[labnetwork] lab benchmarking exercise

[Gheorghe Iordache]

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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