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2021 News
- Faculty of Science Canada Research Chairs announcement
- Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award winners announced
- Larger households contribute to COVID-19 transmission in Fraser Health Region
- Study finds Sawfish face extinction unless overfishing is curbed
- Astronaut "moves" to help prevent falls among older adults confined to bed rest
- Paleontologists discover major new insect group after solving 150-year-old mystery
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2020 News
- STUDY SUGGESTS SEA LICE ON SALMON IS UNDER-REPORTED AT B.C. SALMON FARMS
- ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA HONOURS FACULTY OF SCIENCE RESEARCHERS
- SFU STUDY NETS NEW DATA ON HEAD IMPACTS EXPERIENCED BY HOCKEY PLAYERS
- FAST AND LOOSE: NANOMACHINES WITH FLOPPY CONNECTIONS GO FASTER
- SFU CHEMIST’S NEW PROCESS FAST-TRACKS DRUG TREATMENTS FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS AND CANCER
- HOT WATER CAN SOMETIMES COOL FASTER THAN WARM WATER – SFU RESEARCH CONFIRMS
- EDNA TECHNOLOGY MORE EFFECTIVE IN MONITORING SALMON RUNS: SFU RESEARCH
- LOVE OF SPORTS, MATH LANDS SFU ALUMNUS JOB WITH SEATTLE’S NHL FRANCHISE
- STAFF KEEP RESEARCH ALIVE DURING PANDEMIC
- A WHISKER'S MORE PROTECTION FOR CLEAN-SHAVEN MASK WEARERS
- RESEARCHERS WORKING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS IN LONG-TERM CARE
- NEW STUDY FINDS CORAL ISLANDS MAY NOT “DROWN” AMID CLIMATE CHANGE
- NEW FOSSIL DISCOVERY SHOWS 50 MILLION-YEAR-OLD CANADA-AUSTRALIA CONNECTION
- BPK GRAD AIMS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AMID CHALLENGES OF LAB WORK ON COVID-19 PROJECT
- HOW CANNABIDIOL MAY BE HELPFUL IN TREATING DIABETES-RELATED ARRHYTHMIAS
- SFU LAB HELPS PATIENT MANAGE RARE DISEASE THROUGH PROGRAMMED EXERCISE
- SFU SURREY SCIENCE LABS HOST COVID-19 HAND SANITIZER PRODUCTION
- SFU EPIDEMIOLOGIST’S RESEARCH INFORMS B.C. HEALTH POLICY ON COVID-19
- SFU PROFESSOR’S INVENTION APPROVED BY FDA TO HELP WEAN COVID-19 PATIENTS FROM VENTILATORS
- SFU STAFF AND FACULTY DONATE MASKS, GLOVES, ADDITIONAL COVID-19 SUPPLIES TO LOCAL HOSPITALS
- CORONAVIRUS TESTING KITS WILL BE DEVELOPED USING SFU-INVENTED RNA IMAGING TECHNOLOGY
- NEW "SMALL NUMBER" K-12 MATH LEARNING MATERIALS AVAILABLE
- SFU RESEARCH TEAM HELPS TEST POTENTIAL SUPERBUG-KILLING COMPOUND
- SFU CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE
- STUDY REVEALS HIDDEN RISKS OF ESTUARY DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUNG SALMON
- SFU RESEARCHER SCORES MAJOR FUNDING FOR ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA RESEARCH
- SFU EARTH SCIENTIST JOHN CLAGUE NAMED TO ORDER OF CANADA
- FACULTY OF SCIENCE RECEIVES OVER $1M IN RESEARCH FUNDING FROM CANADA FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION
- ABUNDANCE OF SALMON KEY TO FEEDING 'UNDERDOG' STREAM FISHES: SFU RESEARCH
- YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD BESTOWED ON PHYSICS PROF.
