[labnetwork] lab benchmarking exercise

[Ferraguto, Thomas S]

I did this presentation in Utah 2016... I'll send you this data directly.
You can add it build on it... There's some overlap

Best

Tom

Thomas S. Ferraguto
Saab ETIC Nanofabrication Laboratory Director
Saab ETIC Building Director
1 University Avenue
Lowell MA 01854
Mobile 617-755-0910
Land 978-934-1809
Fax 978-934-1014



From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Gheorghe Iordache
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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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