User Rates

For academic users there is a maximum fee per PI of $3000 / year (any number of group members). This cap is aimed at keeping user fees as low as feasible to encourage maximum usage of the instruments. Electron field emission guns (Tecnai) are left on continuously so they simply are wasted when nobody is using them. Their lifetimes are reduced with frequent on - off cycles.
 

Instrument University Users Company Users
Hitachi 8100 STEM $10/hour
$50/hour
Tecnai G2 STEM $15/hour $100/hour
 
Helium Ion Microscope $10/hour $25/hour