Dear all Birck users, Some users have been observed to not be swiping into labs and the cleanroom, but rather entering on another user's card-reader swipe. Please note that this is a serious violation of our protocols and policies as we depend on swipe and equipment-use income to offset the expenses of running this great research facility that we all benefit from. If a person enters a lab without swiping this reduces our income and severely affects our ability to provide training, utilities, equipment services, and process work. Additionally, card-reader swiping is a tool we use for COVID contact tracing and is critically important for the health of our community. Not swiping-in is actually considered theft from the university, so please take this as a serious reminder to ALWAYS swipe into any lab or the cleanroom every time you enter. Thanks for your consideration and support! Ron Ron Reger Engineering Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2289 | Office: 765.494.6667 | Email: rreger@purdue.edu<mailto:rreger@purdue.edu> Wiki: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki iLabs: https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/homepage/