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User Facilities

This page provides a gateway to information on the User Facilities operated by The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy.  A User Agreement is required to be in place before experiments may begin and a facility may be utilized.  The User Agreement defines the terms and conditions for the use of the User Facilities and is the mechanism that allows users to retain ownership of their intellectual property.  Due to the unique differences in the nature of the research and how the research is conducted in the various User Facilities, two unique Non-Proprietary User Agreements are currently in use.  One Agreement covers the Advanced Light Source, the National Center for Electron Microscopy, and the Molecular Foundry facilities.  The other Agreement covers the Joint Genome Institute. 

The following links provide additional information on each User Facility:

• Advanced Light Sources (ALS)

• The Joint Genome Institute (JGI)

• The Molecular Foundry (TMF)

• National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

• National Center for Electron Microscopy

• 88-Inch Cyclotron

ALS, NCEM & TMF:

The ALS, NCEM and TMF User Facilities require only one blanket User Agreement Appendix for a User Organization.  The blanket Appendix allows all User researchers affiliated with the organization to access the specified User Facilities provided that the User researcher's project has been approved and the facility use has been scheduled by the User Facility

JGI:

The JGI User Facility has two User Agreement Appendices that cover DNA sequencing work and DNA synthesis work and cover all approved sequencing or synthesis projects for User researchers from a specific User Organization.

Inter-Laboratory Utilization Agreement:

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has executed a Bilateral DOE Laboratory Utilization Agreement (BDLUA) with the following National Labs:

• Ames Laboratory (Expiration: auto-renewal annually if not terminated)

• Argonne National Laboratory (Expiration: 01-Dec-2025, then auto renew annually)

• Brookhaven National Laboratory (Expiration: 16-Jul-2025)

• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Expiration31-Jan-20205, then auto renew annually)

• Idaho National Laboratory (Expiration: auto-renewal annually if not terminated)

• Jefferson Lab (Expiration: auto-renewal annually if not terminated)

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory* (Expiration: auto-renewal annually if not terminated) *Note this agreement only covers employees - consultants are not covered.

• Los Alamos National Laboratory (Expiration 26-January-2026, then auto renew annually)

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Expiration 26-January-2026, then auto renew annually)

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Expiration: auto-renewal annually on 06-July)

• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Expiration: auto-renewal annually on 20-April)

• Sandia National Laboratory (Expiration: 13-Feb-2023, then auto-renew annually)

• Savannah River National Laboratory (Expiration: 24-Aug-2020)

• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Expiration:06 Nov-2022, then auto-renewal annually) 

Search Our ALS and TMF User List (Non-Proprietary User Agreements):

*User Agreement expiration dates marked by an asterisk automatically renew for additional five-year terms, unless the agreement is terminated by either Party.