Fees

• All fees in $/hr unless otherwise noted.
• User Fee – User fee for using an instrument with some assistance from staff.
• Service Fee – Staff runs the sample on the various instruments and provides the results.
• Training Fee – $50/hr per trainee per instrument.
• External User Fee – Please contact imagingcore@utdallas.edu for further details

Facility Rules

• Users must make reservations before using the instruments.
• Reservations must be cancelled at least 1 hour before the starting time of the reservation. Otherwise, the users will be charged for the reserved time slot.
• Users are responsible for charges of unused reservation hours because of being late or for no-shows.
• Users must not be more than 30 minutes late to prevent other users using your reserved time slot at your expense.
• If a user cannot use the reserved slot for emergency reasons, please bring it to the staff’s attention.
• Microscope workspace, especially microscope objectives, should be kept clean. Oil MUST NOT be used on air objectives.
• Fine will be imposed upon the user for violating the rules.
  • At first instance, the violator will be sent a warning message.
  • At second instance, the violator will have to pay $100.
  • At third instance, the violator will be barred from using the equipment for 1 month.

Scheduler

To reserve an instrument, please visit the Lab Resources Scheduler. Name of the faculty supervisor/sponsor and a valid cost center number is required to complete the reservation.

Training Request