Spill drill
Transport liquids and sooner or later something will spill. As a lab manager, you need to be prepared for that, as do the staff. One of the cheapest things you can get to make sure that a spill is contained … Continue reading Spill drill
Going above and beyond
My latest paper in the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety is out. Always a cause for celebration, but for the rest of you, here is the distilled version. Continue reading Going above and beyond
The Lab Manager’s checklist
The checklist is a first rate tool for keeping an eye on the lab Continue reading The Lab Manager’s checklist
The PhD Guide you need is HERE
I’ve been working on this for some time now. Now Doktor Schmidt’s Proven, No Bullshit Ph.D. Survival Guide is HERE. Continue reading The PhD Guide you need is HERE
Hexafluorine
Hydrofluoric acid is one of the nastiest chemicals around, despite being one of the weaker acids. It’s one of the most tissue destructive organic acids; read, something you really do not want to get on yourself. The question is: how … Continue reading Hexafluorine
My paper is out
My paper on how to avoid trouble in multi-institution labs is out. Continue reading My paper is out
Thermal Gravitimetric Analysis
Thermal Gravitimetric Analysis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry Continue reading Thermal Gravitimetric Analysis
Keeping the glassware clean
I’m the cleaner. Continue reading Keeping the glassware clean
Dilute Acetone and Hydrogen Peroxide
Don’t mix acetone and hydrogen peroxide Continue reading Dilute Acetone and Hydrogen Peroxide
Mercury in the Sink Trap
How to detect the Continue reading Mercury in the Sink Trap
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