Environmental Engineering Core Facility

Reservations

Use of the instrumentation in the EECF is for users who have been approved and/or trained by the Lab Manager only. Training by another student is NOT ALLOWED, unless approved by the Lab Manager.

Reservations for instrument use are managed using Facility Online Manager (FOM).

  • To make a reservation (using your FOM account), click HERE.
  • If you do not have a FOM account, scroll down to create an account.

To schedule a training session, please visit the Training Page.

Getting started — Users of EECF need to complete the three steps below before any further action can be taken.

  1. Account setup: Before funding can be set up for you in the Environmental Engineering Core Facility (EECF), you must first create a user account in Facility Online Manager (FOM). You can do this by clicking http://wcam-fom.doit.wisc.edu/fom/welcome selecting the “I am a new user” link and following the directions.  If you already have a FOM account you don’t need to create a new one to use another center. [Mobile device access is limited]
  2. Funding:  The principle investigator or their designee are responsible for maintenance of their funding strings.  For instructions, please click here (if you have additional questions, please contact the COE Business office coebusserv@engr.wisc.edu).  For other questions, contact the Lab Manager.
  3. Training:  Once you have created an account you can request specific equipment training through the FOM scheduling software – or by contacting the Lab Manager.

What can I expect as a User?

After users have created their account and requested training they will be contacted by the Lab Manager to setup a training time.  After training and meeting any safety requirements users will be allowed to schedule and use the instruments in the EECF.

All instrument use is tracked by FOM and billed biannually or annually.

Billing 

Billing is submitted electronically. A “test” bill is sent out with a preview – the principal investigator a minimum of three days to review the billing charges and make any changes in the funding before the final billing is submitted.

Funding changes  

Any requests to do funding changes after the billing has been submitted will have to be done by the principal investigator’s department staff as a non-salary transfer. The EECF will not be able to do retroactive changes, but you can ask your departmental accounting staff to do retroactive changes for you.