- SFU PHYSICS PROFESSOR RECOGNIZED AS “TOP 40 UNDER 40” IN CANADA
- SFU RESEARCH FINDS CLUES TO UNDERSTANDING CBD AND ITS MEDICINAL EFFECTS
- SFU alumnus inspired by her organization’s 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
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2019 News
- SFU RESEARCH POINTS TO UNPRECEDENTED AND WORRYING RISE IN SEA LEVELS
- SFU GLOBAL COLLABORATION CREATES WORLD’S FIRST OPEN-SOURCE DATABASE OF NATURAL MICROBIAL PRODUCTS
- VIRTUAL CADAVERS BRING LEARNING TO LIFE AT SFU
- SFU RESEARCHERS DISCOVER POTENTIAL WAY TO MANAGE INSECTS WITHOUT CHEMICALS
- FIRST FOSSIL DRAGONFLIES FROM B.C. IDENTIFIED AND NAMED
- INTERNATIONAL STUDY FINDS NEW GENETIC FEATURES IN RARE BURKITT LYMPHOMA CANCER
- TRIO OF SFU SCIENCE PROFESSORS HONORED
- NEW EVIDENCE SHOWS HUMAN PRESENCE IN HAIDA GWAII 2,200 YEARS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUS ESTIMATES
- SFU CHEMISTRY PROF NAMED TO ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
- POPULAR BUT DANGEROUS LAB DEMO NOW SAFER THANKS TO SFU CHEMISTS
- SFU PHYSICS WELCOMES NEW ASTROPHYSICIST
- WATCH YOUR SPEED—WHALE ZONE AHEAD!
- DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS & ACTUARIAL SCIENCE WELCOMES DONALD ESTEP
- COMPLIANT FLOORING NOT THE ANSWER TO PREVENTING FALL-RELATED INJURIES
- SFU WELCOMES NEW SHRUM CHAIR IN BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF DISEASE
- PEST BUSTING SFU PROF NAMED FELLOW OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
- INTERNATIONAL STUDENT BUILDS HIS OWN ADVENTURE AT SFU
- THE DIRT ON SUSTAINABLE SHEEP FARMING
- TINY FISH A BIG LURE FOR LIFE ON CORAL REEFS
- BIG ENERGY SAVINGS FOR TINY MACHINES
- BIOLOGY CLASS ANALYZES DOG DNA FOR BODY SIZE, SNOUT LENGTH AND COAT LENGTH
- SFU STUDIES CAUSES BEHIND SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN INFANTS
- ANAL SECRETIONS OF APHIDS PROVIDE SUSTENANCE FOR MOSQUITOES
- CITIZEN SCIENTISTS' RARE FOSSIL BIRDS SHED NEW LIGHT ON AVIAN HISTORY
- STATISTICS STUDENTS IMPRESS THE NFL WITH THEIR MOVES
- 3D IMAGES IN PDFS IS A GAMECHANGER FOR CHEMISTRY EDUCATION
- DAVID SHIFFMAN NAMED PRESIDENT'S SOCIAL MEDIA NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR
- EARTH SCIENCES TECHNICIAN DIGS DEEP TO DEVELOP ENGAGEMENT
- EARLY-CAREER LECTURER KEVIN LAM DRIVEN BY LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR TEACHING
- CHEMISTRY TEAM "FIXES" CANCER-SUPPRESSING P53 PROTEIN
- SFU RESEARCHERS FIND NEW CLUES TO CONTROLLING HIV
- STUDY PREDICTS WARMER, DRIER MOUNTAINS POSE A DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR COLD-ADAPTED AMPHIBIANS
- “MICROSCOPIC” IMPROVEMENTS YIELD BIG GAINS IN SFU’S RESEARCH CAPABILITIES
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2018 News
- SFU PROF’S WORLDWIDE INFLUENCE ON SHARKS AND RAYS RESEARCH LEADS TO ACCOLADE AND A NEW CONSERVATION PROGRAM
- SFU TEAM LEADS $12-MILLION EFFORT TO EXPAND SYSTEM OF WORLDWIDE HEALTH RESEARCH DATABASES
- SFU FACULTY MEMBERS SET SIGHTS ON HOLLYWOOD NORTH
- NEWLY HIRED STATS PROF BRINGS EXPERTISE IN BIG DATA AND MACHINE LEARNING
- MUSCLES KNOW BEST
- NANOMACHINES HAVE ALL THE MOVES
- PHD CANDIDATE IN MARINE BIOLOGY WINS MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE
- ENGAGED STUDENT DOES IT ALL
- GENETIC MUTATION PROVIDES POTENTIAL CLUE TO NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
- BUILDING MOLECULAR MOTORS – ONE STEP AT A TIME
- NEW STUDY ON EFFECTS OF CANNABIS ON PAIN AND SEIZURE CONTROLNEW STUDY ON EFFECTS OF CANNABIS ON PAIN AND SEIZURE CONTROL
- FACULTY OF SCIENCE WELCOMES NEW DEAN!
