Please contact our core facility email (CHEM-FACILITY-L@cornell.edu) to discuss your project and receive a formal quotation. Please do not send samples before contacting us. We will discuss methods of sampling that will best fit your questions. Once we’ve discussed your situation, you can send your samples.
How to submit samples
Each sample should be packed individually and labeled with a unique ID
Place samples in appropriate containers (small tubes or boxes, each individually labeled with a unique ID) with secondary containment so things won’t be crushed or spilled during shipment. In other words, collect your samples in small appropriately sized containers, then place those samples in a box and ship them all together. Do not ship whole frames of comb, 1 kg soil cores, or other large samples that have not been placed in small tubes or boxes. For liquid samples, place the tubes or bottles inside a plastic bag and seal the bag with duct tape so anything that spills during shipping won’t contaminate all samples in the box.
Send us an Excel sheet with the unique IDs for your samples
For example, if you send us five samples, label the tubes something like: A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5. Then email us an Excel sheet with five rows labeled A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5. Send this Excel sheet to us when you send your samples in the mail.
Ship your samples in the mail
The package must be shipped overnight on dry ice or with cold packs at the very least. Please use a tracked mail service and email us the tracking number.
If shipping via FedEx or UPS, use this address:
Wayne Anderson
Cornell University, Department of Entomology
129 Garden Ave.
4133 Comstock Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
If shipping via USPS, use this address:
Wayne Anderson
Cornell University, Department of Entomology
311 East Palm Rd.
4133 Comstock Hall
Ithaca, NY 14850
Once we receive your samples
We’ll ensure all samples described in your Excel sheet are present and correctly identified, then you’ll receive a unique ID by email. Use the unique ID to determine the status of your analysis at the CCECF webpage: https://blogs.cornell.edu/ccecf/sample-queue/.
Policy on excess material storage
We will discard excess sample material 60 days after sending your results. If you would like for us to return excess sample material, please let us know and we will coordinate with you.