The following user fees give pricing (revised price list on April 2023) information.

Fee structure

All services include the acquisition of raw data. Further data analysis may apply extra fees. The services do not include sample preparation or consumables. The prices are listed as hourly rates unless specified.

InstrumentService

MatChar user  

($/hr)

Max hours/yra

uOttawa user

($/hr)

External Academic User

($/hr)

External Industrial User

($/hr)

XPSData acquisition (3rd party service provider)42 + shipping (18)505084--
Jeol TEMImage acquisition54 + A4065 + A108 + A216 + A
Jeol SEMAssisted use424050----
Image acquisition42 + A4050 + A84 + A168 + A 
FEI TEMAssisted use544065----
Image acquisition54 + A4065 + A108 + A216 + A 
ICP-OESbSample analysis12 / sample10014 /sample24/sample48/sample
HPLC-MSc

Assisted use HPLC

Assisted with MS

30

42 + A

100

36

50 + A

60 + A

84 + A

120 + A

168 + A

DLSUser use21 2542 + A84 + A
RamanAssisted use36 43----
Image acquisition36 + A 43 + A72 + A144 + A 
AFMcAssisted use36 43----
Image acquisition36 + A 43 + A72 + A144 + A 
TGAc

User use

Full service

22

72 / sample

 

26

86 /sample

--

144 / sample

--

288 / sample

DSCcUser use18 2236 + A72 + A
UV-Vis Cary 7000Assisted use18 + A 22 + A36 + A72 + A
User Use18 22---- 
UV-Vis Cary 60User Use15 1830 + A60 + A

UV-Vis Cary 60

(Temp con & optical fiber)

User Use24 2948 + A96 + A
UV-Vis scanner (96 plate)User Use21 254284 + A

FT-IR/ATR

FTIR Microscope

User Use

User Use

24

120 (1/2 Day)

 

29

144(1/2 Day)

48 + A

240+A(1/2Day)

96 + A

480+A(1/2Day)

RheometerUser Use18 2236 + A72 + A
E-ChemUser use150 / month 180 / month300 / month600 / month
Tube furnaceUser use72 / day 86 / day144 / day288 / day

fs-Laser

User Use

Full Service

96 / day

96 + A / day

 

115 / day

115 +A / Day

--

192+A / day

--

384+A / day

Assistance 17 203467

Annual Mem

(6 instr. of your choice)

 7,200 / year 10,800 / year18,000 / year50,700 / year

a For annual cap.
b Please contact us for calibration samples and regular sample preparation.
C Consumables are not included unless specified. For those instruments selected as part of the annual fee membership to MatChar, no fees will be charged.

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