Pricing
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.
See below for AIF's use rates. NC State users and those that receive government funding pay the internal rates. If you have any questions about pricing, email Anna Lumpkin at arlumpkin@ncsu.edu.
| 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 |
| Sample Prep (rate per day) | $20 | $120 |
| SEM | $50 | $150 |
| Surface Profilometer | $10 | $60 |
| TEM Talos | $50 | $250 |
| TEM Titan | $60 | $263 |
| ToF-SIMS | $50 | $250 |
| Ultramicrotomy / Cryo Stat | $20 | $45 |
| XPS | $45 | $147 |
| XRD | $32 | $221 |
| XRF | $32 | $221 |
| X-ray Tomography | $30 | $150 |
| Operator Assistance | Internal Rates | External Rates |
|---|---|---|
| Operator – Postdoc | $32 | $175 |
| Operator – Staff | $52 | $175 |