Biology Lab
Our Biology Laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities that support both teaching and research across the entire biology curriculum. We cater to a variety of disciplines, including:
- Microbiology: Here, you'll find everything you need for the culture and analysis of viral, bacterial, and parasitic species.
- Determination of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals in foods.
- Molecular Biology: This section is fully equipped for DNA purification, analysis, and manipulation. Additionally, we offer preliminary PCR facilities for DNA amplification. For research studies requiring electrotransformation or cell transfection, we have an electroporator available.
- Cell Culture: Our facilities allow for the preparation, culture, and cryopreservation of animal cells.
- Plant Biology: We support plant cell culture and analysis.
- Water analysis.
- Histology: For histological assessments and histopathological examinations of tissue samples, our lab has you covered.
Our equipment inventory includes a range of microscopes (including a laser scanning microscope) and photomicrographic systems, biological safety cabinets, incubators, liquid nitrogen containers, diurnal growth chambers, autoclaves, centrifuges, ovens, microtomes, paraffin histoembedders, electrophoresis and blotting apparatus, thermal cyclers (RT-PCR), flow cytometers, Rodent tail cuff blood pressure systems, chromatography systems, and more. Additionally, we provide access to an animal house, green house, and herbarium facilities.
Chemistry Lab
Our Chemistry Laboratory offers a diverse array of facilities designed to support both chemistry students and faculty members in their research and teaching endeavors. Students gain hands-on experience with fundamental experimental methods in quantitative, organic, and food analysis. These experiments cover topics such as:
- Chromatographic analysis of alcohol content in beverages.
- Determination of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals in foods.
- Properties of enzymes.
- Browning reactions in foods.
- Spectrophotometric determination of analytes in different sample types.
- Water analysis.
- Precipitation and complexation titrations.
Furthermore, our analytical unit houses modern equipment including UHPLC, GC/GCMS, FTIR, AA, gas chromatographs, UV-visible spectrophotometers, digestion-distillation units for nitrogen determination, solvent extraction apparatus, digital densimeters, electronic refractometers, pH meters, ion-selective electrodes, and more.
Geology Lab
Geology Laboratory courses take place in the Sciences Lab building and benefit from a diverse collection of rock-forming minerals, including silicates, carbonates, sulfates, fluorides, and oxides. We also maintain a core collection of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. For additional teaching support and sample specimens, the Stone Wing Museum houses a rich collection of minerals and archaeological items from Lebanon.
Physics Lab
Our Physics Laboratory at NDU is a state-of-the-art teaching facility equipped with computer-controlled data acquisition and analysis systems. Here, students engage in a wide range of physics experiments that complement their theoretical physics courses. The lab is well-equipped to facilitate a deeper understanding of physics phenomena covered in the classroom. Many experiments closely align with lecture courses, enhancing comprehension.
Moussa and Farid Raphael Observatory
NDU proudly hosts an on-campus observatory featuring a 60cm telescope equipped with research-grade tools, including CCD cameras, filters, and spectrographs. This observatory is the most well-equipped of its kind in the Arab countries, with the largest telescope in the Arab Middle East. We owe this remarkable observatory to the generous donation from His Excellency Ambassador Gilbert Chaghoury.
Meteorological Station
Within the Department of Sciences, our meteorological station gathers climatic data for the Keserwan area, supported by the L.A.R.I. society.
Tutoring Center
Our tutoring center offers valuable assistance to students in need of remedial support, particularly for freshman and sophomore courses in math, biology, physics, and computer science.