Peter Brenton is our amazing general administrative contact for the department, and the person who takes care of the space. The following info comes from his email on Sept. 3rd, 2014, so the "I" in the following contents refers to himPete sends an e-mail regarding spaces at the beginning of every school year. This information was gleaned from previous years' e-mails. If there is an "I" or "me" statement, it means Pete.
Whom to contact
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(Peter Brenton)
- Assignments:
- The PSFC provides office space for Fusion students, see your supervisor for an office assignment in those areas.
- Professor Cappellaro has offices in building 26 and will assign offices to her own students there.
- Professor Yildez has office spaces in building 13
- Contact me (email, call 617-253-3185 or stop by 24-111) when you aren't sure who to ask, and when its clearly not an academic question (that's Clare and Heather's area). At the very bottom of this email are instructions on the heat and air conditioning operation, for those who have yet to master thermodynamics.
- I occasionally send out emails that are forwarded from recruiters, event hosts, etc. If so I always leave the “FW:” in the subject so you know you can safely ignore it without hurting my feelings. I try to be selective. Feedback on what spam tastes like is welcome.
- The PSFC provides office space for Fusion students, see your supervisor for an office assignment in those areas. Professor Cappellaro has offices in building 26
- and will assign offices to her own students there.
- All other students
- will need to contact the ANS Co-Presidents for an office assignment (NW12, NW13, NW14, 24).
- Contact Pete Brenton (email pbrenton@mit.edu, call 617-253-3185 or stop by 24-111) when you aren't sure who to ask, and when its clearly not an academic question (that's Clare and Heather's area). At the very bottom of this email are instructions on the heat and air conditioning operation, for those who have yet to master thermodynamicsI’ll be entering everyone into the NW12 front door magic list. Email me late the first week of school if you have trouble accessing that door.
- Overall, please call or email me (for NSE spaces) and/or Facilities (Call FIXIT or 3-4948 or go to https://atlas-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/atlas/Main.action?tab=home&sub=group_servreq) if there is a problem with one of the below pieces of equipment, or any other facility emergency. Often people complain about the heat or A/C and often fixing the problem is a simple repair or inexpensive replacement, or even some basic instruction about proper use.
Basic rules about office space
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- an operating phone (one per office, not one per person)
- one desk for each student
- one ergonomically good chair for each student (that is, a decent adjustable height office chair with arms)
- a working ethernet jack for each student.
- WiFi coverage.
- Trash cans, and recycling bins appropriate to the space.
- Blinds on external windows.
- A reasonably well working printer within a reasonable distance with a reasonable number of users.
- Working heat, electricity, A/C.
Let me (Pete) know ASAP if any of these things are missing, not working, or working poorly. See the end of this message before telling me the heat or A/C is broken.
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