Brief general policies

1. LSL is a research infrastructure within the Department of Chemistry.

2. Extra-Departmental users are welcome, as long as resources permit and do not interfere with on-going research projects and educational activities within the LSL. Interested users are encouraged to contact the Director to discuss experiments, access possibilities and potential collaborations.

3. The LSL is maintained through research grants and industry collaborations spearheaded by its Director. To maintain its broad operability, access to the LSL is limited to two researchers per research group (Linear Lab) and one researcher (Microscopy Lab).

4. All users are required to attend a training session(s) with the Director or his designate. If a certified user does not use a given instrument for more than one year, at the discretion of the Director, they may be required to attend a refresher training session.

5. Training and independent access is provided only for instruments in the Linear Lab (except Multi-Angle Light Scattering setup) and standard microscopy setups within the Microscopy Lab.

6. All advanced nonlinear optical experiments in Microscopy and Ultrafast Labs are conducted together with LSL researchers and its Director, in conventional scientific collaboration spirit.

7. For the Linear Lab and part of the Microscopy Lab, reservations are made through the online reservation system. Slots can be reserved, with a minimum of 1 or 2 hour of use, subject to instrument and user fees.

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