Accomplishments by LabRATS
| 2004 | Dec | Presentation to UCSB Academic (Faculty) Senate Committee on Libraries and Resources |
| 2005 | Spring | Joined nationwide conference calls about energy efficient appliances |
| Over $100,000 in surplus materials distributed to 20 labs and two high schools Advised Noble Hall design committee | ||
| September | Started LabRATS list serve | |
| 2006 | June | Grant received from Lawson Valentine Foundation; Colin Dowling and Karly Burch hired and trained, this was the first of two grants received from the Lawson Valentine Foundation. UC, CSU, CC Sustainability Conference Poster presentation |
| July | Website established | |
| September | Assessment documents drafted | |
| October | Attended Labs21 conference, San Antonio, TX Partnered with Green Campus Intern, Casey Duncan | |
| 2007 | January | Green Campus statewide workshop, Berkeley, CA UC Berkeley Chemistry Department assessment UC Davis Laboratory Management Institute presentation and assessments |
| February | Engineers without Borders UCSB Conference poster presentation Partnered with Green Campus Intern, Kimmy Linder | |
| March | Hoods Off! Program started for Bio II Attended Lifecycle Analysis workshop sponsored by SCE Partnered with Green Campus Intern, Sonny Huang | |
| April | Hosted Laboratory Management Institute workshop and improv theater. Hired fourth intern, James Tur | |
| May | Completed twentieth assessment Began EH&S collaboration with chemical and mercury exchange programs | |
| June | Co-wrote three grants for TGIF funds Purchasing Department collaboration started. Surplus laboratory equipment; disseminating preferred contract information Discovered massive water leak and shut valve | |
| July | Three grants accepted, totaling $44,898 Collaborated with Energy Manager and Clean-Room manager, Dave Bothman to assess Mechanical Engineering Clean Room | |
| August | Website extensively developed Bulb Free Program initiated, coordinated with the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) Hoods Off program largely complete; 9 hoods turned off safely. Mercury Exchange and Chemical Exchange interns hired, Dakota Corey and Jason Awe | |
| September | Began collaboration with SeedingLabs.org Researched the possibility of starting a high value surplus equipment exchange Mercury exchange intern Dakota Corey started Chemical Surplus intern Jason Awe started Completed Assessments for all of Bren Building Laboratories First Freezer Rebate | |
| October | SCPresentation: "Behavior Matters" Labs21 Conference Charlotte, SC Workshop: "Top 5 Requests for occupants" Labs21 Conference Campus Delampers are trained in the bulb free program and begin outreaching on their own for the program and facilities’ staff agrees to print the tags as needed for the program essentially institutionalizing the program. Exchanged over 40 Mercury Thermometers in just two exchange days at MSRB and BIO II | |
| November | Begin assessments of MSRB in groups of 5 labs at a time rather than 1 by 1 assessments Consultation on efficient incubator and environmental room design |