- SCIENCE INQUIRY VIDEOS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LAUNCHED
- SFU MATHEMATICIAN RECEIVES ROYAL SOCIETY AWARD
- JOHN REYNOLDS NAMED CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE IN CANADA
- SFU STUDY BUSTS MYTH ABOUT FACIAL HAIR ON PILOTS
- NOT SO FAST: FROM SHREWS TO ELEPHANTS, ANIMAL REFLEXES SURPRISINGLY SLOW
- SFU TEAM RECEIVES FUNDING TO EXPAND SYSTEM OF WORLDWIDE HEALTH RESEARCH DATABASES
- MEET THE LATEST WINNERS OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS.
- MEET NEW MATH PROF & CANADA 150 RESEARCH CHAIR, CAROLINE COLIJN
- SCIENTIFIC TEAM SCOOPS MAJOR AWARDS FOR WORK CONFIRMING THE STANDARD MODEL OF COSMOLOGY
- HOW SALMON "OUST THE LOUSE"
- ABORIGINAL SUMMER CAMP ALUMNI JOIN SFU AS UNDERGRADS
- OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD FOR STEVEN HOLDCROFT
- SCIENTISTS ON TWITTER: PREACHING TO THE CHOIR OR SINGING FROM THE ROOFTOPS?
- SFU KICKS OFF SPORTS ANALYTICS CONFERENCE
- NEW METHOD FOR DETECTING DOPING IN CYCLISTS PROPOSED
- SFU’S LONGEST SERVING SENATE FACULTY MEMBER STEPS DOWN
- PRIME GROWING AREAS FOR B.C. OYSTERS CONTAIN ALARMINGLY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PLASTIC MICROBEADS
- TALK ABOUT SCIENCE!
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2017 News
- FLIRTING ON THE FLY: HUMANS CAN LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM BLOW FLIES ABOUT ATTRACTION ON DATING APPS
- SFU RESEARCHERS SHINE LIGHT ON ANTIMATTER
- SARAH JOHNSON WINS FACULTY OF SCIENCE EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AWARD
- SCIENCE TECHNICAL CENTER WINS SFU TEAM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Photos: SFU's Trottier Observatory wins national award for landscape design
- SFU PROF SCORES POSITION WITH NBA
- STUDY FINDS GREATER RISK OF EXTINCTION AMONG HIGH DIVERSITY AMPHIBIAN GROUPS
- 2017 CONVOCATION STAR - DANIELLE JEONG
- 2017 CONVOCATION STAR - ANDY ZENG
- 2017 CONVOCATION STAR - JOHN THOMPSON
- PERFECT PAIRINGS: COUPLE MEETS AT SCIENCE FROSH & HEAD TO MED SCHOOL TOGETHER
- EXTREME SCIENCE IN VOLCANOLOGY
- NEW CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR BOOSTS FUNDING FOR ENERGY-CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY
- CHEMISTRY BUILDING EARNS GOLD, LEED AWARD
- NEW CLASSROOMS + SOCIAL AREA = [MATH WEST]
- NEW STUDY SHOWS BANNING SHARK FIN IN THE U.S. WON’T HELP SAVE SHARKS
- NEW RESEARCH LINKS HEART ATTACKS TO GENETIC MUTATION
- CONSERVATION ACTUALLY WORKS
- NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL HONORS GERHARD GRIES' INSECT EXPERTISE
- REVVING YOUR NANOSCALE ENGINE
- "ROCK STAR" GEOSCIENTIST RECEIVES LEGGET MEDAL
- PUBLIC HEALTH MATHEMATICIAN JOINS SFU AS CANADA 150 RESEARCH CHAIR
- VOLCANIC SIMULATION TEACHES EARTH SCIENCES STUDENTS CRISIS MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- MARS' SURFACE WATER: WE FINALLY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
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2016 News
- HANDS-ON LEARNING ON THE MOUNTAIN
- SEA STARS SHED LIGHT ON HUMAN REPRODUCTION
- EXERCISE MAY PUT SOME HEART PATIENTS AT RISK
