Forms
Graduate Office forms from the Department of Chemical Engineering are updated regularly on the department website: http://www.che.utexas.edu/current-students/graduate-students/forms/
General Chemical Engineering Department forms, including reimbursement, requisition, and travel request forms are available here on the website: https://che.utexas.edu/adminresources/
Purchasing and Reimbursement
Contact Ben Hester bhester@che.utexas.edu 471-2023 or Tammy McDade mcdade@che.utexas.edu 471-0444 in CPE 1.450 to request access to procurement and purchasing systems. To initiate a purchase, submit a completed Department Requisition Form with current online catalog pricing (or a quote) to Ben. Email submission is preferred. Additional documents may be required depending upon the amount of the purchase request, the funding used, and the pool of vendors available to fill the request. Please do not submit purchase requests to vendors directly without prior authorization.
Fellowship students will need to have a zero-hour University Affiliate assignment created so that they can be authorized to use UT Market, the online procurement tool. Contact your group administrator or the graduate coordinator for assignments.
To obtain reimbursement in a timely fashion, follow the instructions listed on this website for the type of reimbursement (travel, entertainment, or supplies expenses) you are requesting: http://www.che.utexas.edu/resources/procurement-and-purchasing-office/6149-2/ Chemical Engineering Department forms, including reimbursement, requisition, and travel request forms are available here on the website: http://www.che.utexas.edu/forms/
Purchasing Equipment
If the equipment you plan to purchase will require any of the items below, contact Jim Smitherman (see the next section) before ordering.
1.) New Electrical Power – If 220 or 480V outlets or dedicated 120V circuits will be required to power the new equipment
2.) Exhaust - If the equipment will require any type of ventilation, such as a snorkel, a canopy, a gas cabinet, etc.)
3.) Heat Load – If the equipment will produce excessive heat load
4.) Utilities – If the equipment is to be tied into domestic water, compressed air or requires a drain
5.) Gases – If the equipment be using toxic gases, i.e., gases that require a gas cabinet
6.) Physical Dimensions that present challenges for receiving and delivery to the laboratory – weight, special delivery requirements, elevator restrictions
7.) General – Any equipment that requires a modification/renovation to the lab
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Room Booking
CPE Roombooking can be completed online for meetings, presentations or oral defenses, including CPE 4.446 Himmelblau Library, 2.802F Conference Room, and 3.448.
Instrumentation and Machine Shop
Contact Jim Smitherman jim@che.utexas.edu 512-471-3460 or Shak McDonald smcdonald@che.utexas.edu 512-471-7867 for instrumentation and machine shop services. CPE 1.402. Shak holds drop-in hours from 1-2pm Monday – Thursday, and the shop is typically closed on weekends.
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A copier designed for large jobs is located in CPE 1.450B. It does not requires a pass code (ask the graduate coordinator) for access. A slower copier is located in the Graduate Office CPE 5.404.
Mail and Email
Students have individual mailboxes on the 1st floor of CPE, between the graduate student lounge and CPE 1.450. Research groups also have mailboxes in the 2nd floor mailroom. These should be checked weekly for important correspondence.
Students can create an @utexas email address by going to http://utmail.utexas.edu/
Computing
Students should contact Randy Rife randy@che.utexas.edu or Jason contact Jason Barborka jason@che.utexas.edu for technical support with UT computing equipment, or if they wish to purchase new equipment or software from department funds. Computing best practices can be found in the Orientation section of this handbook (page 3).
Room Booking
Contact Courtney Hazlett chazlett@che.utexas.edu 512-471-1761 to book rooms for meetings, presentations or oral defenses, including CPE 4.446 Himmelblau Library, 2.802F Conference Room, and 1.418 computer lab.
Department Truck
Students wishing to use the department truck should contact Kevin Haynes CPE 1.450B haynes@che.utexas.edu or 512-471-1354 to request permission. Students must have an employment assignment, a Texas driver’s license and have completed UT Driver Training: https://financials.utexas.edu/hbp/part-19/2-utdriversAll students should be familiar with the Computing Best Practices.