2016‐17 NUANCE User Rates EPIC – Electron Probe Instrumentation Center
Daytime (M-F)
Night &
Weekend
Training
9 am - 5 pm
(per hour)
w/ mgr approval
(per hour)
flat rate
( per person )
External (non-profit)
Technical
Assistance
(per hour)
BioCryo Preparation & Imaging
Hitachi S4800-II cFEG SEM w/ EDS, Cryo Stage (rates - per run)
$510
$408
$300
$150
Leica HPM100 High Pressure Freezer (rates - per run)
$300
$240
$300
$150
FEI Vitrobot Plunge Freezer (rates - per run)
$85
$68
$100
$100
Leica UC7/FC7 Ultramicrotome
$45
$36
$200
$150
Emitech K775X Turbo Freeze Dryer (rates - per run)
$60
$48
$100
$100
Tousimis Samdri 795 Critical Point Dryer
$60
$48
$100
$100
Gatan model 626 Cryo Transfer Holder (rates - per run)
$40
$32
$100
$100
Included
Included
$100
$100
Leica EM ACE600 High Vacuum Coater
Transmission Electron Microscopy
JEOL JEM-2100 FasTEM
$122
$98
$800
$200
Hitachi HD-2300 Dual EDS Cryo STEM
$118
$95
$600
$200
Hitachi HT-7700 Biological TEM
$95
$77
$600
$200
Hitachi H-8100 TEM
$76
$61
$400
$200
JEOL JEM-ARM300CF 300kV TEM (Avail-Jan. 2017)
$122
$98
$800
$200
JEOL JEM-ARM200CF 200kV Cs-Corrected STEM (Avail-Jan. 2017)
$144
$116
$1,000
$200
$105
$84
$300
$100
Hitachi S4800-II cFEG SEM
$95
$76
$300
$100
Hitachi S3400N Scanning Electron Microscope
$85
$68
$200
$100
LEO Gemini 1525 Scanning Electron Microscope
$95
$76
$200
$100
$100
$80
$300
$100
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Hitachi SU8030 Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
FEI Quanta 600F Electronic Scanning Electron Microscope
Specimen Preparation
FEI Helios Nanolab SEM/FIB
$122
$98
$600
$200
Lesker Nano38 Thin Film Deposition System
$37
$30
$100
$100
Fishcione 1040 NanoMill
$33
$26
$100
$100
Fischione 1050 TEM Mill
$33
$26
$100
$100
SPI Osmium Coater
$33
$26
No Charge
$100
Spin Coater
$25
$20
No Charge
$100
Denton Desk IV Sputter Coater
$15
$12
No Charge
$100
Struers Twin-jet Electropolisher
$17
$14
$100
$100
Fischione Ion Beam Thinning
$17
$14
$100
$100
Gatan Model 691 Precision Ion Polishing System (2)
$28
$22
$100
$100
South Bay Technologies Model PC2000 Plasma Cleaner
$20
$16
No Charge
$100
Allied High Tech Multi-Prep Polishing System
$10
$8
No Charge
$100
Nikon Optical Microscope
$10
$8
No Charge
$100
Amira 3D Analysis Software for Life Sciences
$10
$8
No Charge
$100
Other
HP DesignJet Z6100 42-in Poster Printer
$4.00 per linear inch
*Instrument managers determine when a user may be granted 24 hr access.
Note: consumables and supplies, when required, charged separately.
15 years of excellence
2220 Campus Dr., #2036 Evanston, IL 60208‐3108 www.nuance.northwestern.edu Last update: 9‐1‐2016 Exploring Inner Space
NUANCE Center Reservations and Rates for Northwestern Users Reservations Using FOM, http://www.fom.northwestern.edu, reservations can be made by half hour periods for the duration required. Daytime and night time rates Daytime is from 9AM to 5PM. Rest of the day and weekends are charged as nighttime for those who have 24 hour access approved by the appropriate instrument manager. FOM does not recognize official holidays. Early login and late logoff You are allowed to login 29 minutes earlier than reserved start time or enjoy an unlimited extension of your reserved time, as long as no one else reserved the instrument. Early logins and late logoffs are charged by minutes. Partly used reservations If reserved time is not fully used, you will be charged according to reserved time. Do not reserve time more than needed. If you have a reservation, another user is barred from using the instrument. Unused reservation If you do not log in within 30 minutes after your reserved start time, another user may use the time period. Cancelled reservation You will not be charged if you cancel your instrument reservation 24 hours or more. You will be charged the equivalent of a two‐hour fee if you cancel within 24 hours because other users are unable to make reservations for the time period and you are barring them from instrument use. Forgot to logout You will be charged for time logged in unless another user picks up the slot. Report forgotten logouts If you discover that the previous user forgot to logout and the instrument is no longer in use, you may override. Please use caution as a user’s experiment might be interrupted if you log off when the instrument is still in use. If in doubt, talk with a manager. Technical assistance and training fee Managers post technical assistance and training fees within 48 hours. Consumables Enter your consumable use when logging off instrument. If you forget, a manager may enter manually. Machine downtime You will not be charged if the instrument is marked as down, even if you have reserved the instrument. You may request waiver of the charge if the equipment is faulty but not marked as down in FOM. Report of equipment problem When logging off equipment in FOM, user should check “problem” or “down” if there was problem during the experiment. Facility managers will receive email notice and fix the problem as soon as possible. Facility managers will also evaluate if the usage charge should be reset due to the problem reported. Questionable charge Contact the appropriate instrument manager as soon as possible to discuss any questionable charge. Adjustments must be completed within 90 days to comply with the university’s rule. Billing schedule NUANCE closes each month before sending instrument use charges to NU Accounting. We use the chart strings from your user profile, which are validated against the university’s NUFS database daily. 15 years of excellence
2220 Campus Dr., #2036 Evanston, IL 60208‐3108 www.nuance.northwestern.edu Last update: 9‐1‐2016 Exploring Inner Space