[Preplabstudents] Week 10

[Weaver, Tyler]

Hi Everyone,

Next week is Week 10! It’s going to be a VERY busy week with PPG, QUL, WST, and XUF Day 2 happening all in the same week. It’s super important that everyone is present for their scheduled shifts. We would also love to have some extra hands around. If you are interested in adding some hours for next week, please let me know.

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Experiment Notes-Refer to the window notes for additional details.

PPG/QUL- We’re expecting to go through more than 100,000 test tubes and small corks this week. The new rooms all have a significant stash of corks and test tubes behind their white boards. The old rooms will need to obtain more from the window. If the window start to get low on either of these items, please call/text for more so that we are ready to go.

As Alec mentioned on Friday, please do not give out the entire plastic box of unknowns. For PPG, each TA will get one small box of PPG-W unknowns, and one small box of PPG-B unknowns. For QUL, each TA only get one box of QUL unknowns.

WST- pH meters again…Students and pH meters don’t always get along. pH meters with probes are on the reagent carts. If a student claims their pH meter is “broken”, they should have their TA try to calibrate it before bringing it to the window for an exchange. Sophie and Alec will have replacements in the windows. “Broken” meters should be placed in the labeled bin so that one of the prep lab staff can check them and make any necessary repairs. Extra wetting caps are available in each window, these are the little bottles that the probe tips are stored in. We also have extra storage solution, the liquid that goes into the wetting cap, in each window if needed.

XUF Day 2- Alec and Sophie moved a large instrument into Hood A of 330. It includes a tank of acetylene. While the instrument is in this hood, the orange bucket will temporarily be placed under the hood.

SYN Day 2- Ice will be needed. Please fill a cooler from the ice machine on the second floor.

Other Important Information-

130 CE Epoxy Floor

The epoxy flooring will be installed in our new lab this week. They’re going to try their best to mitigate the odor but be prepared for a solvent-like smell for at least part of the week. Anyone in Celeste during the first part of April in 2022 may recall this smell. If you need a break from the odor, please feel free to step outside for some fresh air.

Piles of Items in the Windows

Please do not add things to the window cart, nor make a pile of items on the table inside the roller window. Items that are not on the window cart are deemed too fragile, too expensive, or not abundant enough for students (or random people that walk by) to grab them whenever they’d like.

Missed Daily Sheet Tasks

We’ve missed some of the Daily Sheet tasks in the last couple of weeks. Please complete them. If you have questions or need help, please ask any of the prep lab staff.

Best,
Tyler

[The Ohio State University]

Tyler Weaver
General Chemistry Prep Lab Manager

The Ohio State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
280E Celeste Lab
120 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 688-3929 Office
weaver.646 at osu.edu<mailto:weaver.646 at osu.edu>

Pronouns: he/him/his

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