Central Laboratory

Introduction of Central Laboratory

Before constructing of Central Laboratory in Kandahar University the labs were too small and the equipment were less enough for students and practical experiences performed in small labs of respective faculties. These small labs were in education, Medical, Pharmacy and engineering faculties.

The capacity of these small labs was not much for more students at all labs and the need for a comprehensive laboratory was much sensible.

Finally, the work of Central Laboratory started in Kandahar University according to the Master Plan of university in 1390 solar year (2011 BC), with financial support of Canada country and Company of Agri-team Canada Consulting Ltd and launched its work in 1391 solar year (2012 BC) and become ready for the benefits and laboratory affairs.

The Laboratory was built in precision two floors and this Laboratory is generally composed of the following building facilities.

First floor

Concrete Lab
Asphalt Lab
Geotechnical Lab
Hydraulics Lab
Store Room
Wide area for registration

Second floor

Laboratory Manager Office
Chemistry Lab
Biology Lab
Physics Lab
Geographic Lab
Conference Room

New Engineering Faculty Building

Electricity Lab
Heat Lab
Architectural Lab

Medical Campus

Biochemistry Lab
Microbiology Lab
Histology Lab
Pharmacy Lab

The above mentioned all departments have been fully prepared for the work and several different faculties small labs professional parts transferred to Central Laboratory.

Vision

Central Laboratory of Kandahar University will be a laboratory base on Afghanistan and region to train practical professional cadres to community in the future in accordance with international standards of services.

Mission

Central Laboratory of Kandahar University is a catalyst for practical innovation, economic development and social prosperity.
Central Laboratory strives to enhance the welfare of society with a special focus on academic and productive Experiments.

Objectives

To develop the practical works of the university.
To improve the ability of undergraduate students and familiarize them with practical works.
Central Laboratory strictly considers the curriculum of the faculties.
Central Laboratory enhances each work of the faculty and wants to enlarge field work of them.
We want to standardize the practical works of the students.
To avoiding the obstacles regarding practical works of students.
Introducing recent and modern related machineries to students.
Providing laboratory facilities for academic cadres in their specialized field.
Central laboratory is attempting to standardize all laboratory activities.
To accomplish related works of Kandahar people according to the academic policy of Central laboratory.
To provide laboratory guideline base on the necessity of students in order that to improve their practical requirements.
To create an educational environment for students to achieve real knowledge of practical activities and make themselves sure, confident, committed and acceptable graduate.

From the establishment of Central laboratory, younger generation of the country continue to work in extremely difficult security, political and economic conditions and till now we trained students in different labs of faculties (Education, Medical, Pharmacy and engineering faculties).

Central Laboratory Description

Asphalt Lab

The asphalt Lab of the Civil Laboratory is a well-equipped and standardized laboratory where a lot of experiments are carried out to control and standardize the quality of asphalt. It has a lot of standard machinery and the following necessary tests can be performed in this Lab.

Testing of bitumen and polymer modified bitumen

Testing of bitumen emulsions and waterproofing
Testing of thinned bitumen
Internal quality control in plants for the production of bitumen, polymer modified bitumen and bitumen emulsions (continuous or periodic control)
Dynamic testing of rheological properties of bitumen and polymer modified bitumen according to EN standards, etc.
Testing the quality of asphalt mixtures before and after installation for the purposes of control, design and construction of all types of asphalt layers.

Taking of asphalt samples from the pavement by coring and cutting out slabs for laboratory analysis
Internal quality control of asphalt production in asphalt mix plants (continuous or periodic control)
Production of preliminary mixtures for asphalt concrete, bituminous course layers, SMA, surface treatments, micro asphalts and other types of hot, warm and cold asphalt mixtures,
Production of job mixtures in asphalt mix plants.
Testing of fundamental mechanical characteristics of asphalt mixtures according to EN standards (rutting, fatigue, modules), etc.

Geotechnical Lab

Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Lab is a well-equipped and standardized laboratory of the Civil Engineering Laboratory where a large number of experiments are carried out to control and standardize the quality of soil. The objective is to determine the physical state of the soil, which is necessary for a proper design of soil materials for any structure. To achieve and build such a design, there is a well-equipped and standardized machinery in this laboratory, which can perform various soil experiments such as soil physical properties such as specific gravity, moisture content, density, soil fluidity, plasticity and shrinkage. Soil swelling, capacity, cohesion, compression capacity, are obtained.

Concrete Lab

The Concrete Lab is one of the Civil Engineering Laboratories that works in the field of quality control of concrete and aggregate materials for construction and other concrete projects. This laboratory has good standard machinery and can perform concrete strength, water content, mix designs, cement quality, aggregate tests, classification, and other related tests.

