[Entm-researchstaff] ***POSTPONED*****Fwd: upcoming electrical shutdown
William Sutton
bill.sutton at ucr.edu
Thu Oct 30 09:48:07 PDT 2025
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*Bill Sutton*
*Procurement Supervisor One*
*University California Riverside*
*170 Entomology*
*Riverside, CA 92521*
*Phone: 951-827-5704*
*Fax: 951-827-3086*
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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Joseph Dyer <joseph.dyer at ucr.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: upcoming electrical shutdown
To: Sabrina Schuster <sabrina.schuster at ucr.edu>
Cc: Joseph Dyer <joseph.dyer at ucr.edu>, Dierk Biggs <dierk.biggs at ucr.edu>,
Estella Davalos <estella.davalos at ucr.edu>, Cynthia Carolina <
Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu>, Imad Bayoun <imad.bayoun at ucr.edu>,
William Sutton <bill.sutton at ucr.edu>, Kirk Quash <kirkq at ucr.edu>, Alan
Siero <alan.siero at ucr.edu>, Christiane Weirauch <christiw at ucr.edu>, Adam
Schnirel <aschnire at ucr.edu>, James Burnette <jim.burnette at ucr.edu>,
Katayoon Dehesh <katayoon.dehesh at ucr.edu>, Chantti Compay <
chantti.compay at ucr.edu>
Hi All,
Thank you for the feedback. We are postponing this shutdown. When we have
a date/time I will update everyone, including those on the list that were
not included in the initial conversation.
Thank you
*Joe Dyer*
*Assistant Director of Maintenance*
Maintenance Services | University of California, Riverside
3401 Watkins Dr., Riverside, CA 92507
Office: (951) 827- 9906 | Cell: (951) 462-0106 | joseph.dyer at ucr.edu
Facilities 24/7 Support: (951) 827-4214 | facilities.ucr.edu
On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM Sabrina Schuster <sabrina.schuster at ucr.edu>
wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> One more update:
>
> I&Q (there is a generator for this building but we have been advised that
> running it for 8-12 hours is potentially problematic due to its age and
> recent repairs)-Imad Bayoun
>
> Chapman Hall-Christine Weirauch/Bill Sutton/Wendy Tapia/Erin Rankin
>
> Entomology Museum-Christine Weirauch/Bill Sutton
>
> Biological Sciences-Estella Davalos/Dierk Biggs
>
> University Lab Building=Campbell Hall-Jim Burnette
>
> Entomology-Christine Weirauch/Bill Sutton
>
> Genomics-Katayoon Dehesh/Chantti Compay
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sabrina
>
>
> *Sabrina A. Schuster, BS, MBA*
>
> CNAS Dean’s Office Facilities Liaison/Physical Planning
>
> 951.827.5163 Voice | 951.543.5689 iPhone
>
> CNAS Dean’s Office, Olmsted Hall 2303
>
> 900 University Avenue
>
> Riverside, CA 92521
>
> Zoom: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/8303171506
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM Sabrina Schuster <sabrina.schuster at ucr.edu>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I would like to make sure we have the right contacts for these buildings:
>>
>> I&Q (there is a generator for this building but we have been advised that
>> running it for 8-12 hours is potentially problematic due to its age and
>> recent repairs)-Imad Bayoun
>>
>> Chapman Hall-Christine Weirauch/Bill Sutton
>>
>> Entomology Museum-Christine Weirauch/Bill Sutton
>>
>> Biological Sciences-Estella Davalos/Dierk Biggs
>>
>> University Lab Building=Campbell Hall-Jim Burnette
>>
>> Entomology-Christine Weirauch/Bill Sutton
>>
>> Genomics-Katayoon Dehesh/Chantti Compay
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Sabrina
>>
>>
>> *Sabrina A. Schuster, BS, MBA*
>>
>> CNAS Dean’s Office Facilities Liaison/Physical Planning
>>
>> 951.827.5163 Voice | 951.543.5689 iPhone
>>
>> CNAS Dean’s Office, Olmsted Hall 2303
>>
>> 900 University Avenue
>>
>> Riverside, CA 92521
>>
>> Zoom: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/8303171506
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM Sabrina Schuster <
>> sabrina.schuster at ucr.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> Estella noticed that Dierk Biggs and I noticed that Jim Burnette
>>> were not included in this initial email notification. Is it possible to
>>> postpone the work/shutdown for 2 weeks? We need more time to ensure that
>>> people are ready. We also need to assess where we are vulnerable because
>>> some of the older buildings do not have orange plugs for backup support.
