Academic service Center tool
History and Background
The Central Instrument Center, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, was established in 1999 with the objective of being a center for instruments for teaching, research, and academic services in sample analysis for internal and external units of the Faculty. This is to save budget for the purchase of expensive equipment that is duplicated in various departments of the faculty, to create unity in providing academic services, and to generate income for the faculty.
Administrative Structure of the Central Instrument Center
The Central Instrument Center is an agency under the supervision of the Office of the Faculty Secretary, which is an agency within the Faculty of Science and Technology. The administration and structure of the Central Instrument Center consists of 2 committees: the Executive Committee and the Operations Committee. The Executive Committee is responsible for setting guidelines for the Center’s operations and monitoring and evaluating the Center’s Operations Committee’s performance. The Operations Committee is responsible for managing and providing services to the Center, inspecting and maintaining instruments, and operating in accordance with the Executive Committee’s policies. The Executive Committee is divided into various divisions to operate in accordance with the policies: the Administrative Division, the Service Division, and the Instrument Division, as follows:
Location
The Central Instrument Center is located on the 2nd floor of the Preclinical Building (Building 71) with 8 laboratories at the Central Instrument Center:
- Office Room (Room 71207)
- HPLC Instrument Room
- Freeze Dryer Room
- AAS Room
- ICP Room
- FTIR and Spectrometer Room
- Sample Preparation and Water Analysis Room
- Glassware and Chemical Room
Mission
The Central Instrument Center provides the following services:
1. Sample Testing Service
1.1 Water testing analysis, such as pH, conductivity, salinity, color, turbidity, hardness, ammonia, and dissolved oxygen. (DO)Total Suspended Solids Total Dissolved SolidsTotal Solids Settleable Solids Nitrate, Chloride, Fluoride, Sulfate, Sulfide, Oil, and Grease COD BOD Total Nitrogen (TKN)Fe Cu Mn Mg Al B Ca Zn Na K Pb Cd Mo Ni Cr
1.2 Soil, Plant, Fertilizer Analysis such as acidity-alkalinity (pH), soil texture, EC, and organic matter (O.M.) Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) Cation Exchangeable (K, Ca, Mg) Potassium (K), Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, B Moisture
1.3 Metal group sample analysis with AAS
1.4 Sample analysis with HPLC
1.5 Functional group analysis with FTIR
1.6 Dry the sample by freeze-drying.
2. Providing scientific instruments, including:
– AAS machine used for analyzing and testing the amount of metals (Al, B, Ca, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Zn, Hg, As, etc.).
– HPLC machine used for analyzing the amount of chemicals, drugs, metabolites, vitamins, acids, proteins in food, plants, the environment, rubber, blood, etc.
– FTIR machine used for analyzing the functional groups of organic substances
– 1 Single Beam UV-Visible Spectrometer and 1 Double Beam
– Freeze dryer machine for drying samples (drying capacity 1 kg/day)
– 10-liter furnace, room temperature – 1,100 Celsius
– Semi-automatic nitrogen distillation machine
– Other machines such as a 200 C oven, water bath, digestion block, pH meter, hot plate, incubator, conductivity meter, sonicator bath, 4-position analytical balance, homogenizer, turbidimeter, freezer, nitrogen distillation, and DI distillation machine and basic chemical science equipment, etc.
3. Organizing a workshop on tools for students
4. Organizing a project to develop laboratory personnel
5. Providing tools and co-teaching subjects with tools
6. Other missions that support the mission with scientific tools, a network of scientists and laboratory personnel, and external networks, such as organizing training with registration fees, coordinating with the Science Park
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