Surface and Material Characterization

Lab overview

The Surface and Material Characterization (SMC) Laboratory and the Molecular and Chemical Crystallography Laboratory (CCL) provide a safe and well-resourced laboratory facility that meets the needs of Khalifa University’s research community in the area of materials characterization of structural, compositional and thermal properties. The Lab provides support in a wide range of techniques including: 

  • Phase and mineral identification and structure determination of crystalline materials
  • Elemental composition studies and functional group determination

The facility is open to trained and authorized users. We provide training to the Khalifa University research community, as well as to external users.

  • All lab users must be fully trained and authorized (certified) to use the equipment in the lab facilities. We offer training courses for all of the equipment. If you have to cancel your training, please do so at least 48 hours in advance.
  • Users must comply at any time to KU Health and Safety policies. No users will be allowed in the lab if they did not attend the EHS training for lab access.
  • The lab custodian must be notified immediately of any unsafe conditions observed. All equipment damages must be reported promptly, with the date and time of the incident to the facility’s lab manager.

Online EHS training requirements for SMC and CCL:

1

 COVID 19 Awareness

2

 EHS General Induction

3

 Workplace Ergonomics

4

 Lab Safety Induction

5

 Basic Fire Safety

6

 EHS Risk Assessment

7

 Electrical Safety

8

 Personal Protective Equipment

9

 Emergency Response and Preparedness

10

 Lab Waste Management

11

 Lab Ventilation/Chemical Fume Hood

12

 Compressed gas safety

13

 Chemical Safety and Industrial Hygiene

14

 Safety Shower and Eyewash Station

15

 Laser Safety
16  Radiation Safety

Trained and certified users can access equipment from 8:00am to 5pm, Monday till Thursday, and 8.30am to 12.30pm on Fridays.

Sas-Al-Nakhl Campus, Umm Al Nar area

Labs 8-025 (SMC and CCL) and 8-023 (SMC)

Arzanah Building (Building 8)

Main Campus, Downtown Abu Dhabi

Lab L01020F

Building L

Dr. Thomas Delclos
Manager

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T +971 2 810 4340

Anjana Tharalekshmy

Core Lab Specialist

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T +971 2 312 3462