User fees are necessary in order to cover the costs of providing access to state-of-the-art instrumentation, including instrument maintenance, certain consumables, and compressed gases and liquids. Rates for MC2 instrument use depend on user category. If you would like to discuss a special project or collaboration, or you have questions about your bill, do not hesitate to contact us. Rates below may vary depending on work required to address clients' needs.
Mass spectrometry Materials characterization Microscopy and imaging laboratory Magnetic resonance Thermal analysis and spectroscopy X-ray diffraction
Mass spectrometry - Rates in effect July 1st 2025
|
INSTRUMENT - USAGE CATEGORY |
ACADEMIC WITH OPERATOR |
INDUSTRY WITH OPERATOR |
|---|---|---|
| MALDI (Autoflex III) - per sample | $65 | $100 |
| GCMS - per sample | $55 | $90 |
| GCMS - per hour | $55 | $90 |
| API/AM (EXACTIVE) - per sample | $55 | $90 |
| API/AM (MAXIS) - per sample | $55 | $90 |
| LCMS - per hour | $55 | $90 |
| LCMS data processing - per sample | $20 | $30 |
| API (LCQ) - per sample | $55 | $90 |
Materials characterization - Rates in effect July 1st 2025
Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area measurements (BET)
| USAGE CATEGORY | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| BET region only - per sample | $40 | $125 |
| Full physisorption measurement - per sample | $75 | $225 |
| Operator time - per hour1 | $50 | $125 |
1 Includes service (including activation and measurement) and full report (multipoint BET, sorption data, and pore size and volume calculated using BJH and DFT methods, and more by request). Analysis of approximately 4 samples per hour.
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
| USAGE CATEGORY | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| With operator service - per hour | $37.50 | $90 (plus consumables) |
| Without operator service1 - per hour | $18 | N/A |
| Data processing, operator service - per hour | $60 | $90 |
| Training | $60 | N/A |
1 Training required for independent instrument operation.
Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC)
|
USAGE CATEGORY |
ACADEMIC WITH OPERATOR |
INDUSTRY WITH OPERATOR |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueous phase - per run | $20 | $40 (plus consumables) |
| Organic phase - per run | $40 | $75 |
| Calibration curve | $140 | $300 |
| System/sample preparation and data processing - per hour | $75 | $150 |
Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS)
| USAGE CATEGORY | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| Humidity test (water) - per sample | $40 | $125 |
| Other solvent (HPLC-grade) - per sample | $50 | $150 |
| Operator time - per hour1 | $50 | $125 |
| Training | $50 | N/A |
1 Includes service and full report (humidity or solvent uptake, BET upon request, humidity, hysteresis, and more upon request). Analysis of approximately 4 samples per hour.
Microscopy and imaging - Rates in effect July 1st 2025
Surface Probe Microscopy (AFM, STM) and Electron Microscopy (TEM, SEM)
| USAGE CATEGORY | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| With operator - per hour | $100 | $300 |
| Without operator - per hour1 | $40 | N/A |
| Data processing and analysis - per hour | $50 | $100 |
| Training 1,2 | $200 | N/A |
| Consumables (SPM probes, TEM grids, SEM stubs) | Supplier rate | Supplier rate |
1 Training required for independent instrument operation. Includes data acquisition (on-line) and data processing/analysis (off-line) instruction. Duration ~ 6 hours divided over two separate sessions.
2 For users of the microscopy facility. Training without facility access available upon request. Contact milab.chemistry [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Microscopy%20inquiry) (Mohini Ramkaran) for more details.
Magnetic resonance - Rates in effect July 1st 2025
Solution NMR
See below for the QANUC 800 MHz rates.
| INSTRUMENT - USAGE CATEGORY | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| Bruker 500, Bruker 400, Varian 500, QANUC 500, Varian 400 - without operator service, per hour | $25 | N/A |
| Mercury 300 - without operator service, per hour | $20 | N/A |
| All instruments - with operator service, per hour | $25 | $125 |
The minimum fee for each use of a bookable NMR instrument is the minimum booking time (ten minutes).
Data processing by the NMR facility manager is charged at the same rate as operator service.
