GOLD
Baker Laboratory
Certified for 2 years
Innovations:
- Lab-built system (by Alex Gipe) for drying SPE cartridges to reduce the use of disposable glass pipettes.
- Outreach activities, such as kool-aid SPE extraction demonstration.
- LCMSMS sequences include "shutdown" methods that reduce solvent use and power.
- Re-use of cleanroom "booties" until they are no-longer functional.
- Installation of a timer on our muffle furnace in order to bake glassware for only the necessary amount of time.
- Reuse disposable syringes and SPE cartridges.
Biology Lab Prep, Chemistry Prep, and Biomed Prep
Innovations:
- Grow plants used in biology labs in house.
- Reclaim table salt from oceanography, geology and chemistry labs for reuse.
- Recycle Styrofoam and plastic film.
- Recycle empty glass and plastic bottles to be used for waste containers, storage, etc.
- Purchase dry erase markers that have refillable cartridges.
- Use hand towels for hand washing instead of paper towels.
Cline Lab
Certified for 3 years
Deming Biological Oceanography Lab
Certified for 2 years
Innovations:
- Use vacuum pumps rather than aspirators to save water.
- Experiment with LED lights in grow rooms via grant from CSF.
- Add building-wide aerators via grant from CSF.
- Save all clean foil for recycling in residential streams. until UW can recycle aluminum foil.
Environmental Chemistry and Hydrology Lab
Innovations:
- Clean and reuse plastic bags and pipette tips for certain tasks.
- Pick up trash found at our field sites.
- Make field sampling contraptions out of recycled objects when possible.
- Use every sheet in a lab/field notebook before buying another.
Marine Renewable Energy Laboratory
Innovations:
- Focus on extracting energy from moving water in a sustainable manner.
- Share hotel rooms or opt for alternative arrangements like AirBnB when attending conferences.
- Educational outreach activities to advocate for sustainable energy development.
MISL
Nickerson Lab
Innovations:
- Make sure to take apart any large waste products to make sure there is separation of plastic pieces and aluminum foil.
Paper and Bioresource Science Center Pilot Laboratory
Plant Microbiology Lab
Certified for 2 years
Innovations:
- Recycle/reuse aluminum foil.
- Use cloth dish towel in place of paper towels for drying clean hands.
- Reuse gloves when possible by sterilizing with bleach.
- Label weigh boats for each commonly-used chemical so they can be re-used.
- Reuse pots when working with plant materials.
- Use Lab Armor "Cool Beans Chill Bucket" in place of wet ice to conserve water and power.
Seshadri Lab
UW Bothell Chemistry Laboratory
Certified for 3 years
Innovations:
- Energy efficient window film.
- Dynamic light control sensors to utilize as much sunlight as possible.
- Automatic fume hood sashes.
- Use of low power vacuum pumps.
- Convert to AC/rechargeable battery supporting electronics to reduce battery waste.
UWB Instructional Biology Labs
SILVER
Bush Lab
Costa Lab
Darvas Lab
Field Research and Consultation Group Lab
Certified for 2 years
Innovations:
- Use passive humidity control (MgCl salts) in microbalance chamber.
Functional Genomics Lab
Innovations:
- Instrument sign-up sheets on Google Docs, instead of printing out a new sheet every week.
Nance Lab
Neonatology Laboratory
Orsborn Lab
Ramsay Lab
Innovations:
- Order correct number of rats for experiments.
Sancak Lab
Seelig Lab
Innovations:
- Reuse plastic bags.
- Use our own mugs and utensils when purchasing food on campus.
Seto Laboratory
Innovations:
- Area-specific, movement sensored, auto-dimming lighting.
BRONZE
Center for Research in Education and Simulation Technologies (CREST)
Stetson Lab
The Hydro-Biogeochemistry Lab
UW Bothell Biology Instructional Lab
Certified for 2 years
UW Bothell Instructional Biology Lab
Certified for 3 years
Yeung Lab