Resources

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

Please take a moment to let us know how we are doing

Industry Engagement Forms

Core Master Agreement Template

Core Master Agreement Order Form Template

Core Master Agreement Visitor Form Template

All Cores Rates

All Cores Rates Listing

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

Office of Financial and Cost Analysis

Service Center Rate Review Template

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.

Laboratory Health & Safety Manual

Instructions for Online Training

All Safety Training

Important Policies (All Labs)

Safety Manuals

SOPs and Guidelines

Lab Cleanout/Decommissioning

Fact Sheets

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). https://www.umass.edu/umfa/seo