COST GUIDELINES

These guidelines are an indication only - each user must discuss specific arrangements when first registering to use the unit, AND when preparing grant proposals involving use of the facilities.

2007 HOURLY RATES Operator training as required- no additional charge
	ELECTRON MICROSCOPES	Other Instruments
University-based staff and research students (ANU or other Tertiary Education Institutions)	$10 without grant, $15 with grant per electron microscope hour or as arranged, plus consumables.	Confocal Microscope $15 Laser Cell Capture $10 FIB/SEM  $15
CSIRO staff, and ANU staff undertaking consultancy work	$50 per hour through 2006 and 2007	Confocal Microscope $40 Laser Cell Capture $10 FIB/SEM  $50
Government departments etc	$75 per hour or as arranged.
Commercial work	commercially competitve rates (usually between $100 to $200 per hour).
On some electron microscopes,  charges may be waived for users from the ANU or other universities who are using the Unit for research purposes and who do not have any additional funds
2007 SERVICE WORK RATES Service work is not perfomed for students, but there is no charge for assistance and training in specimen preparation, sectioning etc,  except consumables,  for ANU staff and students.
Standard sectioning resin-embedded biological material	$20 per block	includes coated Cu grids, staining. Other grids - BYO or at cost.
Sectioning other materials	by arrangement
Standard Biological fixation, infiltration with LR White or Araldite-Epon, polymerisation.	$60-80 per vial, up to 6 vials per batch. Normal processing runs should be scheduled Monday to Thursday	No guarantees, but if our procedures are unsuccessful, no charge or we repeat. If your procedures are used unsuccessfully -  no refund.
Freeze-fracture	$800 per day plus TEM hourly charges. Minimum 1 day.
Cryo-SEM surcharge	$50 per day (universities)
CryoSEM with ultramicrotome block facing	$200/day surcharge (universities) or POA
Other procedures	POA
Automated SEM procedures, such as EDXA and EBSD mapping, including after hours
Setup and first two hours of unattended operation: as normal hourly rates.	After first two hours: commercial $50/hr, Govt  $25/hr, CSIRO $15/hr, Universities $10/hr. CryoSEM $25/hr surcharge.

NEW GRANT APPLICATIONS for work in 2008  - When writing ARC and NH&MRC grant proposals, applicants are asked to cost electron microscopy instrument time at $40 per hour, of which $15 is to be paid as a direct cost to the ANUEMU and $25 may be counted as an "indirect cost" to the University over and above the general infrastructure loading.  

For cryo-microscopy charges, other grants, and where it may be appropriate to include a component for capital equipment purchase or replacement, please contact the EMU.