>>> BSB has animals and these operations run 24/7. Thank you so much.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Sabrina
>>>
>>>
>>> *Sabrina A. Schuster, BS, MBA*
>>>
>>> CNAS Dean’s Office Facilities Liaison/Physical Planning
>>>
>>> 951.827.5163 Voice | 951.543.5689 iPhone
>>>
>>> CNAS Dean’s Office, Olmsted Hall 2303
>>>
>>> 900 University Avenue
>>>
>>> Riverside, CA 92521
>>>
>>> Zoom: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/8303171506
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM Joseph Dyer <joseph.dyer at ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Brian and Kirk,
>>>>
>>>> Do we have a plan for this?
>>>>
>>>> *Joe Dyer*
>>>>
>>>> *Assistant Director of Maintenance*
>>>>
>>>> Maintenance Services | University of California, Riverside
>>>>
>>>> 3401 Watkins Dr., Riverside, CA 92507
>>>>
>>>> Office: (951) 827- 9906 | Cell: (951) 462-0106 | joseph.dyer at ucr.edu
>>>>
>>>> Facilities 24/7 Support: (951) 827-4214 | facilities.ucr.edu
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM Estella Davalos <
>>>> estella.davalos at ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good morning,
>>>>>
>>>>> No one has addressed my inquiry regarding BSB, I've emailed twice. *BSB houses
>>>>> animals and many frozen materials as well, this would need to be discussed
>>>>> with faculty and the department Chair.*
>>>>>
>>>>> Estella
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM Cynthia Carolina <
>>>>> Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Good Morning,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Confirming the power shutdown will take place on 11/1 from 6am -6pm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cynthia Carolina
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Director of Facilities and Operations
>>>>>>
>>>>>> P:951.827.2468
>>>>>>
>>>>>> C:909.233.5183 (Text Only)
>>>>>> Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *https://somfacilities.ucr.edu <https://somfacilities.ucr.edu/>*
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>> *From:* Joseph Dyer <joseph.dyer at ucr.edu>
>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, October 24, 2025 10:24 AM
>>>>>> *To:* Cynthia Carolina <Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu>
>>>>>> *Cc:* Joseph Dyer <joseph.dyer at ucr.edu>; Imad Bayoun <
>>>>>> imad.bayoun at ucr.edu>; Sabrina Schuster <sabrina.schuster at ucr.edu>;
>>>>>> William Sutton <bill.sutton at ucr.edu>; Estella Davalos <
>>>>>> estella.davalos at ucr.edu>; Kirk Quash <kirkq at ucr.edu>; Alan Siero <
>>>>>> alan.siero at ucr.edu>; Christiane Weirauch <christiw at ucr.edu>; Adam
>>>>>> Schnirel <aschnire at ucr.edu>
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: upcoming electrical shutdown
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Cynthia
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SOMR's outage will be less than a minute long so I wouldn't expect a
>>>>>> generator to be necessary. I know you have labs in multiple buildings so
>>>>>> that may be a concern. Do any of the non-SOM buildings that are listed
>>>>>> have SOM occupants? If so, which of those buildings would benefit from
>>>>>> generator power?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Joe Dyer*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Assistant Director of Maintenance*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maintenance Services | University of California, Riverside
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3401 Watkins Dr., Riverside, CA 92507
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Office: (951) 827- 9906 | Cell: (951) 462-0106 |
>>>>>> joseph.dyer at ucr.edu
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Facilities 24/7 Support: (951) 827-4214 | facilities.ucr.edu
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://facilities.ucr.edu/__;!!OLyWHuc!RC0yGOexJkQY6iqiWFa3xiK4rAcmMnkfmF8bNxLhmOVGP1TBC2AAIzrQeXba4Y5LLFI8jKIOKewnZDYIPIyFvm27o_5P9FN3$>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM Cynthia Carolina <
>>>>>> Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Joe,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a question regarding the backup generators.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I understand that the generators are not recommended for prolonged
