Research Instrument Rates
View Core, Non-Core Academic, and Industrial rates for UNK research instrumentation.
Categories: Spectroscopy, Materials Analysis, Chemical Separation/Identification, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Microscopy, Exercise and Sports Science, Communication Disorders/Audiology, Computer Science
Spectroscopy
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Raman Microscopy - Horiba LabRAM 800 |
hour |
20 |
55 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| FTIR Spectroscopy - Thermo-Nicolet IS50 |
hour |
8 |
43 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Fluorescence (Horiba Fluoromax Plus) |
hour |
20 |
55 |
1 hr assisted |
|
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Materials Analysis
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| X-Ray Powder Diffraction (Bruker D2 Phaser) |
sample |
18 |
53 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Electron Microscopy (Delong America LVEM-5) |
sample |
20 |
55 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Electron Microscopy sample prep |
sample |
|
|
1 hr assisted |
plus materials charge |
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Chemical Separation/Identification
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Prep - HPLC |
hour |
25 |
60 |
|
min 1 hour |
| LC-MS (Agilent 1260 Infinity) |
sample |
25 |
60 |
1 hr assisted |
$5 charge per sample if solvents are not provided by user |
| Flash Chromatography |
sample |
11 |
46 |
1 hr assisted |
Does not include solvents or columns |
| NMR Spectrometry (Bruker Advance II HD 400MHz)-Proton |
hour |
9 |
44 |
2 hr assisted |
Does not include tubes or solvents |
| NMR Spectrometry (Bruker Advance II HD 400MHz)-other |
hour |
9 |
44 |
3 hr assisted |
Does not include tubes or solvents |
| Elemental Analysis (Agilent ICP-OES) |
hour |
30 |
65 |
1 hr assisted |
|
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Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| High Speed Centrifugation (Beckman JXN-30) |
hour |
10 |
- |
25 |
*$35/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Centrifugation (Eppindorf 5840R) |
hour |
10 |
- |
25 |
*$35/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Flow Cytometry (Attune NxT) |
session |
40 |
75 |
|
$30 set up fee |
| Microplate Readers |
plate |
5 |
|
|
*$35/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Stopped Flow Kinetics (Kintek SF-300X) |
session |
100 |
|
|
*$35/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Peptide Synthesis (CEM Liberty Blue Auto) |
sample |
160 |
|
1 hour assisted |
*$35/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Quantitative PCR (ABI Quant 5) |
run |
20 |
55 |
35 |
|
| Tissue Culture Room (large) |
user-days |
5 |
- |
|
Max fee of $5/day per research group |
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Microscopy
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Inverted Fluorescence Microscopy (Nikon TE 2000) |
hour |
20 |
55 |
1 hour fee |
|
| Confocal Microscopy (Nikon Laser scanning FV3000) |
hour |
20 |
55 |
1 hour fee |
|
| Microtome (Leica SM2010) |
hour |
10 |
45 |
1 hour fee |
$1 for replacement blades |
| Cryostat Microtome (Leica CM1512) |
hour |
14 |
49 |
1 hour fee |
$1 for replacement blades |
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Exercise and Sports Science
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Sports Science Hub (Motion Capture and Analysis) |
scan |
35 |
75 |
N/A |
|
| Laser Therapy (Light Force) |
person |
20 |
55 |
N/A |
|
| ALEX Patient Simulator |
hour |
20 |
55 |
N/A |
|
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Communication Disorders/Audiology
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Clinical Audiology Lab w/EDARE |
hour |
10 |
45* |
N/A |
*$35/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| AAC Lab incl/Eye-Tracking Hardware and Analysis |
hour |
7 |
42* |
N/A |
*$35/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
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Physics & Astronomy
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| NanoSense Wizard AFM |
hour |
50 |
85 |
|
|
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Animal Care Facility
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Animal Husbandry |
Cage-day |
0.15 |
|
|
|
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Spectroscopy
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Raman Microscopy - Horiba LabRAM 800 |
hour |
30 |
83 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| FTIR Spectroscopy - Thermo-Nicolet IS50 |
hour |
12 |
65 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Fluorescence (Horiba Fluoromax Plus) |
hour |
30 |
83 |
1 hr assisted |
|
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Materials Analysis
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| X-Ray Powder Diffraction (Bruker D2 Phaser) |
sample |
27 |
