Sample Preparation Rates
Usage rates are grouped into broad categories by technique and then by UVa or external use. Internal UVa users can be trained to use the equipment independently or be assisted by an instrument specialist. Industrial partner and external academic / government institutional rates generally include the support of an instrument specialist.
Sample Preparation and Testing Rates
UVA RATES:
Tinius Olsen Instrument Usage: $6/day
Tiium Olsen Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Tinius Olsen Instrument Usage: $11/day
Tiium Olsen Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Tinius Olsen Instrument Usage: $14/day
Tiium Olsen Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Plasma Cleaner Instrument Usage: $6/run (oxygen or oxygen+argon)
Plasma Cleaner Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES (Cost = Instrument + Operator):
Plasma Cleaner Instrument Usage: $12/run (oxygen or oxygen+argon)
Plasma Cleaner Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES (Cost = Instrument + Operator):
Plasma Cleaner Instrument Usage: $20/run (oxygen or oxygen+argon)
Plasma Cleaner Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Autopolisher Instrument Usage: $5/hr
Autopolisher Operator Costs and Training: $63/hr
Autopolisher Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Autopolisher Instrument Usage: $10/hr + supplies
Autopolisher Operator Costs and Training: $82/hr
Autopolisher Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Autopolisher Instrument Usage: $25/hr + supplies
Autopolisher Operator Costs and Training: $131/hr
Autopolisher Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
UVA RATES:
MultiPrep Instrument Usage: $6/hr
MultiPrep Operator Costs and Training: $63/hr
MultiPrep Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
MultiPrep Instrument Usage: $21/hr + supplies
MultiPrep Operator Costs and Training: $82/hr
MultiPrep Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
MultiPrep Instrument Usage: $35/hr + supplies
MultiPrep Operator Costs and Training: $131/hr
MultiPrep Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
UVA RATES:
Gatan 682 PECS Instrument Usage: $16/run
Gatan 682 PECS Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES (Costs = Instrument + Operator):
Gatan 682 PECS Instrument Usage: $21/run
Gatan 682 PECS Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Gatan 682 PECS Instrument Usage: $35/run
Gatan 682 PECS Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $18/hr
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES (cost = operator + instrument):
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $27/hr
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $30/hr
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $30/hr
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $42/hr
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $60/hr
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Cressington Sputter Coater Instrument Usage: $18/hr
Cressington Sputter Coater Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Cressington Sputter Coater Instrument Usage: $24/hr
Cressington Sputter Coater Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Cressington Sputter Coater Instrument Usage: $32/hr
Cressington Sputter Coater Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Technics Sputter Coater Instrument Usage: $16/hr
Technics Sputter Coater Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Technics Sputter Coater Instrument Usage: $23/hr
Technics Sputter Coater Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Technics Sputter Coater Instrument Usage: $35/hr
Technics Sputter Coater Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Fischione Disc Cutter Instrument Usage: $10/hr
Fischione Disc Cutter Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Fischione Disc Cutter Instrument Usage: $20/hr
Fischione Disc Cutter Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Fischione Disc Cutter Instrument Usage: $30/hr
Fischione Disc Cutter Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Fischione Jet Thinner Instrument Usage: $10/hr
Fischione Jet Thinner Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Fischione Jet Thinner Instrument Usage: $15/hr
Fischione Jet Thinner Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Fischione Jet Thinner Instrument Usage: $30/hr
Fischione Jet Thinner Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Pace Vibratory Polisher Instrument Usage: $5/hr
Pace Vibratory Polisher Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Pace Vibratory Polisher Instrument Usage: $10/hr
Pace Vibratory Polisher Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Pace Vibratory Polisher Instrument Usage: $25/hr
Pace Vibratory Polisher Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Struers Lab-5 Instrument Usage: $5/hr
Struers Lab-5 Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Struers Lab-5 Instrument Usage: $10/hr
Struers Lab-5 Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Struers Lab-5r Instrument Usage: $25/hr
Struers Lab-5 Operator Costs: $131/hr
Questions about Rates?
Helge Heinrich
Dr. Helge Heinrich joined the NMCF as the Principal Scientist for High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy, with expertise in focused ion beam sample preparation and cross sectional electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) from the University of Central Florida.
Arthur W. Lichtenberger
Dr. Lichtenberger is a Research Professor at UVA and the NRAO Director of the UVA Microfabrication Laboratories. He has built an internationally recognized research program in superconducting materials, devices, circuits and packaging for ultra-sensitive single pixel and and array THz detectors.