Links

Group-Specific Safety Information

 Polymer Group Chemical Hygiene Plan                                          Mahanthappa Group Emergency Evacuation Plan                               

 Mahanthappa Group Chemical Inventory                                         Mahanthappa Group Jobs List

 Mahanthappa Group Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Chemical Incompatibility and Storage Resources

Chemical Compatibility Matrix (from UMN DEHS)                                         Chemical Storage Groups Visual Guide (from UMN DEHS)

Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals

General Safety Information

 UMN Department of Environmental Health & Safety (DEHS) (Lab & Research Safety)

 UMN Joint Safety Team Website (Learning Experience Reports & Safety Moments)

 Princeton University Safety Website                                University of Wisconsin-Madison Laboratory Safety Guide

 Stanford University Safety Website                                 American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety

Chemical Safety Library (through ACS and CAS)

Chemical Safety and Other Useful Information

 The Safety Net (curated by Prof. Ian Tonks and Prof. Alex J. M. Miller)

 Not Voodoo- A Useful Guide for Synthetic Chemists                                         Prof. David Evans pKa Table (Harvard)

 Glove Compatibility Overview and Detailed Glove Compatibility Information

 Prof. Hans Reich's Organic Chemistry Info (Wisconsin)

 

Instrumentation

 Optical Microscope Schedule                                  GPC, Vac Oven, and Autolab Schedule

 UMN Chemistry NMR Lab                                         UMN Chemistry Mass Spec Lab

 UMN Polymer Characterization Facility                   UMN College of Sci & Eng  CharFac Website (X-ray) (Microscopy)

 

X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Resources

 Advanced Photon Source (APS)                                         National Synchrotron Light Source 2 (NSLS-2)

X-ray Data Booklet                                                                Small-angle Scattering Tools and Tutorials (Prof. M. Kriechbaum)

NIST Center for Neutron Research

ILL Neutron Data Booklet, 2nd edition

National School on X-ray and Neutron Scattering (Lecture Notes and Videos)

 

Scattering Data Reduction Software Packages

IgorPro Macros for SAXS data reduction and indexing                          Paul Heiney's DataSqueeze

 SASView for small-angle scattering data analyses

 JANA2006 for Rietveld refinement of crystallographic data

 SUPERFLIP charge flipping software for electron density map reconstruction

 

Useful UMN Links

 CEMS Intranet (UMN VPN required)

 UMN IPRIME Consortium (Microstructured Polymer Group) (Nanostructural Materials & Processes)

UMN MRSEC (IRG-2) (Education & Outreach) (RET) (REU)

UMN Postdoctoral Scholar Toolkit                                  UMN Postdoctoral Association

 

Other Useful Links

 American Institute for Conservation: Conservation Online (CoOL)