# On campus ## When you arrive We are physically located on the 4th floor at in the Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (CPE) building ([200 E. Dean Keeton St](https://maps.app.goo.gl/yyQJLTKJdNbLR8MH8)). Once you arrive on campus: * [**Get your UT ID card**](https://ut.service-now.com/sp?id=kb_article\&number=KB0011332) * **Get building access for CPE:** email the building manager Shallaco "Shak" () your UT EID, cc Wennie if needed * **Get access to the student office:** email Shak for any paperwork for get a key to the group office space * **Get your computer set up with the ChE IT:** email Jason () or Matt (), include your UT EID * **Make a spreadsheet of key deadlines, milestones, and courses (if applicable)** * For undergraduates, \~1-2 years out, i.e., what do you want to get out of the research experience (e.g., publications, conference presentation, senior thesis)? * For graduate students: 5-year plan including courses + key milestones/dates in your program * For postdocs: 1-2 years out; what is your exit strategy for the next step in your career? * **Get access to the shared group Box folder- email Wennie your UT EID.** * **Add yourself to the** [**group roster**](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16BUf3LbCsLSYEkHavr7eaon7rqqVybe25o_gSWobH-Y/edit?usp=sharing) **in the group Box folder.** * **Email the group to say hi and introduce yourself** * **Join mailing lists for seminars** * add yourself via: * email Charlotte Low to be added to Oden Institute mailing lists () * email Christa Hopkins to be added to Energy Institute mailing lists () * websites for seminar announcements * [Oden Institute](https://www.oden.utexas.edu/news-and-events/events/) * [Texas Materials Institute](https://tmi.utexas.edu/news-events/seminars/range.listevents/-) * **See also the resources/handbook from the university for postdocs and graduate students:** * covers topics like university-wide resources, career development, health insurance * **Get access to group computing allocation.** Set up a TACC and ACCESS account. See [TACC Resources](https://wang-materials-group.gitbook.io/group-handbook/hpc-resources/tacc-resources) for more information. ## **COVID policies** UT Austin has many resources to help with staying healthy on campus See the [main website](https://protect.utexas.edu/) for updates for Travis County. * [symptomatic testing](https://healthyhorns.utexas.edu/coronavirus_testing.html) * [free testing kits](https://healthyhorns.utexas.edu/self-test-kits.html) ## **Lunch and Refreshments** Join for lunch! This usually happens between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm. There are nice picnic seating areas in front and in between CPE and MechE buildings. Places to buy food: * Restaurants and coffee spots along Guadalupe St to the west of campus. (\~10 min walk) * some recommendations: Sip Pho, Arlo's, Madame Mam's, Via 313, Vaquero Taquero, Halal Bros * Coffee places: Lucky Lab Coffee Co., * Just to the northeast of CPE are a few additional places to eat (\~5 min walk) * Several locations of [O's Campus cafe](https://www.oscampuscafe.com/locations/), including EER across the bridge or the POB building --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wang-materials-group.gitbook.io/group-handbook/getting-started/on-campus.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.