...
To become a chaperoned user (or just tour the tank):
- Send an email to any of the Tow Tank Lab members, or just towtank@mit.edu
Chaperoned users may
...
This is best for a one-off experiment. However, since we don't have a lab technician, we are not really paid to do this. Please be patient, and if you come more than 2-3 times, we'll request that you become an unchaperoned user. We reserve the right to deny chaperoning you if we are otherwise busy with our own research obligations.
Your chaperone will add the your experiment time to our Google Calendar.
Unchaperoned users
To become an unchaperoned user:
...
- Open the doors (we'll give you the door code)
- Use the labspace next to the big tank at any time
- Oscilloscopes, power supplies, carriage + wavemaker may be used with permission
- Use small quantities of expendable bolts/
- Only when scheduled - mount to the carriage, tank walls, or small tank
- Only if a buddy (does not have to be a tow tank member) is with you - enter the water
Unchaperoned users may not
- Use our laser, force meters, cameras (bring everything you need for your own experiment)
- Take anything out of the space
- Use the labspace next to the big tank at any tim
We will only grant unchaperoned access for the length of your experiment (few months), and then you must renew it.
Class Labs
If you are a TA for one of the OE/2N classes, you should first
...