On this page, you will find useful information for students and employees at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (IMA).

Locations/buildings

The department consists of three locations/buildings:

• Chemistry building 1 and 2 (K1/K2)
• Alfred Getz’ vei 2 (AGv) also known as the Berg building
• Kalvskinnet (Akrinn)

The administration mostly has offices on the first floor in AGv.

Administrative support at IMA

On this page, you'll find who might help you in various administrative areas.

Technical support at IMA

On this page, you'll find who is responsible for which instrument.

E-mail lists

E-mail lists available at IMA (PDF)

Wikipage laboratory equipment

On this page, you'll find information about our labs, and equipment available for students, PhD, Post Docs, and researchers.

Working in the labs

Before starting work in the labs, you need to attend an HSE course at the department and fill out a risk assessment for your work.

• To sign up for an HSE course contact the HSE Coordinator at IMA, Anita B. Olsen.
• Template and information about the risk assessment
  The filled form should be sent to the HSE Coordinator.
• In addition, for work in labs inAGv, you also need to attend an info meeting which is held regularly. Check bookitlab for sign-up or contact Pål Skaret.

Access to the booking system (BookitLab)

The Department uses BookitLab for booking all instruments, bookings will be charged on your project. To get started: activate your account by logging on to the system using your NTNU username and password.

Afterward, you need to have a project added to your user. For Ph.D. candidates send your project number with the supervisor on cc to Anne-Grethe Nilsen (projects starting on 7 or 8) or Sebastian Stixrud (projects starting on 9).

Access to labs

Go through lab training/intro with the room responsible.

To get access to exit doors and corridor doors, contact Solveig Louise Sørli Jonassen for K2, and Pål Christian Skaret for AGv.

How to get a Key card or key

Key card and employee Card

For the key get a requisition from Eli-Beate Larsen (K2-314) or Pål Skaret (AGv - Berg E-133) and go to the “Vakt og service” counter (Central Building 2, 2nd floor) to retrieve it.

Computers and computer accessories

Responsible at IMA: Shannen Thora Lea Sait

For computer support contact Orakeltjenesten, the employee desks are located at:

• Gløshaugen - Sentralbygg 1, rom 127. Alfred Getz' vei 3
• Kalvskinnet - Sukkerhuset, rom 115. Sverres gate 15

Both locations are open 08:00 - 15:45 (Monday-Friday)

Online store for ordering PC.

If you want to order a PC / Mac, keyboard, mouse, roller mouse, headset, adapter, webcam, cables, and other equipment for PC / Mac that you cannot find in the online store, go to the Self Service Portal NTNU Hjelp.

Safety glasses with vision correction

Employees can order safety glasses with vision correction, here is information on how to order.

How to print

• Install the printer on your computer
• Send the relevant documents to the installed printer
• Swipe your employee card on the printer and press the “follow-you print” button
• Select documents to print and press
• Q&A on printing

How to send a package

• Fill out a proforma invoice, it is important to fill out content, value, contact info sender, contact info receiver
• Make 3 copies
• Put 3 copies and the package at the delivery point in Realfags building on a table in this corridor: E1-021
• Place an order in the e-vaktmester, choose the service category Transport/port, and mention if you want to track the package
• Someone from transport will pick it up and you will get a notice
• For questions, contact 73595403

Traveling

Flights, hotels, car rentals, and train: you can book all travel yourself
More information on traveling

Business credit card: if you can’t pay through the ordering system, use your business credit card.
Information on getting your credit card - Make sure you get a receipt for the purchase.

Getting supplies and ordering chemicals or other goods

If the item is in IMA storage you can get it from the technical personnel, see the table below.

If the item is not in storage, it needs to be ordered, see this document: General information - how to order chemicals and various goods – IMA.

Workshops

The Faculty of Natural Sciences (NV) also has three workshops available that can be used to make equipment:

• Mechanical workshop (Only in Norwegian)
• Glass workshop (Only in Norwegian)
• Electronic workshop (Only in Norwegian)

The requisition form for the workshops is here, fill out the form after you have been to the workshops, and send it to Eli Beate Larsen.

What to do when you leave IMA

Go through and fill out the End of Project form (Docx). In this process, you must clean out your office and any labs you have been using and get the room responsible for the labs to sign that you have done so. Give back your computer, and key and organize any files that should be handed over to other people.

You are responsible for disposing of all the samples/chemicals you have, if the supervisor wishes to keep the samples/chemicals, an agreement has to be made with those responsible for storage areas. Samples/chemicals must be either transferred to a new owner or disposed of as hazardous waste. DO NOT leave IMA before this is done.

Useful links at IMA

• Laboratory equipment
• Department web page
• Health, safety, and environment (HSE) at IMA

Useful links at NTNU

• General information on almost everything - Intranet (Innsida)
• Payment, travel claims, registered Holiday, etc. (Selvbetjeningsportalen)
• NTNU help - various requirements
• New at NTNU
• Booking system
• Reporting deviations
• Campus service
• NTNU course
• Summary page for HSE guidelines at NTNU