Laboratory Techniques
Schlenk Line Survival Guide & Air-free techniques (Dr. Andryj Borys)
Not Voodoo — Demystifying Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Prof Alison Frontier)
Safety Net — Laboratory SOPs (Prof Alex Miller)
UIUC Safety
DRS SOP — What to do in Life-Threatening or Non-Life Threatening Injury or Situation
- Emergency — Call 911
- Seek out relevant medical attention
- Report Injury/Exposure/Spill/Fire/Near Miss to DRS — Call 217-333-2755
- Inform Liviu (PI) and our group’s LSOs
Facilities Emergency work order 24/7 (severe water leak, utility loss, safety hazard, etc.) Call 217-333-0340
Mirica Safety Folder — Our SOPs, trainings, resources on Box
Joint Safety Team — Monthly slides covering safety topics, Links to Near Miss/Accident forms
Safety Information/Resources (DRS) — All UIUC resources & safety information
Dow Lab Safety Academy — Useful safety SOPs
DRS Safety Trainings — Required lab safety trainings
SCS Safety Exam — Required after having complete the trainings
Training checklist — Find additional trainings you may need
IBC Protocol — UIUC biosafety protocol
Biosafety Level 2 — Our DRS BL2 guide
Databases
CCDC — Search published crystal structures
Acidity-Basicity — pKa data
ChemCalc — Mass Spec predictions
NMR Chemical shifts of Trace impurities — OM 2010 & JOC 1997
SBDS, AIST Japan — Spectral Database for Organic Compounds
Organic Chemistry Data — Spectroscopy Resources for NMR, IR, UV, MS
Department Resources
Chemistry graduate student organizations
Storeroom Inventory (Reaction)
Group and Shared Inventory (EMS)
Search & Compare vendor prices under “Suppliers” (SciFinder)
NMR & EPR machines — Submit sample
X-ray single crystal — Submit sample
Mass spectrometry — Submit sample
Elemental Analysis — Submit sample
Non-emergency facilities work order
University Resources
View grades, transcripts, rosters, and register for classes
Tax forms (W2, 1042-S, 1095-C)
Tax form 1098-T under “Account Billing”
Graduate Student Health Insurance — Opt-in every Fall/Spring/Summer
Activate UIUC Box, Google Drive, and Microsoft Office accounts
Group Resources
Box folder & Group manual (must request access)
Google Calendar (must request access) — You must be using your UIUC gmail account (Activate here)
Slack group chat (must request access)
Shipping/ordering address:
[Your name]
School of Chemical Sciences
University of Illinois
Room 435, CLSL-A
600 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801-3602
Waste Management & Pickup
Sharps, solids, and organometallic waste
