Electron Microscope 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 include the support of an instrument specialist.

Rates

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UVA RATES:

Titan 80-300 STEM Instrument Usage: $72/hr

Titan 80-300 STEM Operator Costs:  $60/hr

TEM Specialty Holder Use: $10/day

EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:

Titan 80-300 STEM Instrument Usage (Operator Costs Included):  $150/hr

TEM Specialty Holder Use: $20/day

INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:

Titan 80-300 STEM Instrument Usage (Operator Costs Included): $325/hr

TEM Specialty Holder Use: $60/day

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Themis Z 3.1 STEM Instrument Usage: $95/hr

Themis Z 3.1 STEM Operator Costs:  $60/hr

TEM Specialty Holder Use: $10/day

EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:

Themis Z 3.1 STEM Instrument Usage: $100/hr

Themis Z 3.1 STEM Operator Costs:  $70/hr

TEM Specialty Holder Use: $20/day

INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:

Themis Z 3.1 STEM Instrument Usage: $225/hr

Themis Z 3.1 STEM Operator Costs:  $125/hr

TEM Specialty Holder Use: $60/day

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UVA RATES:

Helios Dual-Beam FIB Instrument Usage: $72/hr (SEM) & $105/hr (FIB)

Helios Dual-Beam FIB Operator Costs:  $60/hr

EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:

Helios Dual-Beam FIB Instrument Usage (Operator Costs Included): $150/hr (SEM) & $190/hr (FIB)

INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:

Helios Dual-Beam FIB Instrument Usage (Operator Costs Included): $350/hr (SEM) & $375/hr (FIB)

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UVA RATES:

Quanta 650 FE-SEM Instrument Usage: $50/hr (8AM - 5PM) & $39/hr (after 5PM)

Quanta 650 FE-SEM Operator Costs:  $60/hr

EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:

Quanta 650 FE-SEM Instrument Usage (Operator Costs Included): $130/hr

INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:

Quanta 650 FE-SEM Instrument Usage (Operator Costs Included): $325/hr

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UVA RATES:

Phenom XLG2 SEM Instrument Usage: $45/hr

Phenom XLG2 Operator Costs:  $60/hr

EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:

Phenom XLG2 SEM Instrument Usage: $55/hr

Phenom XLG2 Operator Costs:  $70/hr

INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:

Phenom XLG2 SEM Instrument Usage: $200/hr

Phenom XLG2 Operator Costs:  $125/hr

Questions about Rates?

Richard White

Laboratory Manager, Materials Science & Engineering NMCF Facility Manager NMCF Principal Scientist for SEM, TEM, Optical, Metallography

Richard White is the NMCF Laboratory Manager and Electron Microscopy & Metallurgy Specialist. He specializes in Scanning Electron Microscopy imaging and compositional analysis; Optical Microscopy; Hardness Measurements; and Metallurgical Techniques for SEM and TEM. 

UVa Rate 1 

Academic Rate 2