Electricity Lab

The electricity Lab has equipment, materials, and machines for using various methods to obtain and use energy.

Among them, we have turbines for generating electrical energy from wind energy in accordance with standards, and we can prepare and conduct regular experiments for students on the knowledge, installation, and operation of these turbines from time to time, so that through these experiments, a student can operate and manage large turbines in the practical field.

In addition, we also have equipment that can be used to obtain electrical energy from solar energy. It should not be forgotten that this equipment is so complete that we can practically prepare a small solar energy system for students.

Through such practical work, other students can operate solar power systems in their daily lives. We also have complete laboratory equipment for all aspects of electricity supply from power sources to homes and distribution. We have various and useful equipment for practical work and experiments, including transformers, relays, stabilizers, etc.

Heat Lab

There are other important and significant machines and equipment in the thermal (Heat) lab of the energy. First of all, we have the necessary models and machines for the design and implementation of systematic systems for heating and cooling buildings, among which the most important and famous are Air Condition and ducts. By using and experimenting with these machines, the student can independently design, estimate and finally implement an AC system for a complete building.

There is also laboratory equipment that works to obtain heat from solar energy, including a complete water heating system, fruit drying and cooking machines, and experiments are prepared and carried out from time to time.

In addition, the subject of heat transfer, which is a hot topic in our daily lives, we also have more than thirty laboratory machines in this section, each of which has an important principle and its own special place in daily life, for example, cooling tower, domestic heat circuit machines.

We also have complete equipment for the construction of electrical wiring for students to experiment with. After practicing well on this equipment, students can practically design, estimate, and prepare for applicants a systematic and standardized wiring design in construction.

In another area of energy generation, where energy is generated from waste materials, there is also a digester that can generate usable gas from everyday waste materials.

And finally, there are many machines for storing, transporting, efficiently using, distributing, and managing water. Students can experience the transfer, distribution, and storage of water through these machines. Familiarity with these machines can also play an important role in society and a major problem of society, which is the lack of access to clean water and water shortage in general, can be addressed.

Hydraulics Lab

The Hydraulics lab, operates under the Central Laboratory and is affiliated to the Faculty of Engineering, is responsible for conducting experiments in various aspects of engineering such as Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics, Hydrology, Water Supply, and Ground Water.

The Hydraulics Laboratory is equipped with standard laboratory equipment, materials, and machines from world-renowned companies for testing, such as the famous Armfield Company machinery, hydrostatic bench, orifice, Bernoulli, Rainfall machine, Archimedes' law, Bernoulli's law, Venture Flume, and other standard equipment that can be used to conduct well-organized tests.

Also, in the hydraulics department, we can obtain viscosity or liquids whose viscosity can be determined, which are available in the equipment and machinery. In addition, we also have equipment that can obtain water speeds and volumes in the irrigation sector and can be used effectively, and can also conduct tests in canals, streams and drainage systems.

With the help of the rainfall machine, we can determine the water absorption capacity and volume in the soil and determine the hydrograph of the soil that is obtained in the form of a sample from the field, that is, we can obtain runoff and base flow.

Microbiology Lab

The Microbiology Laboratory is equipped with modern equipment for practical teaching of the microbiology subject to students. In this laboratory, various bacterial tests are performed along with various bacterial media or cultures for the purpose of practical teaching.

Biochemistry Laboratory

The biochemistry laboratory, which is equipped for students to carry out practical work related to the biochemistry subject (fats, Glucose, KFT LFT….) and other necessary tests, is equipped with equipment.

Histology Laboratory
The Histology lab is designed for students to practice histology and histopathology subjects. In this laboratory, students are shown normal and cancerous tissues using slides prepared for histology and histopathology.

Biology Lab

The special laboratory of Biology in the Central Laboratory Building of Kandahar University is a modern scientific center that plays an important role in the practical education and research of biological sciences. This laboratory focuses on basic and specialized areas of animal and plant sciences such as general biology, molecular biology, zoology, microbiology, ecology, histology, genetics, anatomy and physiology, botany, plant physiology, and other such areas.

The aforementioned laboratory is a strong center for training students in the practical field at the undergraduate level with various and advanced equipment. This laboratory is also a supporting center for practical work and research for students to complete their undergraduate degree, which conducts various experiments in all these areas, which are mentioned below.

