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Core Laboratories
The core lab facilities provide training and services to the KAUST research teams and their collaborators and partners. Many types of specialized equipment are located across the University core lab facilities. Staff Scientists train users and run the equipment. There are a total of 10 core lab facilities scattered throughout the campus.

Analytical Chemistry Core Lab
The Analytical Chemistry Core Lab focuses on studying and analyzing organic and inorganic substances and is divided into four units. In the inorganic unit of the lab, scientists use instruments to analyze the elemental composition of different materials including polymers, biological tissues, and petroleum-derived products. The environmental unit specializes in testing and analyzing environmental samples. The tests performed in this unit include the determination of trace metals, total mercury, pesticides, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments, tissues, and water. The organic unit of the lab focuses on qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic samples. This includes determining the molecular mass of organic molecules, identifying organic environmental contaminants, and determining the molecular weight of polymers. In the surface analysis unit, scientists make measures of particle size, surface area, volume, surface energy, water vapor sorption. Scientists in this unit also study how different materials absorb, emit, and scatter electromagnetic radiation.

Bioscience Core Lab
The Bioscience Core Lab specializes in genomic and proteomic studies and is split into three areas of study. The bioinformatics area specializes in data analysis, quality assessment, and data management. In the proteomics area, scientists use mass spectroscopy to analyze biological samples and protein contents of extracellular matrices of different biological tissues. The lab is also used for protein purification and the study of protein-protein interactions. The genomics area utilizes third-generation sequencing tools to generate long strands of DNA/RNA molecules. Scientists in the lab perform capillary sequencing, cell sorting, and nucleic acid quantification.

Imaging and Characterization Core Lab
The Imaging and Characterization Core Lab works on electron microscopy, optical microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, and physical characterization. The core lab is comprised of five functional areas. The optical microscopy lab specializes in cell culturing, tissue processing, 3D and 4D imaging, cell imaging, and porosity analysis. Scientists in the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) lab work on multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and MRI for macroscopic imaging. The physical characterization lab works on physical property characterization using X-ray diffraction, electrical characterization, and Raman spectroscopy. The electron microscopy lab specializes in electron tomography, band structure and surface plasmon, electron crystallography, and SEM imaging. The surface science lab analyzes surface morphologies, chemical states, and chemical compositions with the help of second ion mass spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy.

Nano Fabrication Core Lab
The Nano Fabrication Core Lab focuses on microelectronics, electronic materials, nanotechnology, biomedical and optical devices, and is divided into six areas of study. The metrology and bonding area specializes in thickness measurements, profilometry, 3D imaging, and thin film stress measurements. The etching area is equipped with plasma etching and ion beam etching equipment that can be used to etch different types of materials including metals, semiconductors, and insulators. The microfluidics lab provides access to different fabrication techniques including thermal bonding of acrylic parts and surface activation of glass. The deposition and thermal diffusion lab works on thin films deposition and thermal diffusion over high temperatures to diffuse n-type and p-type doping semiconductors. The thin films lab studies the physical and chemical properties of films and their applications, which include optical and catalytic converters, magnetic sensors, and carbon nanotube transistors. Scientists in the lithography lab specialize in printing small patterns and devices on wafers that allow fabrication on small chips.

Supercomputing Core Lab
The Supercomputing Core Lab hosts the Shaheen supercomputer, which is used to support computational and engineering research. The supercomputer is open to the use of KAUST's academic community and also supports governmental and educational institutions throughout the country and abroad.

Coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab
The coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab specializes in marine operations, oceanographic instrumentation, and wet lab experimentation in the Red Sea at Thuwal with six primary areas. The engineering team works on design, fabrication, and maintenance of sea electronics. The marine operations team works with local sailors for logistics and maintenance of vessels. In the wet lab, technicians provide expertise and equipment to support research on freshwater and marine organisms. The field support team works on collecting biological and environmental samples on land at sea by using remotely operated vehicles and autonomous underwater vehicles. Locating, planning, and executing research dives is done through the scientific diving team. The subsea simulation facility provides hydrostatic testing for scientific equipment at different depths, pressures, and temperatures.

KAUST Beacon
The 60m high beacon is the focal point of KAUST that overlooks the Safaa Harbor and the Red Sea. The amorphous hexagonal design of the 187 blocks, weighing 18 tons each, comprising the beacon is inspired by the organic coral forms in the Red Sea. The Beacon lights up at night to act as a lighthouse for boats in the Safaa Harbor. The beacon connects with the main purpose of the university which is "KAUST shall be a beacon for peace, hope and reconciliation, and shall serve the people of the Kingdom and the world", as stated by the founder of the university King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.