Fabrication Lab

FeeUniversity of UtahExternal
Maximum Monthly Lab Entry Rate $785.00/month N/A
Lab Entry $66.00/hour $99.00/hour
Mask Making Charge $35.00/layer $52.50/layer
Professional Tech Support $55.00/hour $82.50/hour
Consumables, Precious Metals & Gases
(costs billed per item used)
N/A N/A
Reservation Fee (waived if equipment is used) $30.00/each $45.00/each
Failure to Card-out fee $126.00/each $190.00/each

Micron Microscopy Core

FeeUniversity of UtahExternal
Small Instrument Use $17.00/hour $25.00/hour
XPS/XRF Equipment Use $45.00/hour $67.50/hour
SEM Equipment Use $40.00/hour $60.00/hour
FIB Equipment Use $60.00/hour N/A
Professional Tech Support $55.00/hour $82.50/hour
Student Tech Support $20.00/hour $30.00/hour
Consumables, Precious Metals & Gases
(costs billed per item used)
N/A N/A
SEM: Hitachi Use without Tech Support $52.21/hour N/A
SEM: Hitachi Use with Tech Support $81.85/hour $122.78/hour

Rates are subject to change.

Payment Policy

Services are billed at the end of each calendar month for on-campus users and quarterly for external users. Payment is expected net 30 from the date of invoice.

The following policy will be implemented for late payments:

  • 1st Warning- an email reminder will be sent to PI, 30 days after invoice date.
  • 2nd Warning- a second email reminder will be sent to PI, 45 days after invoice date.
  • 3rd Warning- a third email will be sent to PI, Chair, and Dean, 60 days after invoice date. Students will be locked out of the lab. A reinstatement fee of $50 per student will be charged. (Penalty fees cannot bill to projects and must be paid with unrestricted funds.)
  • 4th Warning- after 90 days, campus orders will be sent to Department Chair and/or Dean for signature.

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