Observing cells
Observing and examining the skin with the help of a model.
Describing the tissue layers of the human digestive system with the help of a model.
Introducing students to the microscope.
Demonstrating tissues with the help of a chart.
Observing cellulose tissue in plant leaves.
Observing chloroplasts.
Evaporation in plants.
Determining blood groups.
Showing slides and cover slides.
Identifying laboratory types.
Making culture media.
Practically observing the external structure of a cube.
Demonstrating mitosis cell division in a model.

Chemistry Lab

The Chemistry lab, which operates under the Central Laboratory and is affiliated with the Faculty of Education, is responsible for the role of chemistry in various aspects of life and chemical experiments.

This lab is very important due to its extensive experience and extensive equipment, and for better work, its work is carried out by a professional laboratory technician, who has a total of 111 pieces of machinery and equipment and 120 pieces of various chemicals at his disposal for conducting experiments.

Many practical experiments are carried out in the chemistry laboratory, some of which include making laundry soap, understanding the method of making laundry soap, and using soap as a cleaning and detergent in daily life, identifying the elements carbon and hydrogen in organic compounds, and we want to know that every organic compound contains carbon and hydrogen elements, producing ethylene gas, understanding the properties of ethylene gas, electrolysis of water, percentage of oxygen, and other practical experiments.

Physic Lab

The special laboratory of the Physics Lab in the Central Laboratory Building of Kandahar University is a modern scientific center that plays an important role in the practical education and research of physical sciences. This laboratory focuses on general physics, non-physics, and other basic and specialized fields. The aforementioned laboratory is a strong center for training students in the practical field at the undergraduate level with various and advanced equipment. This laboratory is also a supporting center for practical work and research for students to complete their undergraduate studies, where various and useful experiments are carried out in all these fields.

• Finding the product of forces

• Finding density

• Understanding similar rectilinear motion

• Measuring temperature.

• Understanding the laws of reflection.

• Making a projector.

• Examining chloroplasts.

• Physical structure of the eye.

• Understanding microscopes and telescopes.

• Obtaining real and virtual images.

• Understanding laboratory types.

• Understanding magnification.

Introduction of the Administrative Staff of the Central Laboratory

Sr No	Photo	Information
1		Name: Nazir Ahmad Surname: Wafa Position: Central Laboratory Manager Department: General Laboratory Manager Degree: B.Sc Email: nazir.muez@yahoo.com Mobile: +93 (0) 700 327 494
2		Name: Wali Mohammad Surname: Mohammadi Position: Chemistry Lab Technician Department: Chemistry Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: B.Sc Email: walimuhammad3387@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 703 695 232
3		Name: Ehsanullah Surname: Sabir Position: Concrete Lab Technician Department: Concrete Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: BBA Email: ehsanullahsabir1991@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 700 323 177
4		Name: Mirwais Surname: Aryan Position: Hydraulic Lab Technician Department: Hydraulic Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: B.Sc Email: mirwaisaryan03@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 703 703 598
5		Name: Shah Jahan Surname: Bawari Position: Pharmacy Lab Technician Department: Pharmacy Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: Diploma at Pharmacy Email: bawari231@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 705 996 704
6		Name: Rafiullah Surname: Halim Position: Heat Lab Technician Department: Heat Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: B.A Email: rafibark971@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 708 777 167
7		Name: Numan Surname: Pashton Position: Architectural Lab Technician Department: Architectural Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: B.A Email: numanfaridon1@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 705 556 883
8		Name: Iqbal Ahmad Surname: Rahimi Position: Electricity Lab Technician Department: Electricity Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: B.A Email: iqbalahmadyasir5@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 700 472 628
9		Name: Mohammad Qasim Surname: Naemi Position: Physic Lab Technician Department: Physic Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: B.Sc Email: qasimnaimi261@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 704 445 261
10		Name: Ali Ahmad Surname: Salihi Position: Biochemistry Lab Technician Department: Biochemistry Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: Diploma at Medical Technology Email: aliahmadsalihy@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 706 640 918
11		Name: Zabihullah Surname: Faizi Position: Histology Lab Technician Department: Histology Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: MT Email: faizinawak@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 700 353 207
12		Name: Mohammad Hashim Surname: Rasuly Position: Microbiology Lab Technician Department: Microbiology Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: Diploma at Medical Email: mohammadhashimrasooli25@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 707 848 346
13		Name: Mohammad Musa Surname: Akrami Position: Geotechnical Lab Technician Department: Geotechnical Lab of Central Laboratory Degree: B.Sc Email: akramimmusa51@gmail.com Mobile: +93 (0) 704 671 737
Central Laboratory Information if required
14		Name: Kandahar University Central Laboratory Abbreviation : KUCL Departments: 15 Various Labs Email: kucentrallaboratory@yahoo.com