The SIF is closed November 28-29, 2024 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. No data or invoicing will be available during that time.
The UC Davis campus and SIF will be minimally staffed during the Winter Break, Dec. 21, 2024 - Jan. 1, 2025, and closed for Christmas and New Years. The SIF will have limited invoicing and shipment access during this Winter Break. If you have time-sensitive funding deadlines during this period, please contact us before December 16, 2024 to allow time to process administrative requests.
The SIF now uses Stratocore PPMS for budgetary estimates, invoicing, and payment. A step-by-step guide for PPMS account creation is outlined here; detailed PPMS user guides for (1) UC Davis and (2) external (including other UC) researchers can be downloaded under Documents at the bottom of this page.
All first-time users will need to set up a PPMS account prior to placing an order. Subsequent orders from outside researchers should not require additional updates within PPMS. However, UC Davis researchers should update recharge account information, as necessary.
PPMS Account Creation
1. Navigate to PPMS for the UC Davis Stable Isotope Facility (https://ppms.us/ucdavis/?SIF).
2. If you are a first-time user, create an account. Follow instructions in the guide below. IMPORTANT: PPMS groups lab members by PI -- please take care to set up the PI account first. Lab members may then create their own accounts and associate their account with their PI. Your account will typically be verified in 2-3 business days.
Order Placement
3. Once your account has been created, you may request an order using our Order Form. Sample lists are required for the review of all order requests and, if your shipment will require the international transfer of wildlife materials or samples, a Species Lists addendum is required as well. All samples lists can be found under Documents at the bottom of the page.
Please note: Order requests are restricted to a single analysis; requests for multiple analyses require separate order requests. Thank you.
6. Once your order request has been submitted, staff will review your order and contact you with any questions. Once the review is complete, you will receive an order number and confirmation with shipment instructions. DO NOT SHIP YOUR SAMPLES UNTIL YOUR ORDER HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.
9. After you have been notified that your order has been accepted, you are welcome to ship your samples by following the instructions in our sample submission protocol found here. Please follow these instructions carefully in order to ensure safe transit of your samples.
Acceptance of an order is an estimate of service fees. Final service fees may differ, depending on sample composition, preparation, differences between order and receipt, or other variances. Orders may be adjusted to accommodate those variances, after receipt. You will receive notification, if any adjustments are required.
Help: If you encounter problems with setting up your PPMS account, please contact the PPMS implementation team at PPMS@ucdavis.edu