ISS Policies
User Fees
Our user fees are essential for the availability of the instrumentation and expertise that the facility provides. We aim to set our user fees at the lowest possible level to maintain our resources. Consequently, our user fees may be adjusted to reflect current funding situations. Current instrument pricing can be found on the Schedule Equipment tab of the ARC iLab website.
Acknowledgement & Authorship
Acknowledgement of facility contributions is expected in publications that include any data generated in the facility. Please cite us by our Research Resource ID (RRID: SCR_021758). An example of an appropriate acknowledgement is “The authors wish to thank the Analytical Resources Core (RRID: SCR_021758) at Colorado State University for instrument access, training, and assistance with sample analysis.”
Co-authorship is generally expected when core personnel have made significant contributions to the research in the form of consultation, experimental design, method development, data analysis and/or data interpretation. Significant can be defined as “the project would not have progressed, or progressed at a substantially slower pace, without the guidance of facility personnel”. In such cases, core personnel should have the opportunity to review and edit the appropriate sections of a manuscript before submission.
Please inform us when relevant publications are accepted and forward us a copy for our records. We may also post citation information on our website. This information is vital to the continued support of the facility.
Collaborations: Grant Assistance and Percent Effort
We are very happy to provide letters of support and assistance in grant writing. For letters of support, please allow at least two weeks from the time of your request. Please furnish the following information: title of grant, agency to which you are submitting the grant, your title and mailing address, and 1-3 sentences on the goals (or specific aims) of your proposal.
Our facility is also dependent on grant support for long-term success and we appreciate your support in keeping the facility funded. To determine if percent effort by core personnel is required, please consider the following:
- Does the proposal include a specific aim(s) that focuses on imaging and/or surface science?
- Is method development required?
- Are there large numbers of samples to be analyzed?
- Would the aim or proposal not receive a favorable review without the support of ISS personnel?
- Would the project not have progressed, or progressed at a substantially slower pace, without the guidance of ISS personnel?