Facilities & Instrumentation
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
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
Supports
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Faculty, staff, and students in the departments of Entomology, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and Plant Pathology; Hub staff.
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
Staff
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Instrument Maker
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Facilities and Instrumentation Manager
B81 Russell Labs
In the office/shop:
Mon – Fri 9:15am – 6:00pmBest Way to Reach Tim:
Set up an appointment via email, phone or text.
(608) 262-6911 Shop
(608) 220-4125 Cell -
Facilities Technician III