Instrument Fee Schedule
EFFECTIVE 21 JANUARY 2009

UM research faculty with grants from NSF or NIH pay a flat rate of $350.00 per month for all instrument charges if their per-sample total exceeds that amount per month. Intradepartmental rates apply only to UM Department of Chemistry personnel, all other users are charged at the interdepartmental or commercial rates. All users are expected to bring their own supplies.

All funds collected are deposited into the instrument maintenance account. Fees are based on typical yearly expenses to maintain each instrument and cost of repairs.
Each instrument has a one hour minimum useage fee.

Instrument Type
Intradepartmental Charges Interdepartmental/Commercial Charges
NMR $35/sample+$15/hour $100/sample+$50/hour
EPR $35/sample+$15/hour $100/sample+$50/hour
MALDI-TOF $35/sample+$15/hour $100/sample+$50/hour
FAB MassSpec $35/sample+$15/hour $100/sample+$30/hour
GC/MS $25/sample+$15/hour $100/sample+$30/hour
FTIR No charge $100/sample+$30/hour
Atomic Absorption No charge $100/sample+$30/hour
TGA No charge $100/sample+$30/hour
Additional Technical Labor No charge $200/hour+supply cost