>>>>>> use. However, can we use them for a few hours to power sensitive
>>>>>> equipment? I believe this has been done successfully in the past, allowing
>>>>>> us to shut off all non-essential equipment as needed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cynthia Carolina
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Director of Facilities and Operations
>>>>>>
>>>>>> P:951.827.2468
>>>>>>
>>>>>> C:909.233.5183 (Text Only)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://somfacilities.ucr.edu
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://somfacilities.ucr.edu/__;!!OLyWHuc!RC0yGOexJkQY6iqiWFa3xiK4rAcmMnkfmF8bNxLhmOVGP1TBC2AAIzrQeXba4Y5LLFI8jKIOKewnZDYIPIyFvm27o8dd1xX9$>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* Estella Davalos <estella.davalos at ucr.edu>
>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2025 12:21 PM
>>>>>> *To:* Cynthia Carolina <Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu>
>>>>>> *Cc:* Imad Bayoun <imad.bayoun at ucr.edu>; Sabrina Schuster <
>>>>>> sabrina.schuster at ucr.edu>; Joseph Dyer <joseph.dyer at ucr.edu>;
>>>>>> William Sutton <bill.sutton at ucr.edu>; Kirk Quash <kirkq at ucr.edu>;
>>>>>> Alan Siero <alan.siero at ucr.edu>; Christiane Weirauch <
>>>>>> christiw at ucr.edu>
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: upcoming electrical shutdown
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> @Sabrina Schuster <sabrina.schuster at ucr.edu> and @Joseph Dyer
>>>>>> <joseph.dyer at ucr.edu> BSB houses animals and many frozen materials
>>>>>> as well, this would need to be discussed with faculty and the department
>>>>>> Chair.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM Cynthia Carolina <
>>>>>> Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Joe,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SOMRB will be prepared for the Saturday shutdown should you move
>>>>>> forward
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cynthia Carolina
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Director of Facilities and Operations
>>>>>>
>>>>>> P:951.827.2468
>>>>>>
>>>>>> C:909.233.5183 (Text Only)
>>>>>> Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://somfacilities.ucr.edu
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/somfacilities.ucr.edu/__;!!OLyWHuc!XgV2wCMQ2D5AQb2UL4TRaL6WbzwDecg_IbfMDv1Lj3KOvQtfUVlzgga9mbbH8OLpiZ7XYybUlMc42IKAgoGFnmn6brG3KFtAEjQF4g$>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* Imad Bayoun <imad.bayoun at ucr.edu>
>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 21, 2025 5:29 PM
>>>>>> *To:* Sabrina Schuster <sabrina.schuster at ucr.edu>
>>>>>> *Cc:* Joseph Dyer <joseph.dyer at ucr.edu>; Estella Davalos <
>>>>>> estellad at ucr.edu>; William Sutton <bill.sutton at ucr.edu>; Kirk Quash <
>>>>>> kirkq at ucr.edu>; Alan Siero <alan.siero at ucr.edu>; Cynthia Carolina <
>>>>>> Cynthia.Carolina at medsch.ucr.edu>; Christiane Weirauch <
>>>>>> christiw at ucr.edu>
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: upcoming electrical shutdown
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Joe
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for letting us know. Would it be possible to break down the
>>>>>> shutdown down time into 2 x 5-hours periods? I'm sure this would be very
>>>>>> difficult for you, but we cannot have a complete shutdown fo an extended
>>>>>> period of time. We have many insect colonies as well as some frozen
>>>>>> materials.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please let us know
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Imad
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ______________________________
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Imad M. Bayoun*, PhD
>>>>>> Insectary & Quarantine Officer (Entomology & Nematology)
>>>>>> Department of Entomology
>>>>>> University of California at Riverside
>>>>>> Riverside, CA 92521
>>>>>> 951-827-2595
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 3:23 PM Sabrina Schuster <
>>>>>> sabrina.schuster at ucr.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Joe,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for the heads up on the power outage. I will need to get
