4  Lab maintenance and cleanliness

As members of the lab community, it is our shared responsibility to maintain the cleanliness of our space and equipment.

4.1 Office/clean lab space (363)

4.1.1 Food 🍴

The common lab space includes a common use fridge and microwave. Both of these should be used for food only, and never for research samples. (If you need extra fridge space for holding samples for a short amount of time, please ask Gaurav). Please restrict food use to daily food; unlabeled boxes that seem to on a path to become fixtures of the fridge will be mercilessly purged on a ~weekly basis.

No food or drinks are allowed into Room 363B (i.e. “clean lab room”). This is strict requirement.

4.1.2 Coffee ☕

The common space has a Moccamaster coffee machine. Please watch this video that describes its use and cleaning. Please make sure to turn the coffee machine off after each brew, as the “intelligent” hotplate may not be as intelligent as promised. Gaurav will usually take coffee grounds home at the end of the day for composting; if Gaurav is away, please discard coffee grounds immediately.

4.1.3 Garbage 🧹

Please take any food waste (including empty packages etc.) to the garbage bin outside of the lab; only use the lab garbage bin for “dry” waste that we get from shipments etc.

4.2 Field lab space (127) 🧤

No food or drink is allowed in LSA 127.

This is a high-traffic space with lots of samples coming in and out. Please don’t use it for long-term sample storage without prior discussion with Gaurav. Make sure to clearly label anything you leave in this room with your name, date, and project information.