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: $5/day
Tiium Olsen Operator Costs: $60/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Tinius Olsen Instrument Usage: $8/day
Tiium Olsen Operator Costs: $70/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Tinius Olsen Instrument Usage: $10/day
Tiium Olsen Operator Costs: $125/hr
UVA RATES:
Plasma Cleaner Instrument Usage: $6/run (oxygen) or $11/run (oxygen+argon)
Plasma Cleaner Operator Costs: $60/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES (Cost = Instrument + Operator):
Plasma Cleaner Instrument Usage: $11/run (oxygen) or $22/run (oxygen+argon)
Plasma Cleaner Operator Costs: $70/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES (Cost = Instrument + Operator):
Plasma Cleaner Instrument Usage: $20/run (oxygen) or $30/run (oxygen+argon)
Plasma Cleaner Operator Costs: $125/hr
UVA RATES:
MultiPrep Instrument Usage: $0/day (bring own supplies)
MultiPrep Operator Costs and Training: $60/hr
MultiPrep Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
MultiPrep Instrument Usage: $10/day + supplies
MultiPrep Operator Costs and Training: $70/hr
MultiPrep Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
MultiPrep Instrument Usage: $20/day + supplies
MultiPrep Operator Costs and Training: $125/hr
MultiPrep Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
UVA RATES:
MultiPrep Instrument Usage: $5/day (bring own supplies)
MultiPrep Operator Costs and Training: $60/hr
MultiPrep Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
MultiPrep Instrument Usage: $10/day + supplies
MultiPrep Operator Costs and Training: $70/hr
MultiPrep Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
MultiPrep Instrument Usage: $20/day + supplies
MultiPrep Operator Costs and Training: $125/hr
MultiPrep Supplies (e.g. diamond slurry) are extra - cost dependent on product.
UVA RATES:
Gatan 682 PECS Instrument Usage: $15/run
Gatan 682 PECS Operator Costs: $60/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES (Costs = Instrument + Operator):
Gatan 682 PECS Instrument Usage: $20/run
Gatan 682 PECS Operator Costs: $70/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Gatan 682 PECS Instrument Usage: $25/run
Gatan 682 PECS Operator Costs: $125/hr
UVA RATES:
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $17/hr
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $60/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES (cost = operator + instrument):
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $22/hr
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $70/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $30/hr
Gatan 691 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $125/hr
UVA RATES:
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $25/hr
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $60/hr
EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $30/hr
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $70/hr
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Instrument Usage: $60/hr
Hitachi 4000 Ion Mill Operator Costs: $125/hr
Questions about Rates?
Richard White
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.