Shipping
Sample shipments to/from Argonne have separate requirements according to their status as non-hazardous or hazardous.
Non-Hazardous Materials
Non-hazardous samples (including dry shippers without liquid), materials, and tools may be shipped to Argonne, or transported by the user. Please contact your local Safety Office for assistance with proper shipping methods. Packages should be addressed as follows:
Monday – Friday (Except Holidays)
- Name of BioCARS Contact Person
CARS, Building 434-B
9700 South Cass Avenue
Lemont, IL 60439
Saturday Deliveries
Saturday deliveries are accommodated.
The shipment must be sent to the Argonne Guest House, addressed to a person in your group who has a reservation there and
strictly following the Non-hazardous Saturday FedEx Delivery Procedure.
Biohazardous Materials
Please contact:
- Vukica Srajer
(630) 252-0455
v-srajer@uchicago.edu
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is forbidden to transport to Argonne or perform experiments at the APS with any of the Select Agents Listed by the CDC, and any of the high consequence livestock and plant pathogens and toxins listed in APHIS Agricultural Select Agents. The penalties for violating this law are severe. The APS is not registered with the CDC to possess, receive, or transport Select Agents.
Hazardous Materials
Users are NOT allowed to bring or ship hazardous or infectious substances directly to CARS.
These substances are materials identified as hazardous by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or International Air Transport Association (IATA), such as liquid nitrogen, propane, freon or ethane, and biological samples that are identified as hazardous by DOT or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These substances must be shipped to the address given below.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY USERS TRANSPORT A NONEXEMPT HAZARDOUS OR BIO-HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TO THE APS IN THEIR OWN VEHICLES.
For shipping of biohazardous materials to BioCARS please contact:
- Vukica Srajer
(630) 252-0455
v-srajer@uchicago.edu
Otherwise, to have a hazardous material shipped to CARS, please inform your CARS contact person of the shipment and address the package to:
- CARS Staff Person’s Name
CARS, Building 434-B
c/o HazMat Receiving, Building 46
9700 South Cass Avenue
Lemont, IL 60439
All substances MUST be packaged and labeled according to the DOT regulations or Argonne National Lab Receiving will refuse to accept the shipment. Please contact your local Safety Office for assistance with proper shipping methods.
X-Ray Scattering Contacts
Robert Henning
Research Beamline Scientist
(630) 252-0446
henning@cars.uchicago.edu
Irina Kosheleva
Research Beamline Scientist
(630) 252-0467
ikoshelev@cars.uchicago.edu
Solution Scattering Contacts
Irina Kosheleva
Research Beamline Scientist
(630) 252-0467
ikoshelev@cars.uchicago.edu
Crystallography Contacts
Robert Henning
Research Beamline Scientist
(630) 252-0446
henning@cars.uchicago.edu
Insik Kim
Research Beamline Scientist
(630) 252-2376
insik@uchicago.edu
Vukica Srajer
Research Beamline Scientist
(630) 252-0455
v-srajer@uchicago.edu