American University of Beirut

• ​​​​​​​​​ONLY users, with CRSL access, who have received training on an equipment may reserve and use that equipment. ​
  

Reservations MUST be done via ​Stratocore PPMS​​ at the following link: ppms.eu/aub

• Formal Discretion:
  
  PPMS allows you to login with your AUB credentials. Stratocore will never ask you to share your personal information by email or text messaging. Please do not respond to any communication that asks for information such as your account numbers, passwords, or any other personal identification information. Learn ​more. ​
• Important:
  During registration, you need to input your mobile number. 
  

• If you need any help or assistance, please contact CRSL via email​. 
  
  

N.B. Every user is held responsible for reserving the KAS CRSL equipment with his/her own credentials ONLY. No reserving for other users is allowed. Reservations are made based on equipment availability. 

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• Booking Rules
  
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  - Users must book time in advance and must only operate instruments during their reserved time slot.

  - Users should arrive on time and end their session promptly to avoid interfering with subsequent bookings.

  - If a user finishes early, they should still release the instrument on PPMS so it appears available to others.

  - Some high-demand or sensitive instruments may have usage time limits during working hours, which will be enforced by CRSL staff:

               ​- SEM: Maximum of 3 hours per user, per day.
  

               - XRD: Maximum of 2 hours per user, per day.

               - NMR 500 (C¹³ experiments): Maximum of 4 hours/research group/week, not to exceed 2 consecutive hours per session.

               - NMR 300: Reserved for teaching and research.

               - BET: Usage restrictions per group will be communicated during high-demand periods.

               - TGA/FTIR/ATR: Maximum of 3 hours per user, per day.
  

               - HPLC-DAD: Maximum of 24 hours per user, per week.

               - HPLC-MS-QQQ: Maximum of 24 hours per user, per week.

               ​- HPLC-MS-QTOF: Maximum of 24 hours per user, per week.

  - Some high-demand or sensitive instruments may have usage time limits during after working hours, which will be enforced by CRSL staff:

               - ​NMR 500: Limited to 2 overnight bookings per week per research group.

  - CRSL reserves the right to adjust the equipment-specific usage time limits at any time based on changes in demand. 

  - Instrument bookings may be made up to 7 days in advance only. Users will not be able to reserve time slots beyond this period. This ensures fair and flexible access to all users, particularly for high-demand equipment.
  

N.B. Every user is held responsible for their reservation. Reservations not attended within 30 minutes of its start time will be canceled promptly without prior notice.