Laboratory Stores
Tom Sheluga, Laboratory Stores Manager, oversees operation of the Laboratory Stores; shipping, receiving, and delivery of packages; and materials management within the building, including the organization and operation of the MBH 218 lecture prep room, field equipment storage rooms, and sixth floor storage areas. He is also responsible for overseeing many laboratory safety functions, including hazardous waste accumulation, pickup, and disposal; chemical spill cleanup; management of material safety data sheets; and testing eyewash stations.
Tom can be contacted by phone at 802 443 5619
You can also E-mail Tom
Laboratory Stores
The Laboratory Stores stocks a variety of glassware items, lab supplies, cylinder gases, bulk solvents including ethanol, and other chemicals. A printed index of the stockroom inventory is located on the service counter, and any item may be signed out in the white notebook, also located on the service counter. Please mark down your name, the name and code number of the item, and the quantity dispensed. Also, please be sure to make your entries in the section reserved for your department. Your department will be billed periodically for any items you have signed out.
The store also supplies liquid nitrogen. Because we cannot easily charge by the amount used, departments pay a prorated charge based on estimated annual usage.
Normal open hours for the stockroom are weekdays between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM during the academic terms and over most breaks. At other times, faculty and staff may access the Laboratory Stores by swiping your MiddCard and the liquid nitrogen storage closet by using your department master key.
Package receiving and delivery
All shipments to McCardell Bicentennial Hall are received and tracked through the Laboratory Stores. Student stockroom staff will then deliver each package to the proper recipient. To arrange a specific location for particular types of deliveries, speak with Tom Sheluga.
Please be aware that it is not always possible to distinguish between business and personal shipments without opening the package. If you are expecting a package that you do not wish to be opened, please alert Tom in advance.
Certain express packages as well as small packages shipped via the U.S. Postal Service may occasionally be delivered to you directly without passing through the stockroom. If any such item has been purchased with College funds, please be sure to initial the packing slip and send it to Tom Sheluga so that we can complete the accounting for the purchase.
Outgoing shipments
Outgoing shipments too large to be picked up by the student mail carriers are handled by the Laboratory Stores. This includes large bundles of Campus Mail as well as Fed Ex, UPS, or U.S. Postal Service packages. For your convenience, the Laboratory Stores has the necessary forms for sending items via the College’s Mailing Service or for a direct Fed Ex pickup
You may either bring your package directly to the Laboratory Stores, or call ext. 5619 to arrange for a pickup.
Laboratory safety, hazardous waste, spill cleanup
A brief sketch of these topics is presented below under Safety and Environmental Issues. For more complete information, please refer to the Middlebury College Chemical Hygiene Plan, available at http://www.middlebury.edu/administration/stss/bihall/ or from Tom Sheluga, Cathy Ekstrom, or Tim Wickland. Please note that all College personnel are required by federal and state regulations to conduct laboratory activities in compliance with this Plan.