80 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Electron Microscopy (Delong America LVEM-5) |
sample |
30 |
83 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Electron Microscopy sample prep |
sample |
|
|
1 hr assisted |
*$53/hour for assistance plus materials charge |
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Chemical Separation/Identification
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Prep - HPLC |
hour |
38 |
91 |
|
min 1 hour |
| LC-MS (Agilent 1260 Infinity) |
sample |
38 |
91 |
1 hr assisted |
$5 charge per sample if solvents are not provided by user |
| Flash Chromatography |
sample |
17 |
70 |
1 hr assisted |
Does not include solvents or columns |
| NMR Spectrometry (Bruker Advance II HD 400MHz)-Proton |
hour |
14 |
67 |
2 hr assisted |
Does not include tubes or solvents |
| NMR Spectrometry (Bruker Advance II HD 400MHz)-other |
hour |
14 |
67 |
3 hr assisted |
Does not include tubes or solvents |
| Elemental Analysis (Agilent ICP-OES) |
hour |
45 |
98 |
1 hr assisted |
|
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Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| High Speed Centrifugation (Beckman JXN-30) |
hour |
15 |
- |
53 |
*$53/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Centrifugation (Eppindorf 5840R) |
hour |
10 |
- |
53 |
*$53/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Flow Cytometry (Attune NxT) |
session |
60 |
113 |
|
$30 set up fee |
| Microplate Readers |
plate |
8 |
|
|
*$35/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Stopped Flow Kinetics (Kintek SF-300X) |
session |
100 |
|
|
*$53/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Peptide Synthesis (CEM Liberty Blue Auto) |
sample |
240 |
|
1 hour assisted |
*$53/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Quantitative PCR (ABI Quant 5) |
run |
30 |
83 |
53 |
|
| Tissue Culture Room (large) |
user-days |
8 |
- |
53 |
Max fee of one day per research group |
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Microscopy
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Inverted Fluorescence Microscopy (Nikon TE 2000) |
hour |
30 |
83 |
1 hour fee |
|
| Confocal Microscopy (Nikon Laser scanning FV3000) |
hour |
30 |
83 |
1 hour fee |
|
| Microtome (Leica SM2010) |
hour |
15 |
68 |
1 hour fee |
$1 for replacement blades |
| Cryostat Microtome (Leica CM1512) |
hour |
21 |
74 |
1 hour fee |
$1 for replacement blades |
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Exercise and Sports Science
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Sports Science Hub (Motion Capture and Analysis) |
scan |
53 |
113 |
N/A |
|
| Laser Therapy (Light Force) |
person |
30 |
83 |
N/A |
|
| ALEX Patient Simulator |
hour |
30 |
83 |
N/A |
|
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Communication Disorders/Audiology
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Clinical Audiology Lab w/EDARE |
hour |
15 |
68* |
N/A |
*$53/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| AAC Lab incl/Eye-Tracking Hardware and Analysis |
hour |
11 |
64* |
N/A |
*$53/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
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Physics & Astronomy
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| NanoSense Wizard AFM |
hour |
75 |
128 |
|
|
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Animal Care Facility
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Animal Husbandry |
Cage-day |
0.23 |
|
|
|
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Spectroscopy
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Raman Microscopy - Horiba LabRAM 800 |
sample |
100 |
160 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| UV/Vis Spectroscopy - Cary 100 |
hour |
60 |
120 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| UV/Vis Spectroscopy - Shimadzu |
hour |
60 |
120 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| FTIR Spectroscopy - Thermo-Nicolet IS50 |
hour |
60 |
120 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Fluorescence (Horiba Fluoromax) |
hour |
100 |
160 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Microvolume Spectroscopy (NanoDrop ONE) |
hour |
60 |
120 |
1 hr assisted |
|
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Materials Analysis
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| X-Ray Powder Diffraction (Bruker D2 Phaser) |
sample |
100 |
160 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Stylus Surface Profilometry (Dektak 150) |
hour |
100 |
160 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TA Instruments Q20) |
hour |
50 |
110 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Thermogravitic Analysis (TA Instruments TGA/DSC Q600) |
hour |
50 |
110 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Electron Microscopy (Delong America LVEM-5) |
sample |
100 |
160 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Electron Microscopy sample prep |
sample |
- |
