SSC Visitor information

Due to recent increases in the amount of spam received via our software submission form, we have elected to suspend usage of the electronic submission form. We provide alternate instructions for submitting visitor requests below. Thank you for understanding.

The Science User Support Team at the Spitzer Science Center is available to assist potential science visitors to the SSC with needed facilities for the visit. If you are a scientist who needs to visit collaborators at the SSC, please submit the information below to the Helpdesk (help@spitzer.caltech.edu). If you are instead from the general public, we have a separate collection of resources for you.

Please submit the following content manually to the SSC Helpdesk via help@spitzer.caltech.edu at least one week or 5 business days prior to start of visit. Thank you for announcing your visit early!

Today's Date: Date(s) of Visit:

Estimated Time of Arrival at SSC (if known):

Visitor Name:
Institution:
E-mail Address:
Phone Number:
Purpose of Visit:

SSC Contact Person:


The SSC maintains an Affiliated Network that visitors with laptops can plug into and access the internet. Visitors are encouraged to have DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) software installed on their laptops prior to their visit to accommodate this connection. Access to SSC printers is possible with this network. Visitors must fill out and sign an Affiliated Network Access Request Form when they arrive. This form asks for basic information about your laptop (type, model, OS, MAC address) so we can backtrack to a user if an issue arises.

Is access to the Affiliated Network needed?


The SSC has four science desktop computers (Macs) and two Linux laptop computers with external keyboards and external 20" monitors. The desktop and laptop computers will be assigned to SSC visitors on a first come, first served basis.

If a visitor computer account is needed, would you prefer to have a Linux or a Mac account?


Any other requests you may have of the SSC during your visit?



Thank you, and we look forward to accommodating your visitor needs.

Spitzer Science Center

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