Interested Students
Placeholder: who you are looking for (graduate, undergraduate, summer students), what to send, and any requirements.
Contact Dr. Marks at jomarks@fiu.edu.
Safety Training
Complete the following courses in FIU Develop:
- Chemical Handling Safety – Basic Principles
- Compressed Gas Safety Awareness
- Environmental Awareness
- EPA: Hazardous Waste Awareness & Handling
- Fire Safety
- Hazard Communication (HAZCOM)
- Laboratory Hazard Awareness
- Laser Safety
- Personal Protective Equipment (Lab)
- Safe Use of Emergency Eyewash and Shower
- Safe Use of Fume Hoods
- Small Spills and Leaks
- X-Ray Device Safety
Lab Access (OE 270)
- After completing the courses above, contact Margarita Kotzer (mkhabins@fiu.edu) and ask for help setting up a Campus Optics account. Let her know you are joining the Marks Lab and need access to OE 270.
- Once you have a Campus Optics account, upload your course certificates under Campus → Spaces (All Spaces) → Lab OE-270 → Member.
- While on campus, request electronic access to OE 270 through myFacilities. This link does not work from off-campus internet connections.
Additional Resources
Look through these and let Dr. Marks know what you’re interested in learning more about or working with.
- Building Scientific Apparatus
- Chapters 3–8 cover many of the scientific tools we use in the lab.
- The Astrochymist
- Dr. David Woon’s site, the best central resource for anyone interested in astrochemistry. Updated weekly on Mondays with links to the latest chemistry-focused papers in astronomy and laboratory astrophysics. It also lists all known interstellar molecules, useful books, relevant journals, and pre-publication releases.
- The Green Library Databases
- The resources labelled “Best Bet” are labelled that way for a reason. Make sure you have accounts with SciFinder Scholar (set this up while on campus) and Web of Science (Science Citation Index). SciFinder is best for finding literature on a specific chemical; Web of Science is best for a topic.
- Software
- Familiarity with any of the following is a valuable skill in physical chemistry research: Python, Wolfram Mathematica, MATLAB, SIMION, Gaussian, EndNote, OriginLab, SSH agents, COMSOL.