EM EQUIPMENT LIST AND RATES
| Equipment | CU User Rate | CU Staff Time | Min. Hrs | Max. Hrs | Ext. Academic Rate | Ext. Academic Staff Time | External Rate | External Staff Time | Superuser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEI Talos F200X TEM | $83 | $45 | 1 | 8** | $99.6 | $54 | $249 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| Zeiss Sigma VP SEM | $33 | $45 | 0.5 | 6 | $39.6 | $54 | $99 | $135 | Tongwei Xu, Hans G. J. Blomenkamp |
| Light Zeiss Microscope | $22 | $45 | 0.5 | 4 | $26. | $54 | $66 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| Diamond Saw | $22 | $45 | 0.5 | 4 | $48 | $54 | $66 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| FEI Nova NanoSEM 450 | $28 | $4 | 0.5 | 8 | $33.6 | $54 | $84 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| Dimple Grinder | $22 | $45 | 0.5 | 4 | $26.4 | $54 | $66 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| Grinder-Polisher | $22 | $45 | 0.5 | 4 | $26.4 | $54 | $66 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| Gatan PIPS II 695 | $25 | $45 | 0.5 | 4 | $30 | $54 | $75 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| Gatan Solarus Plasma Cleaner | $22 | $45 | 0.5 | 4 | $26.4 | $54 | $66 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| Sorvall MT2B Ultra-Microtome | $17 | $45 | 0.5 | 4 | $20.4 | $54 | $51 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| TEM Biological Sample Preparation Fee | $22 | $45 | 0.5 | 4 | $26.4 | $54 | $66 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
| TEM Focused Ion Beam Sample Preparation Fee | $22 | $45 | 0.5 | 4 | $26.4 | $54 | $66 | $135 | Amir Zangiabadi |
Couldn’t find what you’re looking for? Checkout the SMCL and Clean Room equipment lists or download our equipment list flyer here.
Rates are in USD. Training sessions are chargeable (equipment time only). Internal Columbia University paying user fees through a CNI designated grant will receive a 10% subsidy against internal rates.
A monthly membership fee of $50 per Columbia research group ($75 per other academic groups, and $150 for industry) will be applied to each invoice (for months of lab usage only). The revenue from the membership fee will be used for equipment refresh and replacement.
*External academia rates will include additional 20% administrative fee.
**Max charge time per day (24 hours).
***FIB sample prep. is done off campus and will include staff time charges as well.
Please check out our external user program for non-Columbia researchers.