Facilities/Instrumentation Area Home

Supports

• Faculty, staff, and students in the departments of Entomology, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and Plant Pathology; Hub staff.

Emergencies

• During working hours M-F: contact Tim Lorenz  or UW Safety (608/265-5000).
• Outside of office hours:
  • Call or text Tim
  • if there is no reply within 5 minutes contact UW Safety (608/265-5000)

How to Request Assistance

• Place a Service Request*
• Follow up on a Service Request – please email facilities@russell.wisc.edu

* We monitor incoming requests during business hours – Monday – Friday, 9:15am – 6:00pm

Staff

Click the staff member’s name to view their full profile.  The asterisk indicates the area manager.

Photo	Name	Title	Area(s)	Managed By	Email
	Allen, Mariah	Grants & Contracts Specialist	Grants	Russell Labs	mariah.allen@wisc.edu
	Amenda, Alyson*	Department Administratior	Hub Mgt., Administration, Grants	Russell Labs	amenda@wisc.edu
	Baumgard, Brandon*	HR Manager	Human Resources	CALS HR	brandon.baumgard@wisc.edu
	Bohne, Mat	Instrument Maker	Facilities & Inst.	Russell Labs	mbohne@wisc.edu
	Bowman, Ashley	Administrative Assistant III	Administration	Russell Labs	adbowman@wisc.edu
	Burkhalter, Elizabeth	Administrative Assistant III	Administration	Russell Labs	eburkhalter@wisc.edu
	Cooper, Tori	Financial Specialist III	Financial	Russell Labs	tori.cooper@wisc.edu
	Ducy, Amy	HR Generalist	Human Resources	CALS HR	hr@russell.wisc.edu
	Drake, David*	Director of Russell Labs Service Center	Hub Mgt.	Russell Labs	ddrake2@wisc.edu
	Gwaza, Nyasha	Desktop Support Coordinator	Information Technology	CALS IT	help@russell.wisc.edu
	Hochmuth, Allee	Academic Advising Manager	Student Services	Russell Labs	abhochmuth@wisc.edu
	Laabs, Emily	Graduate Program Manager	Student Services	Russell Labs	emily.laabs@wisc.edu
	Lang, Dixie	Project Manager II	Administration	Russell Labs	ddlang@wisc.edu
	Lorenz, Tim*	Facilities and Instrumentation Manager,* Building Manager for Russell Labs	Hub Mgt., Facilities & Inst.	Russell Labs	tlorenz2@wisc.edu
	Luther, Laurie	Grants & Contracts Specialist	Grants	Russell Labs	laluther@russell.wisc.edu
	Nelson, Alex	Post-Award Grant Accountant – Temporary Hire	Grants	Russell Labs	alex.nelson@wisc.edu
	Rodrigues, Elyce*	Administrative Manager	Hub Mgt., Financial	Russell Labs	naylon@wisc.edu
	Seidl, Janet	Student Worker	Administration	Russell Labs	seidl5@wisc.edu
	Slaybaugh, John	IT Professional III	Information Technology	CALS IT	help@russell.wisc.edu
	Sullivan, Megan	HR Generalist	Human Resources	CALS HR	hr@russell.wisc.edu
	Teubert, Chad	Facilities Technician III	Facilities & Inst.	Russell Labs	cteubert@wisc.edu
	Webster, Margaret	Post Award Research Financial Manager	Grants	Russell Labs	mmwebste@wisc.edu
Photo	Name	Title	Area(s)	Managed By	Email

Services We Subcontract

The following services are handled by providers outside Russell Labs, like Physical Plant.

If you request any of these services, you will need to enter a valid account number on the service request form.

Please contact your PI or Russell Labs Financial Services for information on valid account numbers.

• Electrical
• Flooring
• Lab demolition
• Mechanical
• Paint
• Plumbing
• Removal of cabinetry or other furniture attached to flooring

Services

1. Building Management

• Emergency building contact
• Building access – keys, cards
• Building deliveries and loading dock
• Building capital equipment inventory
• Departmental fleet vehicles
• Facilities repair and maintenance – offices, labs and offsite Ag buildings and fields
• Liaison with UW Police and Security, Physical Plant and Facilities Planning and Management

2. Building Maintenance

• Refrigeration units, -80 freezers, water systems, belts, switches and general instrumentation, and more
• Plant growth rooms

3. Instrumentation

3a. Maintenance

• Scientific field equipment, instrumentation, lab apparatus and equipment

3b. Design/Fabrication/Assembly – only if time is available:

• Scientific field equipment
• Instrumentation
• Lab apparatus and equipment
• Unique scientific equipment