75 |
1 hr assisted |
plus materials charge |
| Particle Analysis/Zeta Potential (Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS) |
hour |
100 |
160 |
1 hr assisted |
|
| Isothermal Calorimetry |
sample |
200 |
260 |
1 hr assisted |
|
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Chemical Separation/Identification
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Prep - HPLC |
hour |
200 |
|
|
min 1 hour |
| LC-MS (Agilent 1260 Infinity) |
sample |
100 |
160 |
1 hr assisted |
$5 charge per sample if solvents are not provided by user |
| GC-MS (Agilent 7820A GS with 5975 MS) |
sample |
100 |
160 |
1 hr assisted |
$5 charge per sample if solvents/gases are not provided by user |
| Flash Chromatography |
sample |
50 |
110 |
1 hr assisted |
Does not include solvents or columns |
| NMR Spectrometry (Bruker Advance II HD 400MHz)-Proton |
hour |
110 |
170 |
2 hr assisted |
Does not include tubes or solvents |
| NMR Spectrometry (Bruker Advance II HD 400MHz)-other |
hour |
110 |
170 |
3 hr assisted |
Does not include tubes or solvents |
| Elemental Analysis (Agilent ICP-OES) |
hour |
150 |
210 |
1 hr assisted |
|
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Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| High Speed Centrifugation (Beckman JXN-30) |
hour |
100 |
100* |
25 |
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Centrifugation (Eppindorf 5840R) |
hour |
100 |
100* |
25 |
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Flow Cytometry (Attune NxT) |
hour |
120 |
180 |
|
$50 set up fee |
| Cell Sorting (Sony SH800Z) |
hour |
100 |
160 |
|
$65 set up fee; $50 chip cost |
| Gel Imaging/Transilluminator (BioRAD ChemiDoc MP) |
month |
10/sample |
- |
|
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Gel Imaging/Transilluminator (BioRAD Gel Doc Go) |
month |
10/sample |
- |
|
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Gel Imaging/Transilluminator (BioRAD) |
month |
10/sample |
- |
|
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Microplate Readers |
hour |
100 |
160 |
|
|
| Stopped Flow Kinetics (Kintek SF-300X) |
session |
300 |
370 |
|
|
| Peptide Synthesis (CEM Liberty Blue Auto) |
sample |
300 |
370 |
|
Plus $25/amino acid |
| Cryotank Storage |
month |
10/sample |
- |
|
|
| Quantitative PCR (ABI Quant 5) |
plate |
100 |
160 |
60 |
|
| Tissue Disruptor (Qiagen TissueLyser II) |
sample |
100 |
|
|
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Tissue Dissociator (Miltenyi Biotec OctoMACS) |
sample |
50 |
|
60 |
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Tissue Culture Room (large) |
user-day |
20 |
- |
60 |
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
| Tissue Culture Room (small) |
user-day |
20 |
- |
60 |
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
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Field Biology
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Climate Chambers (Memmert HPP 750 eco) 3 units |
day |
75 |
135 |
|
$60 set up fee |
| Electrofishing barge and equipment |
day |
125 |
185 |
1 day fee |
|
| Portable Photosynthesis System (LiCOR 6800F) |
day |
100 |
160 |
1 day fee |
|
| Water and Soil Potential Measurement (METER Group WP4C) |
sample |
80 |
|
60 |
*$60/hour for assistance - min 1/2 hour |
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Microscopy
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Inverted Fluorescence Microscopy (Nikon TE 2000) |
hour |
60 |
120 |
1 hour fee |
|
| Confocal Microscopy (Nikon Laser scanning FV3000) |
hour |
120 |
180 |
1 hour fee |
|
| Microtome (Leica SM2010) |
hour |
50 |
110 |
1 hour fee |
$1 for replacement blades |
| Cryostat Microtome (Leica CM1512) |
hour |
75 |
135 |
1 hour fee |
$1 for replacement blades |
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Exercise and Sports Science
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Sports Science Hub (Motion Capture and Analysis) |
scam |
150 |
210 |
N/A |
|
| Laser Therapy (Light Force) |
hour |
50 |
110 |
N/A |
0.5 hour minimum billing, 0.25 hour increments |
| ALEX Patient Simulator |
hour |
100 |
160 |
|
|
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Communication Disorders/Audiology
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Clinical Audiology Lab w/EDARE |
hour |
40 |
|
N/A |
*$60/hr assistance fee |
| AAC Lab incl/Eye-Tracking Hardware and Analysis |
hour |
30 |
|
N/A |
*$60/hr assistance fee |
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Physics & Astronomy
| Instrument/Service |
Unit |
Unassisted Users |
Assisted Users |
Training Fee |
Notes |
| Web Servers (NanoSense Wizard AFM) - server usage |
hour |
200 |
260 |
|
|
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The INSpRE core is supported through funding from the Nebraska Research Initiative and from its member departments: Chemistry; Biology; Communication Disorders; Kinesiology and Sports Sciences; and Physics & Astronomy.
