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Fees to use the Microscope Facility
effective July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 (FY12); go to current rates
Payment arrangements for Facility services must be established in advance. Typically, a single account is used for charging expenses from an entire lab group, generating monthly billing statements.
Below are the FY12 rates effective July 1, 2011 (prior rates; current rates). Compared to FY11, only staff-assisted rates have changed (assisted-use, training and custom projects: ave 8% increase). Other rates remain the same. For FY13, we anticipate another rate increase to cover the costs of new service contracts as new equipment ages out of initial warranty periods.
| Lab Membership in Facility (12 month commitment) | Members | Non-Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership fee (per lab,under one faculty PI) | $105.00 | /mo | n/a | |
| First 2 hours of unsupervised microscope use for each month (shared by entire lab); hourly charge for additional usage | included (no additional fee) |
not eligible | ||
| Basic network and image preparation training | included (no additional fee) |
not eligible | ||
| Equipment use | ||||
| Microscope (incl. multiphoton) use, unsupervised (self-use) | $22.50 | /hr | not eligible | |
| Supervised/assisted microscope use | $115.00 | /hr | $115.00 | /hr |
| Training (prepare for unsupervised self-use) | $105.00 | /hr | not eligible | |
| Certification (test to allow unsupervised self-use) | $25.00 | /15 min | not eligible | |
| Specimen preparatory equipment, unsupervised self-use (supplies not included; bring your own) | $10.50 | /hr | Leica Cryostat only $10.50/hr |
|
| Computer workstation and image analysis (Volocity, IPLab, AIM, etc.) | included (no additional fee) |
$10.00 | /hr | |
| Projects/Services | ||||
| Custom specimen preparation and imaging (also called "Projects"; lab supplies included except high-pressure freezer supplies are extra cost) | $115.00 | /hr | $115.00 | /hr |
| Film processing and developing (additional $1.20 per negative) | $115.00 | /hr | $115.00 | /hr |
| Penalties | ||||
| Oil left on lens | $115.00 | /episode | n/a | |
| "No-show" Penalty: Missed or >30 min late for equipment reservation |
$55.00 | /episode | n/a | |
| Excess reservation time not used (Zeiss LSM 510-Meta Confocals only) |
$11.25 | /hr | n/a | |