- ZIKA VIRUS AND THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
- STAFF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE
- DIGGING FOR ANTIBIOTICS
- FROM STUDENT TO CEO
- FACULTY OF SCIENCE SWEEPS EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS
- STATS STUDENT SAYS THANKS TO HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER
- SWEET AWARD FOR STATISTICS PROF
- ECONOMICS DRIVE THE EXTINCTION OF LARGE MARINE ANIMALS
- SFU RESEARCHERS STUDY DNA TO FIND GENETIC MUTATION BEHIND RARE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER
- EMPU DIRECTOR RECEIVES "HIGH-FLYING" AWARD
- SFU'S POPULAR ACADEMIC SUMMER CAMP FOR ABORIGINAL STUDENTS A HIT WITH ALUMNI
- SEA STAR DEATH TRIGGERS ECOLOGICAL DOMINO EFFECT
- DUGAN O'NEIL WINS COMPUTE CANADA TRAILBLAZER AWARD
- INTERNATIONAL ENTOMOLOGY AWARD FOR ‘BED BUG’ BIOLOGIST
- UNDERGRAD GETS MUSCLE MECHANICS RESEARCH PUBLISHED
- TRAILBLAZING SCIENTIST AND ADVISOR PASSES AWAY AT 102
- UNDERSTANDING HOW THE "BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER" IS BREACHED IN BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
- NEW SFU PROFESSORSHIP TO BOOST RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH RCH
- SFU RESEARCHERS WORK TO FINE-TUNE COLLAGEN GROWTH
- EVERGREEN LINE 'CORES' PROVIDE EARTH SCIENTISTS WITH WEALTH OF HISTORICAL DATA
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2015 News
- JOHN REYNOLDS NETS AWARD
- ISABELLE COTÉ & WENDY PALEN RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS LEOPOLD FELLOWSHIPS
- HUMAN GENOMICS CLASS GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
- TRIPLE WIN FOR MATHEMATICIANS
- DATING TECHNIQUES: ILLUMINATING THE PAST
- HOWARD TROTTIER WINS BC SUGAR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- TEMPERATURE CHANGE CAN TRIGGER SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
- FAT ACCUMULATION IN HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLES EFFECTS ABILITY TO PERFORM EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES
- SFU TO HOST SITE OF RESEARCH CYBER NETWORK
- STATISTICS PROF. SNAGS HIGHEST HONOR
- NEW CANCER-FIGHTING FUNDS TO HELP PATIENTS WITH AGGRESSIVE NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
- WIRED FOR LAZINESS
- SFU CO-LEADS NATIONAL PROJECT TO REVIVE COHO SALMON
- NEW PROFESSORSHIP FOCUSES ON NEW TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM
- NEW RESEARCH OPENS DOORS TO UNDERSTANDING TONSIL CANCER
- NEW DISEASE-CARRYING MOSQUITO ARRIVES IN BC
- GENES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THREE KINDS OF MALE RUFFS IDENTIFIED
- SCIENTISTS TAKE AIM AT DISEASE-CARRYING “KISSING BUG”
- BURNABY AND CHILEAN ELEMENTARY STUDENTS LEARN ASTRONOMY TOGETHER
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Science Stores
Science Stores supports Science faculty and researchers by providing convenient access to supplies and consumables used in research. Use your SFU computing ID that has been authorized by Science Stores to access the online Stock Chemical Delivery request/Stores catalogue
Please note that requisitions submitted after 10AM will be processed on the next business day.
