====== Joining the lab ======

Things you should do during the first week

  * [[Safety]] training
  * Read [[best_practices_for_handling_chips|Best practices for handling chips]]
  * Start attending [[group meetings]]
  * Get keys for the lab (see below)
  * Computer and printer access (see below)
  * Learn about the [[fundamentals|culture of a professional science lab]]
  * Start reading [[journals|scientific journals]]

===== Keys =====
To get a key to 306 & 317 (same key) and outside door of Weniger Hall visit the [[http://www.physics.orst.edu/node/524|"forms" page]] on the department website and fill in a key request. Renee will give you a piece of paper with the key numbers. Then you will visit the campus "key shack" at the intersection of 15th and Washington Ave and pay a $5 deposit for each key.

The group shares keys to some other research labs: The Keszler group in Chemistry (ask Josh), and Alex Yokochi's SEM in Chemical Engineering (ask Matt). 

===== Computer account and file sharing=====
To get an account with [[http://my.science.oregonstate.edu/|COSINE]] (College of Science Information Network) fill out this [[http://my.science.oregonstate.edu/system/files/accountrequest.pdf|Account Application]] and return it to 1022 Cordley. Remeber to specify that you need access to the T: drive (Physics/Minot Group).

For sharing files with group members, log into your COSINE account, open 'my computer/T:/Physics/Minot Group'. We can store ~ 10 Gb here. 

For files which you don't need to share with other people, you have 2 or 3 Gb on the Z: drive.