Instrumentation & Rates

 

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)	Focused Ion Beam
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)	X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)	Time-of-Flight SIMS – ION-TOF SIMS 5
Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)	Surface Profilometry
Nanoindentation	Confocal Raman Microscope

Materials Sample Preparation Lab

 

Bio Sample Preparation Lab

 

X-ray Tomography

 

AIF Rates

 

Effective 07/01/2024

(All rates are per hour except when indicated otherwise; services marked with * will also have an additional $20/day charge to cover consumables which is independent of the number of hours/runs per day; rates may be subject to change)

Facility Use

Instrument	Internal Rates	External Rates
AFM / Nanoindenter / Raman Confocal	$28	$165
Biological TEM	$40	$175
Bio Sample Prep for TEM (rate per day)	$20	$45
Critical Point Dryer (rate per run)	$20	$45
Cryo-Ultramicrotomy*	$20*	$45*
FIB	$60	$250
Freeze Fracture	$50	contact
Freeze Substitution* (rate per run)	$80	$125
High Pressure Freezing* (rate per run)	$20	$45
HR SEM	$50	$150
Sample Prep (rate per day)	$20	$120
Surface Profilometer	$10	$60
Talos TEM	$50	$250
Titan TEM	$60	$263
ToF-SIMS	$50	$250
Ultramicrotomy / Cryo Stat	$20	$45
VP SEM	$50	$150
XPS	$45	$147
XRD	$32	$221
X-ray Tomography	$30	$150

Operator Assistance

Operator	Internal Rates	External Rates
Operator – Postdoc	$32	$175
Operator – Staff	$52	$175