A dropbox is available at the Science Stores main entrance for submitting purchase requisitions or other documentation outside of operating hours.
COVID-19 UPDATE:
Dear Science Stores Users;
Please see updated information below regarding access to both Science Stores and Receiving. These measures are in place and effective as of June 8th, 2020. Science Stores and Receiving will resume essentially normal hours of operation and staffing levels. Procurement will resume for those labs who have been approved to scale up research activity. We have set up a calendar booking system to manage physical distancing requirements to both Stores and Receiving areas that you will need to use for access. Certain time slots have been block booked at the beginning and end of the day for staff to disinfect workspaces/high touch points.
Note: You must book a time slot in advance to access either Stores or Receiving!
Science Stores booking calendar https://bookings.science.sfu.ca/science/stores/
Science Receiving booking calendar https://bookings.science.sfu.ca/science/receiving/
If you do not have a current account with Science Stores click here to set one up.
General Precautions:
- you will be required to review the self assessment checklist posted on each door before entry
- you will be required to sign in when you enter either space
- if you do not respect the physical distancing requirements in place you will be asked to leave and your access may be revoked
Purchasing
Procedures
To order through Science Stores and SFU Procurement complete an online Purchase Requisition at fins.sfu.ca. If you have not previously completed an online purchase requisition, you may be able to find an experienced user within your department. If no one is available within your department, then Jocelyn Lee (Science Stores) is available to help first-time users with their initial requisition submission. Please submit signed purchase requisitions to Jocelyn Lee. The purchase requisition must be signed by the PI or delegated authority. If the PI is out of town and the delegated authority is also unavailable, then an email approval attached to the purchase requisition is acceptable. Please note this email approval procedure should only be used in rare circumstances.
1) Orders greater than $10,000 must be directed to Procurement.
2) All computer orders must be directed to Procurement (Paul Dhaliwal, Senior Buyer).
3) Non-computer orders of less than $10,000 should be directed to Jocelyn Lee. Splitting of orders to fall below this limit is not permitted. [Jocelyn's limit has been increased from $5,000 to $10,000.]
Please note that all purchases from research grants require prior approval by Research Accounting (RA) so please be sure to factor the time required for this step into your expectations for receipt of your purchase. Jocelyn submits a daily summary of purchase requests to RA for approval. She receives approval on these summaries same day or next day.
Purchase Requisition Preparation Instructions
Blanket POs
IDT, Eurofins, & Genewiz (Life Science Products)
Requisitions are being rolled into the new fiscal year and converted into Blanket PO's .
You must create a new Requisition to add funds for the new fiscal year (please reference your existing PO#).
Jennifer Thibeault, Procurement Assistant, will be reviewing your spend for the last two years and will email you to advise on the value of the new Requisition.
Praxair (Gas Cylinder Ordering)
As many of you are aware, we awarded the SFU research gas contract (including accessories, one-of special needs, pre-filled or empty Dewars) to Praxair after a rigorous multi-faculty RFP process.
You need to setup a Praxair Express online account by contacting:
Keith_Alexander@praxair.com, 604-527-0710 (office), 604-313-1462 (cell).
Then you will be able to place orders and manage your account at https://express.praxair.com/login/login.asp
Based on your feedback, we have re-set the billing default so the invoices are emailed to Payment Services and cc’ to you. However, if you prefer for the invoices to be emailed to you for review and forwarding to Payment Services, then please ask Keith Alexander to modify your account.
If you’ve setup a Blanket PO, it will be rolled over into the new fiscal year. However, you must create a new Requisition to add funds (please note your existing PO# in the comments).
Praxair gas cylinder orders are delivered on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Praxair Express website can be found here.
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018:
BC Net has advised that our contract with Praxair will have the following price increases:
- Cylinder Gas 1.59%
- Helium 5%
Account Request
Complete the form, print, sign and return to Science Stores.
