Trish Hredzak
Department Laboratory Manager, Chemical Engineering
Trish Hredzak is the research lab manager for the Department of Chemical Engineering, where she helps to lead department-wide efforts to strengthen safe, sustainable, and high-performing research operations. Working closely with faculty, staff, students, and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), she supports consistent training, compliance, and responsible research practices across the department's extensive shared lab network. She also assists practical aspects of equipment usage including the scheduling of equipment installations, maintenance, and calibration of the department's shared lab assets.
Contact Trish Hredzak for:
- Support for lab setup, transitions, and best practices
- Department-wide lab safety guidance and consultation
- Assistance with shared equipment logistics
- Management of department equipment recharge centers
- Help with ChemE Store lab consumable supplies and/or access
- Coordination of equipment with annual preventative maintenance contracts
- Scheduling of balance, pipette, and biosafety cabinet calibrations and/or certifications
- Assistance with compressed gas cylinder ordering
- Coordination of lab safety training, hazardous waste disposal, and green lab practices