Shipping
Please follow proper shipping procedures for both hazardous and non-hazardous samples. The APS provides Additional Guidance regarding shipping procedures to/from the APS.
Non-Hazardous Materials
Non-hazardous samples (including dry shippers without liquid), materials, and tools may be shipped to Argonne or transported by the user.
Under no circumstances may you transport any nonexempt hazardous or biohazardous samples, materials, or tools to Argonne in your own car.
Contact your local Safety Office for assistance with proper shipping methods:
Monday – Friday (except Holidays)
Name of NSF’s ChemMatCARS Contact Person
The University of Chicago, Building 434-D
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
Weekends and Holidays
Let NSF’s ChemMatCARS staff person know your dewar will arrive on the weekend or holiday so that a gate pass can be arranged for the delivery person. The shipment has to be sent to the Argonne Guest House, addressed to the user.
Name of PI or User (who has a room reservation at the Guest House)
c/o Argonne Guest House, Building 460
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, Illinois 60439
Transporting Hazardous Materials
If you need to have any hazardous materials sent to APS/ANL, please review the information found at the link below prior to beginning the shipping process. The procedures outlined at this link apply to all materials that are considered hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). If you have any questions on the information provided, please send an email to Natalie Chen (nataliec@uchicago.edu)
Users are NOT allowed to bring/ship hazardous or infectious substances (substances identified as hazardous by DOT or IATA such as liquid nitrogen, propane, freon or ethane and biological samples that are identified as hazardous by DOT or CDC) directly to ChemMatCARS. These substances have to be shipped to the address given below.
Under no circumstances may users transport a nonexempt hazardous or bio-hazardous material to the APS in their own vehicle.
All substances MUST be packaged and labeled according to the DOT regulations or Argonne National Lab Receiving will refuse to accept the shipment. Please contact your local Safety Office for assistance with proper shipping methods.
Safety Contacts
In an emergency, call 911
To report a non-emergency incident, call 811
Yu-Sheng Chen
(630) 252-0471
yushengchen@uchicago.edu
John Mazzio
APS Floor Coordinator (Building 434)
(630) 252-0401
jmazzio@anl.gov
Floor Coordinator on duty
- From on-site, dial: 2-0101
- From off-site, dial: (630) 252-0101
Crystallograpy Contact
Yu-Sheng Chen
(630) 252-0471
yushengchen@uchicago.edu
Liquid Surface/Interface Contact
Wei Bu
(630) 252-0470
weibu@uchicago.edu
ASWAXS Contact
Mrinal Bera
(630) 252-0472
mrinalkb@uchicago.edu