Procedure of “IRGETAS”
Procedure of Laboratory Research
PhD students, master students and undergraduate students of D.Serikbaev EKSTU, within the approved to laboratory profile theses and dissertations, with the help of engineers and researchers can perform laboratory analysis and research free of charge, at the expense of base budget and non-budget university financing approved by the schedule at the beginning of each academic year, to the following extent:
- PhD students - in the amount of research 15-instrument-hours, up to 15 samples;
- master students - in the amount of research 5- instrument-hours, up to 5 samples;
- undergraduate students - in the amount of research 2-instrument-hours, up to 2 samples.
EKSTU faculty staff and researchers can perform scientific and laboratory analyses at the expense of grant and program-target funds and non-budget funds of the university in the assigned volumes on registered initiative themes.
Organizations and enterprises in the region and in the Republic, as well as foreign customers can perform such research on the basis of economic contracts and cooperation contracts.
Procedure
of “IRGETAS” Laboratory Research for PhD Students, Master Students and Undergraduate Students of D.Serikbaev EKSTU
1. Research and development, laboratory and analytical research and sample preparation are conducted in "IRGETAS" approved under these rules exclusively for the schedule of research entities (hereinafter - Researches) in their personal presence (possibly with supervisors) only on reported themes in strictly established by the schedule time. Research is carried out on registration applications not later than 5 working days before the date of studies (the application form is available in the laboratory).
2. Research and development is carried out on the existing equipment with experts and researchers of the University within their competence.
3. Laboratory and analytical research on the analytical equipment are carried out only by laboratory researchers. The researcher must have necessary minimum of knowledge in the field of applied research methods, know general principles of instrument operation, be clear about the goals and aims of research, identify research program and the expected results.
4. Sample preparation, if it’s necessary, is performed by the Researcher independently. In the case of its performing on existing equipment in the laboratory, the Researcher should contact the laboratory no later than 5 working days prior to the date of the analytical studies on schedule for its performing independently under the guidance and supervision of laboratory engineers. The Researcher must know methods of sample preparation, have skills to work on sample preparation equipment, or be trained to work on it by a laboratory engineer, who is fixed for sample preparation equipment.
5. Types research and development performed on the basis of "IRGETAS":
- Vacuum technology and obtaining thin films;
- Temperature (including high temperature) processing of materials;
- Electrohydroimpulse disintegration of materials.
6. Types of laboratory and analytical studies performed on the basis of "IRGETAS":
- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) – min 3 hours on specimen, including micro (nano) analysis (TEM-MA) – min 5 hours on specimen;
- Scanning electron microscopy – min half an hour on specimen, including microanalysis (SEM-MA) – min 1 hour on specimen;
- X-ray diffractometry (XRD) – min 1 hour on specimen;
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MC) – min 1 hour on sample;
- Atomic emission spectrometry (MP-AES) – min half an hour on sample;
- X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) – min half an hour on specimen;
- Photometric spectrometry (PS)-min half an hour on sample;
- Colorimetry (C) - min half an hour on sample;
- Optical microscopy (OM) - min half an hour on specimen;
- Melallography (MG) - min 1 hour on specimen.
7. Types of sample preparation for all types of research carried out on the basis of "IRGETAS":
- Cutting and fine grinding of samples and specimens (using saws for cutting metals and minerals, roll and jaw crushers, vibrating pulverizer, ball mill, electrohydroimpulse disintegrator, agate mortar);
- High precision cutting, microsections preparation (using high-precision cutting machine, grinding and polishing machine, ultrasonic bath and dryer for samples);
- Preparation of samples for TEM (foils and thin films by electrolytic thinning and precision ion polishing, powders by fine grinding methods and spreading on carbon films on copper substrate reticulum);
- Preparation of samples for SEM (precision cutting, fitting of samples and specimens in the compound, mechanical grinding and polishing, chemical etching, deposition of conductive carbon films);
- Preparation of samples for RD (powders, thin films and plates);
- Preparation of samples for ICP-MS and MP-AES (fine grinding, precision weighing, chemical decomposition of samples);
- Preparation of samples for other kinds of analyzes.
8. Research is carried out both at the expense of laboratory base budget financing for the current year, within the quota allocated to sub-departments, and through grants, program target financing, economic contractual funds.
9. Quotas are allocated to sub-departments in proportion (in instrument-hours for each type of research) in the process of research schedule after counting the total amount of applied research for all potential Researchers included in the list. Quotas are available in the volume of total instrument time and resources of base funding (due to the limited resources allocated for salaries, supplies, maintenance and so on.).
10. Allocation of quotas, after their assigning, is held by sub-departments themselves.
11. Research on allocated quota is carried out for each Researcher within the approved by these rules norms (number of samples, instrument-hours) for all types of laboratory analyzes, totally.
12. Approved standard on volume in research on 2014 - 2015 academic year (time required for research, see. p.6):
- for doctoral PhD - up to 15 specimens (samples) not more than 15 instrument-hours;
- for undergraduates - up to 5 specimens (samples), no more than 5-instrument-hours;
- for undergraduate students - up to 2 specimens (samples) not more than 2 instrument-hours.
13. Planned research date on their types and volume of research is entered in the schedule. Instrument time (11.01.2014 to 31 05.2015, from Monday to Thursday, at Fridays there is methodical day, free for emerging issues). The final date is set by the approved schedule, after processing the list of potential Researchers, based on the capabilities and the efficient allocation of laboratory instrument time to time of academic year, on the principle of maximum possible compliance with the planned research date in the following order: 1. PhD students, 2. Master students, 3. Undergraduate students.
14. If research is impossible in time for objective reasons of the Researcher (unreadiness or lack of samples, researcher’s business strip, other reasonable excuses) the question of postponement can be solved individually by Provost for Science and International Cooperation, by agreement with head of the Laboratory, on the basis of supervisor’s memo or researcher’s application. It is possible prior to the research time on schedule, based on the capabilities and availability of laboratory instrument vacant time.
15. If research is impossible in time for objective reasons of the Laboratory (unavailability or malfunction of equipment, lack of necessary supplies, temporary absence of a research engineer because of his vacation, training, business trip), question of postponement can be solved individually with head of the Laboratory prior to the research time on schedule.
16. If additional research beyond quotas or for the Researches without quotas is necessary, research is carried out after determining the source of additional funding (grant funds, program-target financing, economic contractual means) if there are vacant instrument-hours.
Contact Information
If you need laboratory and analytical research in “IRGETAS” laboratory feel free to contact us:
Address:
Engineering Laboratory “IRGETAS”
19 Serikbaev str, of G-3-117
Ust-Kamenogorsk
070010
Kazakhstan
Tel./fax: 8 (7232) 541-488 (office)
e-mail: irgetas@ektu.kz
Head of the Laboratory - SergeyYakovlevich Misevra
Тel./fax: 8 (7232) 541-488
e-mail: SMisevra@ektu.kz
