The links below are for core facility directors and users, including links to important institutional policies and forms, as well as several external links to organizations who advocate for core facilities and shared resources.
Core Facilities Seminar Series
Series of seminars spotlighting the capabilities and resources of the centralized UMass Core Facilities.
View the schedule and watch the replays of previous seminars
Customer Feedback
Industry Engagement Forms
- Core Master Agreement Template
- Core Master Agreement Order Form Template
- Core Master Agreement Visitor Form Template
All Cores Rates
Grants Submission Boilerplate Facility Descriptions for All Cores
Brief descriptions of core facility capabilities for grant submissions
UMass Resources
- Export Control - umass.edu/research/compliance/research-safety-and-security/export-controls
- UMass Innovation Institute - umass.edu/research/engagement/umass-innovation-institute-umii
- Technology Transfer Office - umass.edu/tto/
UMass Libraries
- Copyright and Information Policy Librarian, Laura Quilter - lquilter@library.umass.edu
- Open Access and Institutional Repository Librarian, Erin Jerome - ewjerome@library.umass.edu
- Data Services Librarian, Thea Atwood - tpatwood@library.umass.edu
- Science and Engineering Librarian-Patents - Paulina Borrego - pborrego@library.umass.edu
- Science and Engineering Librarian-IALS - Melanie Radik - mradik@umass.edu
- Scholarworks @ UMassAmherst
A&F Policies & Forms
Environment Health & Safety (EH&S)
Important Safety Sites for the University
- UMass Amherst Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)
- Searchable MSDS Database
- UMass Amherst Hazardous Waste Pickup, Online Request
Safety Training
Faculty, postdoctorals, graduate students, undergraduates, and non-student research assistants and staff who work in teaching and research labs are expected to be familiar with this material, and to carry out annual re-certification of their knowledge of this material. Failure to do so can lead to summary disbarring from access to working laboratories until certification has been confirmed.
Important Policies (All Labs)
Required Forms (All Labs)
- Lab Coat Form
- Lab Accident Form
- Emergency Eyewash/Shower Inspection Checklist
- Hazardous Waste Accumulation Inspection Checklist
Employment
Student Employment
If you are looking for a work-study or non-work-study student, go to the undergraduate Student Employment Office (SEO).
External Resources
- Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF)
- Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) Core MarketPlace - A Free Global Interface for Sharing Scientific Resources
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), Shared Research Resources
- The MLSC RED: Research Equipment Database - shared MLSC-funded equipment resources across the Commonwealth.