As a nonprofit business unit within the University of Washington, the Molecular Analysis Facility charges for time and materials on a cost recovery basis. Our rates include estimated service expenses and all external rates include overhead. Instrument usage is billed in 0.1 hour increments. Users are responsible for reviewing their monthly billing invoices through CORAL, our reservation and billing system.
Rates in the table below are effective starting on November 1, 2025*.
Per-hour tool and staff assistance rates can be found in the table below:
| Instrument | Academic | Outside Academic | Non-Academic |
| EDS | $16.00 | $18.00 | $50.00 |
| AFM | $22.00 | $26.00 | $126.00 |
| Hysitron Nanoindenter | $22.00 | $26.00 | $126.00 |
| Nikon Stereomicroscope with CCD camera | $22.00 | $26.00 | $126.00 |
| Profilometer | $22.00 | $26.00 | $126.00 |
| QCMD | $22.00 | $26.00 | $126.00 |
| Ellipsometer | $34.00 | $40.00 | $126.00 |
| EVOS (light microscope) | $34.00 | $40.00 | $126.00 |
| Kinetics Laser | $34.00 | $40.00 | $126.00 |
| Raman | $34.00 | $40.00 | $126.00 |
| Apreo SEM | $55.00 | $64.00 | $200.00 |
| EBSD | $55.00 | $64.00 | $200.00 |
| XPS** | $55.00 | $64.00 | $200.00 |
| XRD | $55.00 | $64.00 | $200.00 |
| Helios FIB/SEM | $80.00 | $93.00 | $286.00 |
| TEM | $80.00 | $93.00 | $286.00 |
| ToF-SIMS** | $90.00 | $100.00 | $225.00 |
| Staff Time | $100.00 | $120.00 | $165.00 |
*Rates for other tools are not included in this list. Please contact us for a quote.
** Except XPS and ToF-SIMS depth profiling which are billed at 1.5X the listed rates.
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