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Working with GFDL

If you have accepted a position with GFDL or Princeton University’s Cooperative Institute for Climate Science, or plan to visit or collaborate with GFDL (locally or remotely), there are several steps you need to take to secure access to the GFDL buildings and/or obtain a computer account.

Please review the requirements below and complete the necessary forms. Please do not send materials via email as they may contain sensitive personally identifiable information (PII). Instead, all forms must be faxed to 609-452-5395 or sent via express or regular mail to:

GFDL In-Processing
Forrestal Campus, Princeton University
201 Forrestal Road
Princeton, NJ 08540

If you wish to transmit materials to us via encrypted email, please send us your email address via facsimile at the number listed above and we will invite you into the Department of Commerce’s Accellion Secure File Transfer system, through which this material may be lawfully transmitted.

If You Are A…

Short Term Visitor (3 days or less)

  • You will need to bring a government issued photo ID (Passport, Driver’s License, etc.) or university ID to gain access to the building.

If you are a Foreign National you will also need the following:

  • Complete sections 1-6c of the foreign national visitor form and fax it along with a copy of your passport to 609-452-5395 at least 24 hours before your visit. Please do not email these documents. Upon arrival, a government issued photo ID (Passport, Driver’s License, etc.) is needed to gain access to the building.
  • Please have your GFDL Federal sponsor contact GFDL Administrative Services Offices to coordinate your visit.

Short Term Visitor (between 4 and 180 days)

If you are a Foreign National you will also need the following:

AOS Grad Student / Post-Doc / Princeton Intern

If you are a Foreign National you will also need the following:

Contractor Employee and Remote User (not requiring building access)

If you are a Foreign National you will also need the following:

Federal Employee