Fees & Rates

Fee Schedule (Jan 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023)
Hourly rate ($/hr)
Unsupervised UD rate (trained user)
Supervised UD rate (technical staff)
Monthly high-volume hours*
High volume rate *
Non-UD academic rate
Industry
TEM Talos
63
115
17
4
115
280
SEM Jeol
30
70
20
3
70
200
FIB/SEM
74
125
20
4
125
300
AFM
29
79
20
3
79
150
PIPS
6
xxx
xxx
xxx
18
30
Light microscope
10
60
xxx

xxx
30
50
Microtome room temp
10
60
xxx

xxx
60
200
Microtome cryo
15
65
xxx

xxx
65
220
Sputtering coating (per time)
10
10
xxx

xxx
30**
50**
Carbon coating (per time)
10
 10 xxx xxx 30** 50**

* 1) High volume rates only apply to UD internal user groups;

* 2) High volume rates apply to the additional hours exceeding the monthly high volume hour quotas which are charged at regular rates.

** Chargeable when the work includes no TEM or SEM analysis at a Keck facility.