Billing

How billing is handled

Intramural (ISU) Users. Each user must sign up for a Keck Microfabrication Facility user account (here) prior to using the Facility. The account information will include the name of the major professor (PI) whose funds are to be charged for the Facility usage. The user will log in prior to and log out after each cleanroom usage session at the computer station located at the gowning room entry using the username and password of the user account. Charges will be assessed by the Department of Chemistry as a Chemical Service based on logged usage and the Rates listed below.

Extramural (non-ISU) Users. Please, contact Keck Microfabrication Facility administration (kecklab@iastate.edu) to set up billing.

Rates

Included in the rates. In addition to cleanroom access, the usage rate includes commonly used consumables such as gowning, cleanroom wipes, and provided solvents (e.g., acetone, isopropanol, and ultrapure water). The rate also includes the use of tools, equipment (e.g., balance, refrigerator, stereoscope), and supplies (e.g., glassware and tweezers). Additionally, for research groups with multiple users, storage bins located outside and inside the facility will be made available. 

Example 1. A user attends a training session lasting 1 hr. Charges assessed: $40 (training) + $10 (gowning) = $50 (total). 

Example 2. A user logs in at 1 p.m. and logs out at 4 p.m. on the same day. Charges assessed: $75 (usage) + $10 (gowning) = $85 (total).

*Training sessions are required for each new user and must be performed by official Facility staff prior to cleanroom and equipment access.