Announcements
This page displays recent announcements and updates for the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility. Links to archived announcements and updates are available at the end of the page.
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Contents
- 1 Announcements May 2026
- 2 2026/04/22 Planned Lab Closure due to Strobic Fan Shutdown
- 3 Announcements April 2026
- 4 2026/04/16 RESOLVED Online Services scheduler outage
- 5 2026/04/10 RESOLVED Online Services server issue
- 6 2026/03/24 RESOLVED Lab evacuation and closure
- 7 Archived Announcements and Updates
- 8 Other
Announcements May 2026
- LNF News and Events
- LNF Smart Start beginning 5/11/26
- Dress Code Reminder
- May 2026 Tri-Annual Purge
- Memorial Day Schedule Reminder - 5/25/26
- LNF User Communication Meeting on 6/10/26
- Defenses
- Job Openings
- Facility Updates
- User Storage Clean-Up in ROBIN on 5/28/26
- Parking Permit Renewals
- Tool Updates
- P5000 PECVD
- PVD 75
- Mid-Week target change process for Lab 18s
- Plasmatherm 790 RIE
- Bruker Icon AFM
- EVG 510 & 520 Updates
- Pressure Plate Check out Changes
- Compressible Graphite
- LTO in S1T2 and S1T4
- LNF User Committee
- LNF User Committee Meeting
2026/04/22 Planned Lab Closure due to Strobic Fan Shutdown
3PM update: Exhaust work has been completed early, the LNF will reopen at 3:30pm. Please check the scheduler for up to date tool availability.
Lab closure planned April 22, 6am-4:30pm due to exhaust maintenance.
Announcements April 2026
- LNF News and Events
- Wafer Bonding Tech Talk on 4/8/26
- LNF Closed for Strobic Fan Shutdown on 4/22/26
- LNF Smart Start beginning 5/11/26
- Dress Code Reminder
- May 2026 Tri-Annual Purge
- Defenses
- Job Openings
- Facility Updates
- Policy reminder: Secure access to labs
- User Storage Clean-Up in ROBIN on 5/28/26
- Safety Updates
- Lessons Learned: Cleaning Wet Benches and protocol while setting up samples/preparing bench
- Loss of Wet Bench Access
- Tool Updates
- Heidelberg DWL66+ Laser Lithography
- CMP Strasbaugh 6EC Offline
- YES Plasma Stripper
- P5000 PECVD
- PVD 75
- SEM Maintenance
- IT Updates
- Okta and U-M Authentication
- Policy reminder: Lab kiosks and walkup PCs
- Lab Management System beta testing (LNF-NEMO)
- LNF User Committee
- LNF User Committee Meeting
- Game Night on 4/24/26
2026/04/16 RESOLVED Online Services scheduler outage
10:30AM: Issue resolved
10AM: Online Services Scheduler is failing to load. LNF Staff are working on addressing the problem.
2026/04/10 RESOLVED Online Services server issue
Online Services is failing to load the login page. LNF Staff have been notified regarding upcoming reservations.
7:25AM: Online Services RESTORED.
6:00AM: Coding issue detected
2026/03/24 RESOLVED Lab evacuation and closure
Wed 3/25/26 7am: Lab has reopened.
Tue 3/24/26 11pm: Lab has been secured but remains closed until Wed 3/25 morning.
Tue 3/24/26 9:30pm: Detection and lab evacuation.
