Rates at the Electron Microscopy Facility
Hourly Rates
Rates Effective 08/01/2026
| Services | Internal | External Academic |
Industry |
| EM laboratory hourly usage fee: | 49.00 | 100.00 | 108.00 |
| Scope (SEM) Time "Customer Drives" | 69.00 | 140.00 | 281.00 |
| Scope (TEM) Time "Customer Drives" | 53.00 | 140.00 | 281.00 |
| Scope Time "SEM Tech Drives" | 181.00 | 322.00 | 592.00 |
| Scope Time "TEM Tech Drives" | 165.00 | 322.00 | 592.00 |
| Tech Time | 112.00 | 187.00 | 314.00 |
| Ultra Microtome Use | 17.00 | 28.00 | 61.00 |
| Vitrobot (per hour) | 16.00 | 26.00 | 52.00 |
| Cryo-EM Consult & Assist (TEM) | 184.00 | 278.00 | 374.00 |
| Cryo Sample Prep | 112.00 | 187.00 | 314.00 |
| Immuno Staining | 112.00 | 187.00 | 314.00 |
| Counting & Reports (2 hrs per sample) | 224.00 | 374.00 | 627.00 |
| Process & Embed Samples for TEM (9 hours per run-up to 10 samples) | 1,008.00 | 1,683.00 | 2,819.00 |
| Spread & Stain Samples | 112.00 | 187.00 | 314.00 |
| Mount & Coat Samples | 112.00 | 187.00 | 314.00 |
| Sample Prep | 112.00 | 187.00 | 314.00 |
| Image Processing/Analysis | 112.00 | 187.00 | 314.00 |
| Ultramicrotomy | 112.00 | 187.00 | 314.00 |
| Ultramicrotomy & Grid Staining | 129.00 | 215.00 | 374.00 |
| Prepare Carbon Support Films | 112.00 | 187.00 | 314.00 |