Hi everyone,
For those of you looking to use the iCAP solution over the next week or so, please read on..
The regulator on the Helium cylinder connected to the iCAP solution has expired and will be removed on Thursday (the line has been purged and the cylinder is now closed). It'll then be swapped out over the coming week once the replacement arrives, so no Helium until then. Non-He use can of course continue as usual.
I'll update once it's back in use.
Cheers,
Lindsey
Lindsey Owen (she/her)
Technical Manager
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building
Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3AT
owenl5(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:enw@caerdydd.ac.uk>
+44 (0)29 20 876213
Lindsey Owen (hi/ei)
Rheolwr Technegol
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Y Prif Adeilad
Plas y Parc
Caerdydd CF10 3AT
owenl5(a)caerdydd.ac.uk<mailto:enw@caerdydd.ac.uk>
+44 (0)29 20 876213
Hello everyone
Many of you will now be aware that Edward will sadly be leaving us next month 😢. Ed has made such a huge contribution to the development of the CELTIC facility over the last 3 years and has been a highly valued member of our technical team. His departure will no doubt leave a huge (Ed shaped) hole in the School that will be very difficult to fill.
A card is in Jenny/John's pigeon hole for you to sign if you wish, and if you would like to contribute to a leaving gift, please leave a contribution in the envelope. Ed's last working day will be in 2 weeks time, 14th March, so the card and collection will be in place until Thurs 13th.
Thanks everyone,
Lindsey
Lindsey Owen (she/her)
Technical Manager
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building
Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3AT
owenl5(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:enw@caerdydd.ac.uk>
+44 (0)29 20 876213
Lindsey Owen (hi/ei)
Rheolwr Technegol
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Y Prif Adeilad
Plas y Parc
Caerdydd CF10 3AT
owenl5(a)caerdydd.ac.uk<mailto:enw@caerdydd.ac.uk>
+44 (0)29 20 876213
Hi all,
Estates need to kill the AHU now to fix the AC in the plant room. This means the supply of clean air to the lab will be stopped for roughly an hour. The extraction remains working so it is safe but dont do anything with open samples until I give the all clear. Should be by lunch.
Cheers,
Edward
—
Dr. Edward Inglis
Office 2.26A
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Office: +44 (0)29 2087 79469
Lab: +44 (0)29 2087 74326
Email: inglise(a)cardiff.ac.uk
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Hi everyone,
Just to give everyone another heads up about the acid stock - there are no more bottles upstairs. Everything that was made is now downstairs, which is 1 bottle of HCL in the clean lab and 1 bottle of nitric in the ultra clean lab. I am currently making more but it will be ready by Monday/Tuesday.
I understand people need to complete their work but please keep in mind in the future when I say I won't be able to make acid for a week, plan a little after that one week ahead since it takes 4 full days to distil the acid. Hopefully no one will run out of acid for this week but please for the future just keep in mind how long the process takes. We don't want anyone to run out of acid when they really need it!
Thanks everyone!
Sofiya
PS - whoever took my crocs has made me very sad. Please don't take my crocs, they fit me perfectly.
Sofiya Valkova (hi/ei)
Technegydd Ymchwil
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Prif Adeilad, Plas-y-Parc
Caerdydd CF10 3AT
Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Ebost: valkovas(a)caerdydd.ac.uk
Mae'r brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.
Sofiya Valkova (she/her)
Research Technician
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3AT
Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Email: valkovas(a)cardiff.ac.uk
The university welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
Hi everyone,
Hope everyone is having a great sunny Wednesday!
The box of chemicals up in 3.01 is becoming a bit too much of an inconvenience for the users in that lab. We luckily have a fridge in the prep room that I will turn on and let it get cold this week so should be ready for things to be transferred next week.
There are a couple of things about this mini fridge though - it's a mini fridge, meaning not everything from upstairs will fit downstairs. It is also NOT a spark-free fridge. This means nothing that is flammable can go inside otherwise it's a fire hazard. Please keep that in mind, I know it's a bit inconvenient since most of the things we have are classed as flammable but this is just what we have to work with at the moment.
If you have anything upstairs, feel free to go in by yourself and sort through your things to see what is absolutely necessary to be downstairs and what can be either binned or kept in your storage somewhere else. If you need access to the room, drop me an email and we can arrange a time for me to let you in or go through the things together. Please try to arrange a time within the next week or so, this temporary storage slowly turned into semi-permanent on accident. Drop me an email for us to arrange a time!
Many thanks,
Sofiya
Sofiya Valkova (hi/ei)
Technegydd Ymchwil
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Prif Adeilad, Plas-y-Parc
Caerdydd CF10 3AT
Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Ebost: valkovas(a)caerdydd.ac.uk
Mae'r brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.
Sofiya Valkova (she/her)
Research Technician
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3AT
Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Email: valkovas(a)cardiff.ac.uk
The university welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
Hi all,
Your reminder that we will meet this morning at 11am in 1.58 main for our lab meeting.
As this will be my last dance at the helm it may feature some sweet treats.
See you later!
Edward
—
Dr. Edward Inglis
Office 2.26A
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Office: +44 (0)29 2087 79469
Lab: +44 (0)29 2087 74326
Email: inglise(a)cardiff.ac.uk
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