The Laboratory Management Department is dedicated to ensuring seamless daily lab operations by providing effective support, comprehensive staff training, enforcing safety compliance, fostering clear communication, addressing issues promptly, and pursuing continuous improvement. For Additional information or assistance, please email the Laboratory Management Department via shanghai.labs@nyu.edu..
Equipment Management
The science laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art experimental equipment and comprehensive supporting infrastructure, dedicated to providing teachers and students with a high-quality, comfortable environment for teaching, learning, and research. After completing the lab safety training and instrument usage training, students can access various advanced equipment and scientific instruments in the laboratories.
The laboratory management department is responsible for the daily management and maintenance of laboratory equipment, ensuring that all equipment remains in optimal working condition.
Key focus areas include:
- Routine Maintenance: Conducting regular inspection, calibrating, lubricating, and replacing components periodically to ensure equipment stability and accuracy.
- Upgrades and Decommissioning: Evaluate performance and condition periodically to update or replace outdated or damaged equipment based on lifespan, usage, and experimental needs.
- Emergency Repairs: Implement rapid response mechanisms to minimize disruptions from equipment malfunctions.
- Usage Records: Maintain detailed records for traceability, analysis, and resource allocation.
Facility Management
The efficient operation of facilities is critical to laboratories’ safety, functionality, and research efficiency. The Laboratory Management Team independently oversees the daily operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades of teaching laboratory facilities, ensuring they remain optimal to provide a high-standard environment for faculty and students.
Facility management encompasses key hardware systems such as ventilation, air conditioning, air quality, and air circuits. Leveraging digital management tools, the team uses smart monitoring systems and data analysis platforms for real-time monitoring, remote control, and efficient resource allocation.
Key focus areas include:
- Safety and Compliance: Conducting regular safety inspections, issuing hazard warnings, and implementing corrective actions to ensure compliance with laboratory safety standards and relevant regulations.
- Environmental Optimization: Making dynamic adjustments to ventilation, air conditioning, and air Quality to maintain a stable and comfortable environment for teaching and research.
- Digital Integration: Developing networked management systems to record operational data, enabling rapid issue identification and precise resolution.
- Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: Optimizing the allocation and usage of water, electricity, and network resources to conserve energy, reduce emissions, and promote sustainability.
Laboratory Usage Application
Apply to laboratory support
(with instructor’s confirmation)
Pass the safety quiz
Have a lab safe tour
Work safely in the laboratory
(under instructor’s supervision)