Solid-state NMR
| USAGE CATEGORY | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| Instrument time - one hour | $25 | $80 |
| Rotor packing / sample prep time - per hour | $25 | $75 |
| Data processing - per hour | $30 | $75 |
| Instrument time - two hours | $50 | $150 |
| Instrument time - half day (up to five hours) | $80 | $300 |
| Instrument time - full day (up to ten hours) or overnight (up to fourteen hours) | $160 | $500 |
| Instrument time - 24 hours | $300 | $1000 |
| Instrument time - one week (seven days continuously) | $1500 | N/A |
Rotor packing / sample prep time is charged when users are not present during the experiment.
Users who provide their own rotors will receive a 20% discount.
EPR
| TIME PERIOD | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| One hour | $25 | $125 |
| Half day | $50 | $250 |
| Full day | $100 | $500 |
All consumables (EPR tubes, liquid nitrogen, nitrogen gas, liquid helium, etc.) are charged at the rate sold by Chemistry Stores or our suppliers. A rental fee of $25 is charged for flat cell usage.
QANUC 800
| INSTRUMENT - USAGE CATEGORY | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| QANUC 800 - per hour | $38 | $237.50 |
| Operator time - per hour | $75 | $75 |
All consumables (EPR tubes, liquid nitrogen, nitrogen gas, liquid helium, etc.) are charged at the rate sold by Chemistry Stores or our suppliers. A rental fee of $25 is charged for flat cell usage.
Thermal analysis and spectroscopy - Rates in effect July 1st 2025
TGAs and DSCs
|
INSTRUMENT - USAGE CATEGORY |
ACADEMIC |
INDUSTRY WITH OPERATOR |
|---|---|---|
| DSC (Discovery 2500) - per sample | $25 | $250 |
| TGA (Q50, Q500) - per sample | $19 | $250 |
| TGA (Discovery 5500) - per sample | $25 | $250 |
1 Training required for independent instrument operation. Training on DSCs and TGAs costs $65.
UV/Vis and FTIR spectrometers
| INSTRUMENT - USAGE CATEGORY | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| UV/Vis/near-FTIR (Cary 5000) - per hour1 | $12 | $250 |
| FTIR (Spectrum II) - per hour1 | $12 | $250 |
| FTIR (Bruker Vertex 70) - per hour1 | $12 | $250 |
| Training on UV/VIS and FTIR | $65 | $65 |
1Training required for independent instrument operation.
X-ray diffraction - Rates in effect July 1st 2025
Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction (SCXRD)1
All experiments are performed by the facility manager (hatem.titi [at] mcgill.ca (Hatem Titi)) - currently, no training is available for users.
|
USAGE CATEGORY |
ACADEMIC WITH OPERATOR |
INDUSTRY WITH OPERATOR |
|---|---|---|
| Determination of unit cell - per sample | $40 | $100 |
| Data collection - per sample | $250 | $625 |
| Full structure determination2 - per sample | $375 | $1000 |
| Non-routine structure determination2 - per sample | $500 | Contact facility manager (hatem.titi [at] mcgill.ca (Hatem Titi)) |
| Service (data interpretation, report writing, etc.) - per hour | $50 | $125 |
1 Data collection and structure determination charges on SCXRD will be applied regardless of sample composition (e.g. starting material etc).
2 Additional charges are possible for non-routine structural determination because difficult cases of structure determination and refinement require considerable extra time and effort to analyze. Weakly diffracting materials, twinning, air-sensitive crystals, or crystals with highly disordered fragments and high-solvent content often belong to this category. The users will be contacted by the facility manager if samples appear difficult.
Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD)
| USAGE CATEGORY | ACADEMIC | INDUSTRY |
|---|---|---|
| Data collection, without operator1 - per hour | $30 | $125 |
| Data collection, with operator - per hour | $60 | $175 |
| Variable temperature PXRD - per hour | $40 | $125 |
| Service (data interpretation, report writing, etc.) - per hour | $50 | $150 |
| Training | $50 | $150 |
1 Training required for independent instrument operation.
Small and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS - WAXS)
|
INSTRUMENT - USAGE CATEGORY |
ACADEMIC |
INDUSTRY WITH OPERATOR |
|---|---|---|
| SAXS/WAXS - instrument time, per hour | $50 | $200 |
| SAXS/WAXS variable temperature - instrument time, per hour | $60 | $250 |
| Operator time1 - per hour | $70 | N/A |
| Training2 | $70 | N/A |
1 Full service fee is instrument time plus operator support fee.
2 Training required for independent instrument operation.
