our facilities. See our for additional information.
Initial Orientation and Training Sessions are held on an as-needed basis and therefore require registration. Sessions are held as follows:
Furnas Hall Materials Characterization Laboratory: Mondays, 2 PM by appointment at 110 Furnas Hall. Email Yulong Huang, PhD to register.
A signed form is required to certify training. Please remember to bring the following form with you to training.
Please note that equipment specific training is not provided during the Initial Orientation and Training Session and must be scheduled during a separate time. Instructions for scheduling equipment training are located on the bottom of this page.
This form can only be submitted when all of the above requirements are completed. To submit the form, you must have the following available to upload:
EH&S Training Certification Card
Initial Orientation and Training Session Certification
Please note that the form cannot be saved to complete at a later date.
How to schedule equipment training
Training is required for each piece of equipment that a user intends on operating. Staff at each of the Shared Instrumentation Laboratories provide this training by appointment only.
For instrumentation training in the Furnas Hall Materials Characterization Laboratory, please contact Yulong Huang, PhD (716) 645-8936.