Summary ARC Rates FY25
Please use iLab for obtaining cost estimates for services requested from the ARC.
For full service work, staff time charges will be added to the self-use rates listed below. Instrument usage charges are based on reserved time on iLab instrument calendars. Rates are subject to change at any time.
Effective July 1, 2024
| CSU Internal | Non-CSU Academic or Non-Profit | Non-CSU Commercial | |
| NMR | |||
| 400 MHz NMR ($/hr) | $14.50 | $22 | $75 |
| 400 MHz NMR with cryo-probe ($/hr) | $15 | $23 | $75 |
| Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Metabolomics | |||
| ICP – MS ($/hr) | $98 | $147 | $245 |
| MALDI – TOF/TOF ($/hr) | $54 | $81 | $135 |
| LC – Orbitrap (proteomics) ($/hr) | $83 | $125 | $208 |
| LC-MS (QTOF, tandem-quad) (($/hr) | $81 | $122 | $203 |
| GC-MS and GC-MS/MS ($/hr) | $49 | $74 | $123 |
| Thermal desorption-GCMS ($/hr) | $49 | $74 | $123 |
| Thermal desorption tube conditioning | $20 | $30 | $50 |
| Materials Analysis | |||
| EPR ($/hr) | $19 | $36 | $60 |
| Low Temperature EPR ($/hr) | $26 | $39 | $90 |
| Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) ($/hr) | $15 | $25 | $80 |
| Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) ($/hr) | $10 | $18 | $70 |
| MPMS3 ($/hr) | $15 | $27 | $53 |
| PPMS ($/hr) | $11 | $23 | $110 |
| Optical Spectroscopy | |||
| FTIR-ATR ($/hr) | $9 | $14 | $40 |
| Fluorimeter ($/hr) | $10 | $15 | $40 |
| DLS/Zeta potential ($/hr) | $9 | $14 | $40 |
| X-ray Diffraction and Scattering | |||
| Powder-XRD ($/hr) | $17 | $26 | $100 |
| Thin-film XRD ($/hr) | $38 | $57 | $114 |
| Single Crystal XRD (up to 6h) ($/h) | $23 | $35 | $70 |
| Single Crystal XRD (after 6h) ($/hr) | $13 | $20 | $40 |
| Electron Microscopy | |||
| SEM – Imaging ($/hr) | $68 | $102 | $204 |
| SEM – EDS or EBSD ($/hr) | $68 | $102 | $204 |
| TEM ($/hr) | $91 | $137 | $264 |
| Surface Analysis | |||
| X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) ($/hr) | $54 | $81 | $162 |
| Profilometer ($/hr) | $8 | $15 | $30 |
| Imaging Sample Preparation | |||
| Coaters (carbon, gold, chromium) ($/hr) | $20 | $30 | $60 |
| Critical Point Dryer ($/hr) | $35 | $53 | $105 |
| NANO 2000T Polisher ($/hr) | $20 | $30 | $60 |
| PICO 155P Precision Saw ($/hr) | $20 | $30 | $60 |
| Service & Administration | |||
| Level 1 Staff Support (sample prep, standard data acquisition and reporting) ($/hr) | $80 | $120 | $200 |
| Level 2 Staff Support (advanced data processing, consulting) ($/hr) | $100 | $150 | $250 |
| Training ($/hr) * | $80 | $120 | $200 |
| Administrative Fee ($/invoice/month) | N/A | $80 | $80 |
*hourly training (staff and instrument time to be distributed over group training)