UTFRG Standard Operating Guide
Training
EHS Safety Classes
Machine Shop class/certification
Wiring and Electrical Issues
Handling Fuels & Other Fluids
Gas bottles
Flammable gases
Flame arresters
Flammable liquids
Personal Protective Equipment
Skin contact with methonal and solvents
Use of masks with particulates
Safety glasses
Lasers
Purchasing
PROCARD
Outside vendors
Travel
Business Travel
Conducting Experiments
Use of hoods
Working with Lasers
Using Swagelok (brass or stainless),
Pipe fittings
Pressure regulators and filters
Calibrating flow meters
Bellows meters range
Brooks Vol-u-meter
Rotometers
Mass flow meters and controllers
Pressure transducers
Data acquisition
Heat Flux Gages
Thermocouples
Anemometers
Acoustic Transducers
Mass Loss Cone
Gas Chromatograph
Burn Structure (see the safety sheet Burn Structure and Fire Experiments)
Computations and Software
FDS (see Fire Dynamics Simulator)
CFAST
Phoenix SVN Repository (see Using the Phoenix Subversion Repository)
The Barn (see The Barn - Large File Storage)
Ipython Notebook (see Using Python/NumPy/SciPy)
Matlab
R
Papers, Reports, and Posters
Latex
Bibliographical Databases
Mendeley
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Purchasing items needed to conduct your research can be a complicated matter. The procedure depends upon what you need, and how quickly you need it. For items under $999, use the PROCARD. You should have gone through the PROCARD training. The purchases must be tax exempt; receipts should be scanned and sent electronically to Lori Holloway at lholloway@austin.utexas.edu. . More information about the pruchasing process can be found in Purchasing.
A Tax Exempt Form is on this wiki in the File List.
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For business travel there are clearly defined methods to book travel, pay for conference registration and hotels. This starts with filling out a RTA (Request for Travel Authorization) form found at https://www.ece.utexas.edu/services/forms/request-travel-rta. Click on the link on this page. It will prompt you to enter your EID. Here you will find the RTA and reimbursement forms. Contact Esther Orsborn at esther.orsborn@austin.utexas.edu and provide her with information on your dates of travel, destination, purpose, and account number to charge. Double check the point of contact with Dr. Ezekoye as things could change. An RTA Approved email with information much like what is shown below will be sent to you once the RTA is approved by the department.
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Click on Welcome to Concur - UT Austin's online travel reservation tool (registration required)*
If you have already registered go to https://www.concursolutions.com/home.asp Your login credentials are your UT EID and password.
Vacation Travel
For personal travel, the UTFRG vacation travel policy is outlined in the travel policy document.
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