Science Stores is authorized to sell to SFU staff and researchers who hold Science Stores accounts. Science Stores is not able to sell to the general public.
Hazardous Waste
Disposal Request
For free waste disposal of solvents, chemicals, sharps or biohazardous materials, please use the online pickup request form. Labels must be picked up from Science Stores.
Waste Disposal pick up days on the Burnaby campus are Tuesday and Friday mornings. The cut-off time for requesting disposal is 3:00 pm Monday for Tuesday pick up and 3:00pm Thursday for Friday pick up. Surrey campus pickups are every second Thursday, and Vancouver campus pickups are as needed.
If you require regular weekly pick up, please schedule using the online pickup request form.
If you purchase lecture size toxic gas cylinders, please refer to the section on Gas cylinders for important information.
Please direct questions to Catherine Peltier (cpeltier@sfu.ca)
Delivery of Hazardous Chemicals
For free delivery of hazardous chemicals complete the eRequisition form.
Delivery dates are Tuesday and Friday mornings.
Shipping Dangerous Goods
Click here for general information about shipping dangerous goods.
Please note that Science Receiving will receive Dangerous Goods for the Faculty of Science, and can offer assistance in shipping.
Safety Data Sheets
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) can be accessed through the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Academic Support.
Ethyl Alcohol Usage Tracking
Laboratory Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) Record Sheet
Download the Laboratory Ethyl Alcohol (ethanol) Record Sheet or pick one up in Science Stores.
Tracking of ethyl alcohol use is required under the Excise Act, 2001
SFU receives a 99% remission of excise tax on the purchases of ethyl alcohol for scientific research and/or teaching purposes. As a registered user, SFU pays only a special duty rate of $0.12 per litre of ethyl alcohol. If discrepancies occur that cannot be accounted for, a penalty could be assessed at the full excise duty rate of $11.696 per litre.
It is the responsibility of each staff member or researcher that purchases ethyl alcohol to ensure that accurate records are returned to Science Stores to meet audit requirements for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Staff and researchers must follow the guidelines outlined below when purchasing, receiving and using ethyl alcohol.
- Complete the Science Stores Ethyl Alcohol Record Sheet at the Science Stores front counter when purchasing ethyl alcohol.
- Take a Laboratory Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) Record Sheet for each 4 L bottle of ethanol purchased.
- Complete the log of ethanol usage in the laboratory, and when a 4 L container is completely used, return the Record Sheet to Science Stores.
- Science Stores will maintain the records of usage on file for current plus six years.
Ordering Life Science Products
Please electronically attach spreadsheet to purchase requisition
Alsco (Lab Coats)
We completed a multi-faculty RFP for rental and purchasing of lab coats and other research textiles (e.g. isolation gowns, scrub sets, towels, etc.), which resulted in an award to Alsco.
- Each lab will be provided with an online account; enabling you to manage your inventory, track your costs, and communicate with Alsco.
- Each coat will have a label in the collar identifying the lab.
- It is recommended that each researcher have 3 coats (1 to wear, 1 in the wash, & 1 backup).
- Labs have the choice of storing their coats in Science Stores or in another location of their choice.
Please create a Requisition (use the pricing information to estimate your annual spend) to obtain a Blanket PO.
For lab coat pricing, please click here:
For free waste disposal of solvents, chemicals, sharps or biohazardous materials, please use the online pickup request form. Labels must be picked up from Science Stores.
Waste Disposal pick up days on the Burnaby campus are Tuesday and Friday mornings. The cut-off time for requesting disposal is 3:00 pm Monday for Tuesday pick up and 3:00pm Thursday for Friday pick up. Surrey campus pickups are every second Thursday, and Vancouver campus pickups are as needed.
If you require regular weekly pick up, please schedule using the online pickup request form.
If you purchase lecture size toxic gas cylinders, please refer to the section on Gas cylinders for important information.
Please direct questions to Catherine Peltier (cpeltier@sfu.ca)
For free delivery of hazardous chemicals complete the eRequisition form.
Delivery dates are Tuesday and Friday mornings.