Policies and Fees

Only users who have been through a training session may use the Confocal Microscope Facility.
Each user must have his or her own user ID and use only that ID on the system.
Reservations and cancellations for the confocal microscope are made via an on-line scheduler.
You are responsible for saving and storing for your own image files.
If you plan to use the facility after normal working hours, you may arrange to check out keys to Fralin and the confocal room.
Make sure that everything is clean and in place when you finish using the microscope. Please report any problems to the facility manager.

The charge for using the confocal microscope is $8.75 per 15 minutes, with a 1-hour minimum charge.
Users are billed quarterly
Cancellations made less than 24 hours before booked time may result in a 1-hour charge.
There is no charge for the use of the computer workstation.
The charge for training is the normal hourly rate for the microscope time. There is no charge for the service itself.
There will be a minimum charge of 10 hours use for the first quarter after training.

Training is arranged on an individual basis and should not be undertaken until the user is ready to use the microscope, i.e., when the user has samples in hand.
Before training, users must complete an application form, providing information for billing. A user ID will then be assigned.
A training session takes approximately 2 hours.
Training and microscope use are reserved for those who actually plan to use the microscope in their research. Ten hours of use will be charged in the first quarter after training.

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