Rates

The Ohio State University:

The following rates are applicable to non-profit sources of funding through The Ohio State University.

Equipment Basis Rate After-Hours*
Apreo I SEM Hourly $84 $63
Apreo II SEM Hourly $84 $63
Quattro ESEM Hourly $79 $60
Helios 600 FIB Hourly $90 $68
Nova 600 FIB Hourly $84 $63
Tecnai F20 TEM Hourly $79 $60
Tecnai 30 TEM Hourly $84 $63
Titan 60-300 TEM Hourly $122 $92
Themis Z TEM Hourly $129 $97
Glacios CRYO-TEM (Category I) Hourly $88 $66
Glacios CRYO-TEM (Category II)2 Session $773 -
Krios CRYO-TEM (Category I) Hourly $129 -
Krios CRYO-TEM (Category II)2 Session $1,030 -
HeliScan microCT (Category I) Hourly $83  $10 N/A
MiniFlex XRD Hourly $18 $14
SmartLab XRD Hourly $42 $32
FIB Service Hourly $80 N/A
SEM Service Hourly $75 N/A
TEM Service Hourly $80 N/A
HRTEM Service Hourly $85 N/A
microCT Service Hourly $75 N/A
XRD Service Hourly $75 N/A
Sample Preparation Service Hourly $80 N/A
Data Processing Service Hourly $80 N/A

After hours rate is applied to usage between 5:00pm-8:00am Monday-Friday and all day Saturday-Sunday. Rate is only applicable to users with anytime access, in which no staff assistance will be available. If staff assistance is required, then this rate does not apply. Please contact the instrument manager if you are interested in pursuing the requirements for anytime access

Please discuss with CEMAS staff to determine if your session qualifies.

External Non-Profit:

The following rates are charged to academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profit sources of funding outside of The Ohio State University. Please be prepared to provide documentation indicating such.

Equipment Basis Rate
Apreo I SEM Hourly $133
Apreo II SEM Hourly $133
Quattro ESEM Hourly $125
Helios 600 FIB Hourly $142
Nova 600 FIB Hourly $133
Tecnai F20 TEM Hourly $125
Tecnai 30 TEM Hourly $133
Titan 60-300 TEM Hourly $193
Themis Z TEM Hourly $204
Glacios CRYO-TEM (Category I) Hourly $139
Glacios CRYO-TEM (Category II)2 Session $1,218
Krios CRYO-TEM (Category I) Hourly $204
Krios CRYO-TEM (Category II)2 Session $1,623
HeliScan microCT (Category I) Hourly $131 $16
MiniFlex XRD Hourly $29
SmartLab XRD Hourly $67
FIB Service Hourly $126
SEM Service Hourly $119
TEM Service Hourly $126
HRTEM Service Hourly $134
microCT Service Hourly $119
XRD Service Hourly $119
Sample Preparation Service Hourly $126
Data Processing Service Hourly $126

After hours rate is applied to usage between 5:00pm-8:00am Monday-Friday and all day Saturday-Sunday. Rate is only applicable to users with anytime access, in which no staff assistance will be available. If staff assistance is required, then this rate does not apply.

Please discuss with CEMAS staff to determine if your session qualifies.


External Industry: 

We welcome inquiries from industrial users.  Quotes are available upon request. Please contact us at cemas@osu.edu.

 


The following fees are charged to all users (internal and external):

Reason Fees
Cancellation Charge
(within 12 hours preceding reserved time, or 48 hours for Cryo-TEMs)
2 hours of usage and labor, if applicable
Forget Log Off 2 hours of usage
No show Reservation time + forget log off
Instrument Training 'Assisted' rate
Data Storage Fees may be assessed if data is not removed in a timely manner
Replacement key fob $10/each

 

Please direct all billing questions, concerns, or issues to cemas@osu.edu.

To view historical rates for fiscal purposes, please click here.

Please plan for an average 3% increase of rates each year to accommodate the increasing cost of equipment service and maintenance.

*After hours rate is applied to usage between 5:00pm-8:00am Monday-Friday and all day Saturday-Sunday. Rate is only applicable to users with anytime access, in which no staff assistance will be available. If staff assistance is required, then this rate does not apply.

**Sessions in which there is training and/or when there is staff participation will be charged at the assisted rate.

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