Training Charge: Staff service charge is applied to instrument trainings: total training cost = staff hourly rate × staff hours + instrument hourly rate × instrument hours. Training hours are listed in the table below for all training packages. Charges are based on the listed hours in the table, not the actual training time. For CUNY users training sessions, no staff service charge (only instrument charge).
Staff Service Charge: Optional staff assistance service is available for sample characterization using instruments within Imaging Facility. This service is limited to the availability of staff time and capability of the instruments. Users are responsible for sample preparation. The staff hourly rates are added to the instrument hourly rates (listed in tables below) when technical staff service is utilized.
CryoEM training: CryoEM training consists of three stages. Users must take Negative Staining training and pass the test to be qualified to take Cryo-EM Stage 1 training; Users must take Cryo-EM Stage 1 training and pass the test to be qualified to take Cryo-EM Stage 2 training. We strongly recommend that Users take minimum 10 hours to practice between training stages.
Materials: Users are responsible for consumable materials. We supply standard materials, which Users have the option to purchase from facility. Due to uniqueness of each experiment we cannot guarantee to supply all materials to satisfy the needs of all Users. Materials costs are listed in the table of Materials Costs.
| Instrument Hourly Rates (effective on 02/01/2020) | ||||
| Instrument Names | Academic rates ($/hour) | Start-up Companies ($/hour) | Industrial Companies ($/hour) | Academic Daily Maximum ($/day) |
| FEI TITAN HALO 80-300 KV CRYO-TEM | 66 | 180 | 300 | 500 |
| FEI TITAN THEMIS 200 KV TEM | 78 | 210 | 350 | |
| FEI HELIOS NANOLAB 660 FIB-SEM | 66 | 165 | 275 | |
| FEI HELIOS NANOLAB 660 SEM | 45 | 120 | 200 | |
| FEI SPIRIT 120 KV TEM | 35 | 120 | 200 | |
| LEICA TCS SP8 STED 3X | 40 | 120 | 200 | |
| WITec Raman Microscope | 25 | 75 | 125 | |
| Leica EM ACE600 Coater | 20 | 60 | 100 | |
| FEI Vitrobot (waived if imaging the prepared grids in the facility) | 10 | 30 | 50 | |
| Staff Hourly Rates (effective on 02/01/2020) | ||||
| Academic rates ($/hour) | Start-up Companies ($/hour) | Industrial Companies ($/hour) | ||
| Staff Charge (no charge for CUNY users training sessions) | 60 | 90 | 120 | |
| Training Packages (effective on 02/01/2020) | ||||
| Maximum Training hours | Staff Hours (Non-CUNY Academic) | Staff Hours (Start-up and Industrial) | Instrument Hours | |
| SEM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| SEM + EDS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SEM + FIB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SEM + EDS + FIB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| SEM + FIB + Auto Slice & View | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| SEM + FIB + TEM sample lift out | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Leica STED | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| WiTec Raman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 200kV Themis TEM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 200kV Themis TEM + EDS/NBD | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 200kV Themis TEM + tomography | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 120 kV Spirit Standard training | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Negative Staining Training - 120kV Spirit* | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Cryo-EM Training Stage 1 - 120kV Spirit* | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Cryo-EM Training Stage 2 - 300kV Halo* | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Materials Costs (effective on 01/01/2020) | ||||
| charge ($/unit) | ||||
| Cryo Grid Box | 10 | |||
| UltraAuFoil | 18 | |||
| Quantifoil or Cflat | 9 | |||
| Lacey or Holey | 3.5 | |||
| Ultrathin Carbon on Lacey | 6 | |||
| Continous Carbon | 2.5 | |||
| Small membrance box | 3.5 |
* Users need to take Negative Staining Training and practice at least 10 hours before Cryo-EM Training Stage 1. Users also need to take Cryo-EM Training Stage 1 and practice at least 10 hours before Cryo-EM Training Stage 2.
Users must finish all the user registration steps in Become a Facility User and are able to login Badger with your account before scheduling training:
- Schedule 120 kV Tecnai Spirit TEM training using the following online sign-up sheet: Sign-Up Sheet
Schedule with facility staff for individual training:
- FEI Titan Halo 80-300 Cryo TEM: Tong Wang (twang1@gc.cuny.edu)
- Leica STED: Tong Wang (twang1@gc.cuny.edu)
- WITec Raman Microscope: Tong Wang (twang1@gc.cuny.edu)
- FEI Helios Nanolab 660 FIB-SEM: Sheng Zhang (szhang3@gc.cuny.edu)
- FEI Titan Themis 200 TEM: Sheng Zhang (szhang3@gc.cuny.edu)
Rates before 02/01/2020 for records:
| FEI TITAN HALO 80-300 KV CRYO-TEM (Rates before 02/01/2020) | |
| Academic Rate - Reduced | $15.00/hr |
| Academic Rate - Full | $60.00/hr |
| Start-Up Rate | $180.00/hr |
| Industry Rate | $300.00/hr |
| FEI TITAN THEMIS 200 KV TEM (Rates before 02/01/2020) | |
| Academic Rate - Reduced | $15.00/hr |
| Academic Rate - Full | $70.00/hr |
| Start-Up Rate | $210.00/hr |
| Industry Rate | $350.00/hr |
| FEI HELIOS NANOLAB 660 FIB-SEM (Rates before 02/01/2020) | |
| Academic Rate - Reduced | $27.00/hr |
| Academic Rate - Full | $55.00/hr |
| Start-Up Rate | $165.00/hr |
| Industry Rate | $275.00/hr |
| FEI HELIOS SEM (Rates before 02/01/2020) | |
| Academic Rate - Reduced | $15.00/hr |
| Academic Rate - Full | $40.00/hr |
| Start-Up Rate | $120.00/hr |
| Industry Rate | $200.00/hr |
| FEI SPIRIT 120 KV TEM (Rates before 02/01/2020) | |
| Academic Rate - Reduced | $10.00/hr |
| Academic Rate - Full | $35.00/hr |
| Start-Up Rate | $120.00/hr |
| Industry Rate | $200.00/hr |
| LEICA TCS SP8 STED 3X (Rates before 02/01/2020) | |
| Academic Rate - Reduced | $15.00/hr |
| Academic Rate - Full | $40.00/hr |
| Start-Up Rate | $120.00/hr |
| Industry Rate | $200.00/hr |
| WITec Raman Microscope (Rates before 02/01/2020) | |
| Academic Rate - Reduced | $15.00/hr |
| Academic Rate - Full | $25.00/hr |
| Start-Up Rate | $75.00/hr |
| Industry Rate | $125.00/hr |
| Leica EM ACE600 Coater (Au/Pt/C) (Rates before 02/01/2020) | |
| Academic Rate | $20.00/hr |
| Start-Up Rate | $60.00/hr |
| Industry Rate | $100.00/hr |