Mock/Cloninger Labs: Chemistry Biochemistry Building 313, 346
Description of Request
Submitted By: Michael Mock, Department of Chemistry Biochemistry
Mock Research Group requires additional laboratory space for students to conduct research
activities that are critical to maintaining National Science Foundation (NSF) research
funding and acquiring new funding, and to accommodate new equipment that is needed
to perform air-sensitive synthetic chemistry.
The Mock Research Lab currently consists of seven people; Michael Mock (PI), four
graduate students and two undergraduate students. The group occupies one lab module
in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Building (CBB 352), as well as the adjoining student
office space (CBB 350). The lab space contains four fume hoods that are required for
synthetic chemistry. The student office can accommodate six people comfortably.
When considering research growth and the limited amount of space currently occupied
by Mock and his research group, Mock has determined that additional fume hoods, and
eventually office space, is needed to accommodate incoming graduate students, undergraduates,
or post-doctoral researchers for the current semester and beyond. All chemical research
activities performed in Mock’s lab require fume hoods and specialized glovebox equipment
to conduct chemical reactions under an inert atmosphere. While room 352 already holds
three gloveboxes, it cannot accommodate the additional glovebox equipment that is
needed for research. Additional laboratory space must contain fume hoods, and be located
on the third floor of CBB in order to utilize equipment, gases, chemicals, and supplies,
and so that Mock can effectively provide training/supervision of students for their
safety.
Mary Cloninger and her research group currently occupies the lab space in CBB 344,
as well as 3 out of the 4 hoods available in room 346; Nick Stadie is using the 4th
hood. The Cloninger Group also occupies graduate student offices in rooms 342 and
348. The Chemistry & Biochemistry department proposes that Mary Cloninger vacate her
portion of room 346 and move her tissue culture work into room 313, which is a smaller
room that would be isolated from her synthesis work. A sink is a desired addition
to the space, therefore the College and Space Planning & Management have agreed to
cost-share the expense of installation. This arrangement would allow Mock to assume
3 out of the 4 hoods available in room 346, which is immediately adjacent to and accessible
from his current lab in 352.
Mary Cloninger is in agreement with this move and separation of these functions will
not impact her work.
Resolution
Date: April 1, 2022
Space Management Committee approved the lab allocations as described above.