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
UVA RATES:
Talos F200X (S)TEM Instrument Usage: $82/hr
Talos F200X (S)TEM Operator Costs: $63/hr
TEM Specialty Holder Use: $10/day
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Talos F200X (S)TEM Instrument Usage: $90/hr
Talos F200X (S)TEM Operator Costs: $82/hr
TEM Specialty Holder Use: $20/day
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Talos F200X (S)TEM Instrument Usage: $210/hr
Talos F200X (S)TEM Operator Costs: $131/hr
TEM Specialty Holder Use: $60/day
UVA RATES:
Themis Z (S)TEM Instrument Usage: $100/hr
Themis Z (S)TEM Operator Costs: $63/hr
TEM Specialty Holder Use: $10/day
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Themis Z 3.1 STEM Instrument Usage: $105/hr
Themis Z 3.1 STEM Operator Costs: $82/hr
TEM Specialty Holder Use: $20/day
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Themis Z 3.1 STEM Instrument Usage: $250/hr
Themis Z 3.1 STEM Operator Costs: $131/hr
TEM Specialty Holder Use: $60/day
UVA RATES:
Helios Dual-Beam FIB Instrument Usage: $76/hr (SEM) & $105/hr (FIB)
Helios Dual-Beam FIB Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Helios Dual-Beam FIB Instrument Usage: $100/hr (SEM) & $135/hr (FIB)
Helios Dual-Beam FIB Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Helios Dual-Beam FIB Instrument Usage: $230/hr (SEM) & $265/hr (FIB)
Helios Dual-Beam FIB Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Quanta 650 FE-SEM Instrument Usage: $53/hr (8AM - 5PM) & $41/hr (after 5PM)
Quanta 650 FE-SEM Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Quanta 650 FE-SEM Instrument Usage: $66/hr
Quanta 650 FE-SEM Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Quanta 650 FE-SEM Instrument Usage: $200/hr
Quanta 650 FE-SEM Operator Costs: $131/hr
UVA RATES:
Phenom SEM Instrument Usage: $48/hr
Phenom SEM Operator Costs: $63/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Phenom SEM Instrument Usage: $58/hr
Phenom SEM Operator Costs: $82/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Phenom SEM Instrument Usage: $200/hr
Phenom SEM 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.