ALERT ATTENTION ⚠️
In observance of a holiday, Agilent CrossLab/iLab Operations Software Support Help Desk will be closed during U.S. hours on Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th, 2025. We will resume regular U.S. support hours on Monday, December 1st, 2025. EU and APAC Support will remain open during this time. For urgent matters, please add "Urgent" to the ticket/email subject or press "1" when prompted to escalate a call on the iLab Support phone, and we will prioritize those requests first.

The Shared Instrumentation Laboratory (SIL) within the UNR Department of Chemistry is an instrumentation resource primarily for university students and faculty. Undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students can receive training and operate the instruments on a day-to-day basis. Researchers wishing to use the instruments should submit a training request through iLab. Non-University affiliated entities can use the SIL instruments after training on a per-fee basis after setting up a Facility and Equipment Use Agreement with the Nevada Center for Applied Research. Users must provide necessary consumables and supplies to analyze their samples, including gloves, sample vials, and specialty items depending on the instrument used such as columns and syringes, unless already available in the SIL.
See more info on our internal server: argenta2.rd.unr.edu (only accessible on the UNR network) or the UNR Shared Instruments Lab website.
| Director of Instrumentation |
| Stephen Spain |
| Office: CB011 |
| Cell: 775-501-0904 |
| smspain@unr.edu |
| Staff Research Associate |
| Janina Ruprecht |
| Office: CB024 |
| jruprecht@unr.edu |
| Hours/Days Open | Hours/Days Staffed (if different) | Location |
| Chemistry Internal 24/7 | Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm | 1664 N. Virginia Street |
| Chemistry, Mail stop 0216 | ||
| Reno, NV 89557 |
https://www.unr.edu/chemistry/research/shared-instruments-lab
argenta2.rd.unr.edu argenta2.rd.unr.edu (only available on main UNR campus)
| Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Spain |
Director of Instrumentation
|
smspain@unr.edu
|
CB 011
|
|
| Janina Ruprecht |
Research Staff Associate
|
jruprecht@unr.edu
|
CB 024
|
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