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CHARGES FOR TRAINING AND USE OF EML FACILITIES (4/1/06-3/31/07)

A. Training charges:

1. Transmission Electron Microscopy....................$41.00/hour
2. Scanning Electron Microscopy......................... 41.00   "
3. Freeze Fracture Techniques........................... 41.00   "
4. Cryotechniques........................................41.00   "
5. Other EM techniques...................................41.00   "


B. Usage charges:

1. Transmission EM Cost per hour.........................22.00
2. Philips XL30 ESEM Cost per hour.......................39.00
3. Hitachi S-5000 Field emission SEM Cost per hour.......56.00
4. Critical Point Drying Cost per run....................32.00
5. Sputter Coating (MED-020) Cost per run................23.00
6. Vacuum evaporator Cost per run........................37.00
7. High Pressure Freezing Cost per half day.............100.00
8. Freeze Substitution Cost per run......................65.00
9. Microwave processing Cost per hour.....................6.00
10. Microtome Cost per hour..............................10.00

C. Fee-for-service charges:
TEM, SEM, high pressure freezing and others...................$41.00/hr labor
				+ materials and equipment use charges

D. Supplies charges: 
(Film, paper, stubs,grids,etc.)....................................at cost

* Students taking MCB 481 B/C are not charged for training.

NOTE: Private, for-profit firms are charged a minimum of triple these rates, provided they meet the requirements for EML use. Non-profit firms, such as national labs or universities outside the UC System are charged one-and-a-half the above rates.