New Members

In order to establish your KNI lab membership, please fill out the relevant form below and submit to Tiffany Kimoto (tkimoto@caltech.edu). External users will be required to submit additional paperwork. Note that you can find information on our usage rates here.

KNI Information & Billing Forms

• Caltech members
• Caltech SURF/WAVE students
• JPL members
• Non-Caltech Academic or Government members
• Corporate members

External Users

Non-Caltech Academic/Government and Corporate members are considered external users. There are additional requirements to set up an external user's KNI lab membership:

• Facilities Use Agreement (FUA)
• Proof of Liability Insurance (COI)
• Purchase Order (PO)

Please contact Tiffany Kimoto (tkimoto@caltech.edu) for full instructions and documents.

Next Steps

For all users: Once paperwork has been submitted, please contact Guy DeRose (derose@caltech.edu) to schedule your general safety training session. If you will be using the Tecnai TF-30 TEM only, you can bypass the general safety training requirement and contact Matthew Hunt (matthew.hunt@caltech.edu) directly to schedule instrument training.