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1. CHECKLIST FOR NEW GROUP MEMBERS AND 
COLLABORATORS 
ITEM TO BE COMPLETED 
DATE 
COMPLETED 
1. Please read this entire laboratory manual. 
2. Please obtain copies of the AFM and MFP instrumentation 
manuals. Please obtain, read, and go through the DI Scanning 
Probe Microscopy Training Notebook (all can be obtained 
from Tim Doyle in 12-009). 
3. Finish all safety trainings as outlined in Section 6. of this 
laboratory manual. 
4. Collaborators : please read, sign, and return User 
Collaboration Agreement Form to Prof. Ortiz. 
5. Please see Tim Doyle to obtain keys to the labs and 
photocopy cards (primary group members only). 
6. Ask Professor Ortiz for a research account number and 
inform Tim Doyle of this number. 
7. Obtain a laboratory notebook from the chemical stockroom. 
8. Set up date for AFM/ MFP training : 
AFM trainer : Laurel Ng (ljng@mit.edu) 
MFP trainer : Monica Rixman (mrixman@mit.edu) 










