Pricing
The following fee schedule is in effect as of July 1, 2020.
| Imaging System | Service Type | KI Member (per hour) |
MIT Non-KI (per hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
JEOL 2100F
(TEM/cryo-TEM) |
TEM Assisted Service | $89 | $178 |
| Cryo-TEM Assisted Service | $111 | $222 | |
| Training | $119 | $150 | |
| Independent use | $75 | $75 | |
| FEI Tecnai Spirit (TEM) | Assisted Service | $79 | $158 |
| Training | $79 | $158 | |
|
Zeiss Crossbeam 540 |
RT SEM Assisted | $93 | $187 |
| RT SEM Training | $93 | $150 | |
| RT SEM Independent use | $75 | $75 | |
| Cryo-SEM Assisted Service | $116 | $231 | |
| Zeiss Airyscan LSM 880 (upright Cryo-Confocal Microscopy) |
Training/Assisted | $80 | $160 |
| Independent use | $42 | $84 | |
| Veeco Multimode 8 (Atomic Force Microscopy) |
Training/Assisted Service | $70 | $140 |
| Independent use | $36 | $72 |
| Sample Preparation Service | Description | KI Member | MIT Non-KI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plunge Freezing (Cryoplunge CP3) |
Assisted Service/Training, per hour | $70 | $140 |
| High Pressure Freezing (HPM Live μ) |
Assisted Service | TBD | TBD |
| Resin Embedding | Up to four samples | $250 | $500 |
| Per additional sample | $40 | $80 | |
| TMS Processing | Up to four samples | $345 | $490 |
| Per additional sample | $50 | $50 | |
| Ultramicrotome Sectioning | Assisted Service, per hour | $72 | $144 |
| Training, per hour | $70 | $140 | |
| Independent use, per hour | $22 | $44 | |
| Negative Staining | Assisted Service, per sample | $17 | $34 |
| Sputter Coating | Assisted Service, per run | $28 | $56 |
| Immuno-Gold Labeling | Assisted Service | TBD | TBD |
| Technical Assistance | Per hour | $58 | $116 |
| Sample/Material Characterization System | Service Type | KI Member (per hour |
MIT Non-KI (per hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Light Scattering (Wyatt Dyna Pro), Nanoparticle Sizing and Concentration (Spectradyne nCS1), Rheometry (TA Instruments DHR-2) | Training/Assisted Service | $70 | $140 |
| Independent use | $36 | $72 |
Please note: rates are set periodically, based on operating costs and in accordance with MIT and NCI policies. They are reviewed and approved annually by the MIT Office of Cost Analysis. Services are billed at the rate listed on the date of service delivery.