Sign Up as An Other UC User

If IMRI Staff will run experiments for you:

Finish Steps 0 and 1, and refer to “request testing service” on the relevant facility page.

If you will operate instruments yourself:

Follow Steps 0 thru 4, and sign up for instrument training on the relevant facility page.

STEP 0: Read and Consent to IMRI Policies (Prerequisite)

IMRI policies are strictly enforced throughout all user facilities. Please carefully read through the policies by following this link prior to creating an IMRI user account. All personnel who uses any type of instrument or service across IMRI facilities are required to read and consent to the Facility policies, which include the following:

  • Acknowledgment Policy
  • Billing and Rates Policy
  • Collaboration Policy
  • External User Agreement (non-UCI Users Only)
  • Facility Waiver
  • Safety Policy
  • Training Policy
  • Instrument Usage Policy
STEP 1: Create an IMRI Account (Prerequisite)
STEP 2: Obtain Laboratory Safety Fundamentals Training (Required for Self-Operating Instrument)

Fill out the Sponsored UCInetID Application form and the IMRI Facility Waiver, and email them to Dr. Jian-Guo Zheng (jzheng@uci.edu).

Activate your UCInetID, visit the UC Learning Center, click on “Student and Affiliate Access Request” and wait for 24 hrs.

Log in to the UC Learning Center with your UCI NetID and search for eCourse “Laboratory Safety Fundamentals“. After the training and assessment, you will be receiving your certificate of completion.

All users for electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction instruments must read the radiation safety training document. After reading the documents, please add your name and record the date of the training on the Radiation Safety Training Google Doc for our records. In addition, all women must read the Prenatal Radiation Exposure Policy, then print, sign and turn in the accompanying ‘SIGNATURE NEEDED’ form.

Information for X-ray safety:

STEP 3: Attend Lab and Instrument Specific Training (Required for Self-Operating Instrument)

Some instruments require additional safety training prior to accepting instrument-specific training requests. Please refer to the homepage of each user facility for more details.

Instrument-specific training sign-up can be accessed below:

STEP 4: Apply for Keycard Access (Required for Accessing Lab Doors)

Please fill out the Keycard Request Form and email, together with your certificate of Laboratory Safety Fundamentals training, to Calit2 Facilities Manager Ryan Smith and Dr. Jian-Guo Zheng.

Contact Information:

Ryan SmithDr. Jian-Guo Zheng
Email: sryan@uci.eduEmail: jzheng@uci.edu
Office: 3411 Calit2 BuildingOffice:

You will be notified via email once your keycard is ready for pick-up. A $15 deposit will be required at the time of pick-up. After you receive instrument training, your card will be granted access to relevant labs. IMRI Facilities include labs in Calit2 building (1301, 1302, 1322, and 2423), Engineering Tower (140), and Engineering Hall (1131 to 1151).

Keycard access can be either daytime only (8:30 am – 5:00 pm weekdays except for holidays) or 24/7 (all times). Daytime access is granted by default. Some labs will require passing a competency test before granting users 24/7 access. Please communicate with relevant lab managers for details. You may need to complete at least 10 hours of daytime use on an instrument before you can request a competency test. Exceptions apply if users have extensive prior operation experience of the same instruments.

One Keycard can be used across all labs within the IMRI facilities