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NMSU Microscopic Imaging Core Facility – Sign Up Protocol July 1, 2021

To become a user of the MICS facility, please send an email request to Dr. Samy Belteton
You will receive an invitation to the MICS schedule through LabArchives Scheduler:

  • Do NOT use SSO/single sign on
  • LabArchives scheduler is compatible with mobile devices.

1) Required fields:

  • Institution/Company
  • User name
  • Faculty/PI name
  • Index number 

2) Billing will begin at the scheduled start time.

3) Reservations can be modified/deleted up to 2 hour prior to start time. If you do not delete/release your reservation prior to 2 hour in advance of the scheduled start time and you do not show up for your reservation, you will be billed for 50% of the scheduled usage.

4) The minimum reservation duration is 1 hour.

5) New reservations must be made at least 48 hours prior to start time.

Rates:

MICS strives for timely and efficient billing. Please plan on providing timely payment. Failure to pay invoices in a timely fashion will result in loss of access privileges.

On-campus:

Instrument usage only (trained users): $35/hr.
Instrument usage only (trained users) - starting July 2025: $45/hr.

Instrument usage + staff time (hands-on user training): $84/hr.
Instrument usage + staff time (hands-on user training) - starting July 2025: $94/hr. 

Staff time (non-instrument training, consultation, data analysis): $49/hr.

Fluorescence Stereomicroscope: $15/hr.
Flourescence Stereomicroscope - starting July 2025: $25/hr.

Widefield microscope: $25/hr.
Widefield microscope - starting July 2025: $35/hr.

Critical Point Dryer: $25/run.
Critical Point Dryer - starting July 2025: $35/run.

FE-SEM (Dec 2024 - Nov 2025): $20/hr.

 

Non-NMSU users:

Instrument usage only (trained users): $52/hr.
Instrument usage only (trained users) - starting July 2025: $67/hr.

Instrument usage + staff time (hands-on user training): $191/hr.
Instrument usage + staff time (hands-on user training) - starting July 2025: $206/hr.

Staff time (non-instrument training, consultation, data analysis): $139/hr.

Fluorescence Stereomicroscope: $23/hr.
Fluorescence Stereomicroscope - starting July 2025: $38/hr.

Widefield microscope: $38/hr.
Widefield microscope - starting July 2025: $52/hr.

Critical Point Dryer: $38/run.
Critical Point Dryer - starting July 2025: $52/hr.

FE-SEM (Dec 2024 - Nov 2025) NMT and UTEP: $20/hr.

FE-SEM (Dec 2024 - Nov 2025) External Academic: $40/hr.

FE-SEM (Dec 2024 - Nov 2025) External other: $50/hr.