| Class Badge |
- Students enrolled in class with lab sections in the SNL
- Participants in workshops
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- Provides genera access to users enrolled in RIT classes or training workshop supervised by an instructor or a TA.
- Not eligible to use tools without direct supervision of a Certified User.
- Cannot reserve or login into tools.
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- Delivered through RIT MYCourses.
- No Fees
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| Researcher Badge |
- Undergraduate students engaged in research, classes, senior design projects, or independent studies.
- Graduate student researchers
- RIT Faculty researchers
- External users
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- User can work unsupervised in all areas of the cleanroom, except the wet etch bays.
- Good for M-F, 8am to 5pm.
- Can use specific tools after competing Tool Certification
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- A mix of in person and selfdirected training. Titled New Researcher Training.
- Badge good for one year and awarded after passing online test. Must be completed in the semester it was started.
- Applicable fees, reported in fee list.
- Refresher Training is required every year to keep this level of access
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| Chemical Certification |
- Researchers who have earned their Researcher Badge and need access to use the wet bays.
- A basic knowledge of chemistry and chemical processing is required beforehand
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- An addition to a SNL Researcher Badge.
- User can work unsupervised in all areas of the cleanroom, except the wet etch bays.
- Good for M-F, 8am to 5pm.
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- A mix of in person and selfdirected training. Titled New Researcher Training.
- Badge good for one year and awarded after passing online test. Must be completed in the semester it was started.
- Applicable fees, reported in fee list.
- Refresher Training is required every year to keep this level of access
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| Tool Certification |
- Researchers who need to use major processing tools without supervision.
- Researcher needing occasional access to tools may opt out and work under supervision of a certified user on the specific tools (Researcher Badge still required).
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- Users can operate the tool unsupervised using standard tool operating procedures found in the manual for that tool.
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- A mix of in person and selfdirected training.
- User must demonstrate proficiency in using tool.
- No additional fees
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| Off Hours Access |
- Researchers needing access to the SNL outside of normal business hours.
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- An addition to a SNL Researcher Badge.
- Weekdays – 6am to 8am early start.
- Weekdays – 5pm to midnight
- Weekends – 6am to midnight
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- Granted on an as needed basis.
- User must have significant industrial experience or more than a semester of active lab use.
- Granted at the discretion of SNL management.
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| Superuser Certification |
- Researchers who have substantial SNL experience on multiple tools.
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- Superusers are expected to be a resource for others in the SNL. This includes safety matters.
- Superusers can certify other lab users on specific tools where they are deemed to be experienced users.
- Superusers participate in a yearly safety review that provides valuable feedback to the SNL on operations in the lab.
- Exempted from the yearly safety test.
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- Researchers interested in
becoming a superuser should
contact the SNL Operation
Manager
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