In order to maintain and continue to improve the facility, a user fee will be charged for
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User Charges for using the facility
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In order to maintain and continue to improve the facility, a user fee will be charged for |
| using the microscopes. |
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Faculty members who want to use the facility, yet do not have funding, or are seeking |
| external funding and need some preliminary results, can contact Dr. Zhaojie Zhang | |
| for special arrangement. | |
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Users from outside the university, please contact Dr. Zhaojie Zhang for fees and charges. |
User Fee for 2003-2004 Academic Year
(October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004)
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EQUIPMENT |
CHARGE |
| Transmission Electron Microscope | |
| Beam charge | $35.00/hour |
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Chemicals for ample prep (resin, fixative etc) |
$45.00 per sample prep |
| Ultramicrotomy | $15.00/1-4 hours. $20.00/day |
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Scanning Electron Microscope |
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| Beam charge | $32.00/hour |
| Film | $1.20/piece |
| Sputter coating | $15.00/run |
| Critical point drying | $15.00/run |
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Confocal Microscope (Leica TCS SP2) |
$38.00/hour |
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Confocal Microscope (Bio-Rad Radiance 2100) |
$38.00/hour |
| Epi-fluorescence Microscope | $15.00/hour (minimum charge = 1 hour) |
| High quality printer | $0.60/print |
| TRAINING | |
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Training for the confocal microscope is $150.00/lab (maximum 3 persons) Contact Dr. Zhaojie Zhang for trainings on TEM or SEM. |
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| SUPPLIES | COST |
| 4% Osmium Tetroxide | $2.00/ml |
| Photo quality color prints | $3.00/print |
| Compact Disc | $0.70/piece |
| Other supplies | at cost |
| QUARTERLY CHARGE** | |
| Minor user (use one scope during the billing period) | $20.00 |
| Major user (use more than one scope during the billing period) | $30.00 |
** The quarterly charges are used for microscopy supplies (immersion oil, mercury lamps etc.) and will be billed every 3 months.