[labnetwork] lab benchmarking exercise
Gheorghe Iordache
gheorghe.iordache at kaust.edu.sa
Mon Feb 15 04:18:06 EST 2021
Dear colleagues,
I'm running a lab benchmarking exercise and I would like to kindly ask for your feedback to the extent you will be able to share the info.
Please see the table below with the numbers for KAUST Nanofabrication Core Lab and if you will be able to help please fill in your lab numbers on the dedicated column and send it to me in confidence to gheorghe.iordache at kaust.edu.sa<mailto:gheorghe.iordache at kaust.edu.sa> .
IMPORTANT NOTE: Your input will be used by me only for the above mentioned exercise and it will not be disclosed to anyone else.
Thank you in advance and all please Stay Safe!
Question
KAUST
Your lab here
Academic or Industry?
University
Government of private?
private
user shared lab with independent management or run by faculty?
independent Core Lab in charge with equipment maintenance and training users; faculty would suggest new equipment to be purchased
cleanroom area [sq. meter]
2000
cleanroom class (ISO)
5
no. of lab staff / PhD / Engineers / Technicians
19 / 10 / 6 / 3
no. of current users
178
no. of faculty
48
no. of equipment
140
cleanroom open to users 24/7 ?
NO
do you run a cost recovery business model?
NO
the 3 most used equipment / their usage % 24h / backup equipment available?
Deposition e-beam Evaporator / 37% / YES
PPMS_2B_tf / 22% / YES
PPMS_2_tf / 21% / YES
Cleanroom Specific safety training and emergency response
YES
Training tracking system
YES / Badger
Safety Training refresher for staff and users
every 3 years
Critical Equipment Training refresher
if not used for 6 months
Equipment reservation system ?
YES / Badger
Equipment/Asset maintenance system ?
YES/FiiX
lab ISO 14644 compliant or certified ?
ISO 14644 compliant
do you have a microfluidics lab?
YES
hosting SME research or production?
NO
equipment mainenance - mostly [in-house or service contracts]
in-house
Buddy system recommended or compulsory?
recommended
Lab Control System monitored 24/7
YES
Emergency response communication
Core Labs WhatsApp on business mobile phones. Connected to campus emergency response
Emergency response team [lab internal or external]
Campus Fire Department
Toxic Gas Monitoring System
YES
All Alarm response to Fire Department
YES
Safety Walkthrough
Biweekly
Kind regards,
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Gheorghe IORDACHE, PhD Physics, MBA
Director of the Nanofabrication Core Lab
KAUST
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Al Khawarizmi Building 1 East, Level 3, Office 3415
Thuwal 23955-6900
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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