>>>>>> back to you regarding the CNAS buildings, I believe that Peter (our Dean)
>>>>>> previously discussed power outages at I&Q with Adam. Let me discuss with
>>>>>> appropriate people and I will circle back with you. Thanks again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sabrina
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Sabrina A. Schuster, BS, MBA*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> CNAS Dean’s Office Facilities Liaison/Physical Planning
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 951.827.5163 Voice | 951.543.5689 iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> CNAS Dean’s Office, Olmsted Hall 2303
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 900 University Avenue
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Riverside, CA 92521
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Zoom: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/8303171506
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM Joseph Dyer <joseph.dyer at ucr.edu>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am writing to get your feedback on a planned electrical outage for
>>>>>> the infrastructure upgrade project. It is currently being planned for
>>>>>> 11/1/2025 from 6am-6pm. These buildings will have no power for all or most
>>>>>> of the outage:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I&Q (there is a generator for this building but we have been advised
>>>>>> that running it for 8-12 hours is potentially problematic due to its age
>>>>>> and recent repairs)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chapman Hall
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Entomology Museum
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Biological Sciences
>>>>>>
>>>>>> University Lab Building
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Entomology
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Genomics and SOMR will both experience short "blips" when their loads
>>>>>> are transferred to another circuit about 6 to 8 hours after
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are a couple others related to the school of business but I
>>>>>> will reach out to them separately. We'd like to get a feel for the impact
>>>>>> and discuss if there is an opportunity to minimize that for you. We expect
>>>>>> the outage to last 8 hours, but we are requesting 12 based on potential
>>>>>> unforeseen events. Would it help if we moved the shutdown to overnight
>>>>>> hours? Do you have any other suggestions or concerns?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you all for your feedback,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Joe Dyer*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Assistant Director of Maintenance*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maintenance Services | University of California, Riverside
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/search/California,*Riverside*3401*Watkins*Dr.,*Riverside,*CA*92507*Office:*(951?entry=gmail&source=g__;KysrKysrKysr!!OLyWHuc!VDZRTv6ETZaEO1L9Sszg7-MHpNyZdzKPYRzX4aE63RDmqaijctuuwlkihqIh6euJe2yjHpn6A5slyE8p-p1DyinyUx2fPigb$>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3401 Watkins Dr., Riverside, CA 92507
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/search/California,*Riverside*3401*Watkins*Dr.,*Riverside,*CA*92507*Office:*(951?entry=gmail&source=g__;KysrKysrKysr!!OLyWHuc!VDZRTv6ETZaEO1L9Sszg7-MHpNyZdzKPYRzX4aE63RDmqaijctuuwlkihqIh6euJe2yjHpn6A5slyE8p-p1DyinyUx2fPigb$>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Office: (951
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/search/California,*Riverside*3401*Watkins*Dr.,*Riverside,*CA*92507*Office:*(951?entry=gmail&source=g__;KysrKysrKysr!!OLyWHuc!VDZRTv6ETZaEO1L9Sszg7-MHpNyZdzKPYRzX4aE63RDmqaijctuuwlkihqIh6euJe2yjHpn6A5slyE8p-p1DyinyUx2fPigb$>)
>>>>>> 827- 9906 | Cell: (951) 462-0106 | joseph.dyer at ucr.edu
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Facilities 24/7 Support: (951) 827-4214 | facilities.ucr.edu
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/facilities.ucr.edu/__;!!OLyWHuc!VDZRTv6ETZaEO1L9Sszg7-MHpNyZdzKPYRzX4aE63RDmqaijctuuwlkihqIh6euJe2yjHpn6A5slyE8p-p1DyinyU2u1asGu$>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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