Payment for laboratory supplies can be tricky when more than one project is involved. As a responsible person for the Ion Chromatography (IC) instrument in the center, I like to keep a written notebook log of users. When I train someone to use the instrument, I ask that along with reserving the instrument online, to please keep the written log up to date with their names and the number of samples loaded onto the instrument. This way, I can calculate usage by person making the ordering process a simpler ride for everyone involved. And trust me, it really helps. Thank you to everyone who has helped form what could become a complicated task into a smooth one.
Evelyn Miranda is a third-year graduate student in the Biological Design Program and the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy in the Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering. She studies the removal of sulfate and metals specifically from acid mine drainage using sulfate reducing bioreactors.