Welcome to the Georgia Tech Institute for Matter and Systems! To become a member of the IMS - Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility, please follow the steps below.  Click here if you'd like to view the schedule for our upcoming orientation dates.

Internal Users

Internal users are researchers who are active students or faculty at Georgia Tech.

External Users

External users are researchers from academic institutions other than Georgia Tech, government laboratories, and industry. If you are coming from an academic or government institution, you will pay the same rates as internal Georgia Tech users. Prospective external users will need to first contact Dr. Hang Chen (hang.chen@gatech.edu), who will walk you through the preliminary process of becoming a Georgia Tech affiliate. Once we have received and processed your information, you will receive further instruction from the IMS operations staff.

Getting Started

Prospective users, both internal and external, must first join their respective principal investigator’s (PI) billing group, and the IMS - Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility equipment group within the Georgia Tech Shared User Management System (SUMS). If you intend to work within the IMS cleanrooms, you must also attend a virtual new researcher orientation and complete our prerequisite training requirements. You can register for a scheduled orientation on our training requirements page.

Create a SUMS Account

You can create your SUMS account by logging into https://sums.gatech.edu/ using your GT username and password. External users will receive this information upon completion of the affiliate process. While logged in, please take the time to fill out your SUMS profile information.

Join Your PI’s Billing Group

• Select “Billing Groups” from the top tool bar, and then select “Billing Group Search” from the drop-down menu
• Search for and select the billing group you will be working with
• Select the “Join Billing Group” tab and then press “Click here to request to join”
• Access will be granted upon approval from a billing group administrator

Join the IMS - Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility Equipment Group

The training requirements page can be accessed here. It can also be accessed from anywhere on SUMS by following the steps below.

• Select “Equipment Groups” from the top tool bar, and then select “Equipment Group Search” from the drop-down menu
• Search for the IMS - Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility and once found, press the “Open” button
• Click on the “Become A Member” link, which will take you to the training requirements page
• Register for and attend one of the scheduled new researcher orientations

The new researcher orientation will cover the IMS policies and procedures, lab-specific safety training, and basic process/fabrication development. Upon completion of the orientation and prerequisite training requirements, you will become a member of the equipment group. You will be authorized to use the cleanrooms and start getting trained on the process equipment within them.