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User Fees
All instrument usage is on a fee-per-use basis.
Fee structure: This has been determined so as to cover only the necessary operating expenses of the Facility, including: supplies, routine maintenance, computer software and hardware upgrades, replacement of consumable items, and occasional repair visits. The fees do NOT contribute to the capital cost of the instruments, nor to the Manager’s salary or benefits. Thus, the fees are the minimum they may reasonably be to support operation of the Facility.
Facility Membership and Usage: Faculty members affiliated with Indiana University or researchers whose primary affiliation is with a IU faculty member are eligible for discounted instrument usage rates. Academic research groups outside the edges of Indiana University may conduct experiments on Facility equipment at the Academic Rate, but may choose to become affiliated Facility Members by paying a yearly fee.
Non-Academic/Commercial Researchers: Please feel free to contact the Facility Manager for more information regarding usage of instruments. We are open to having non-academic users and encourage those entities to discuss usage arrangements.
Instrument usage fees are based on a two tiered structure as outlined below:
| Instrument | Location | IU Rate1 | Academic Rate2,3 |
| Microscale Thermophloresis | SI033 | $36 / hour | $72 / hour |
| Fluorometer | SI033 | $7 / hour | $14 / hour |
| Tabletop Ultracentrifuge | SI033 | $5 / hour (minimum of 5 hrs) | $10 / hour (minimum of 5 hrs) |
| Isothermal Titration Calorimeter | SI033 | $27 / hour | $54 / hour |
| Typhoon Imager | SI033 | $6 / scan | $12 / scan |
| Circular Dichroism Spectrometer | SI033 | $22 / hour | $44 / hour |
| UV / Visible Spectrometer | SI033 | $8 / hour | $16 / hour |
| Dynamic Light Scattering | SI033 | $25 / hour | $50 / hour |
| Biomek Automated Liquid Handler | SI033 | $17 / hour | $34 / hour |
| Scintillation Counter | SI033 | $10 / scan | $20 / scan |
| Stopped Flow Spectrometer | SI033 | $15 / hour | $30 / hour |
| Multi-Angle Light Scattering Instrument and Refractive Index Detector | SI033 | $36 / hour | $72 / hour |
| Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Instrument | SI033 | $6 / hour | $12 / hour |
| Preparative Ultracentrifuge | SI033 | $5 / hour (minimum of 5 hrs) | $10 / hour (minimum of 5 hrs) |
| NanoDrop-1000 | SI033 | $0 / hour | $5.00 / hour |
| Freezer/Mill | SI033 | $40 / hour | $80 / hour |
| Emulsifier | SI033 | $12 / run | $24 / run |
| Nanoparticle Tracking Analyzer | SI033 | $3 / hour | $10 / hour |
| Thermocycler Tetrad | SI033 | $0 / hour | $5 / hour |
| Octect Red K2 | SI033 | $36 / hour | $72 / hour |
| Multi-mode Plate Reader | SI033 | $0 / hour | $10 / hour |
1 The Member Rate is applicable to researchers whose primary affiliation is with an IU faculty member or a CTSI investigator, independently of the primary affiliation.
2 The standard Academic Rate is applicable to extramural academic researchers. Note that Facility Members will be given scheduling priority on all instruments.
3 The Non-Academic Rate is applicable to researchers of commercial entities. Arrangements on usage and fees can be determined by contacting the Facility Manager. Note that Facility Members will be given scheduling priority on all instruments.