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Fee structure
On July 1, 2024, the Marine Science Research Facility (MSRF) updates its fees within its structure as a URI service center. After this date, use of some instruments in the MSRF-Analytical collection and space fees in the MSRF-Shared Seawater Facility will be subject to the new fees. The listings for space, instruments, and their associated fees are subject to change.
MSRF-Shared Seawater Facility
| Facilities | Fee per unit of use |
|---|---|
| Aquarium Building | $1.97/sf/mo |
| Polar Environmental Chambers | $4.36/sf/mo. Based on space used, the charges are 1/4 ($92.65/mo), half ($185.30/mo) or whole chamber ($370.60/mo) |
| Blount Aquaculture Research Laboratory | $1.00/sf/mo |
| Mesocosms | $0.35/sf/mo (=$630/mo) |
| Ark | $0.40/sf/mo |
| Exterior space | Fee determination is pending |
MSRF-Analytical Instruments
| Instruments | Unit of use | Rate – assisted | Rate – unassisted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckman Coulter Counter | hour | $78.00 | $34.00 |
| qPCR cycler Stratagene Mx3005p | run | $45.00 | $22.00 |
| Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer | DECOMMISSIONED | January 2024 | |
| Nikon epifluorescence microscope | hour | $78.00 | $15.00 |
| PreSens O2 sensor (1) | day | $93.00 | $27.00 |
| BD Influx flow cytometry | Currently offline; contact MSRF-A for more info | ||
| BD Influx cell sorting | Currently offline; contact MSRF-A for more info | ||
| FlowCAM (2) | hour | $91.00 | $29.00 |
| Lachat nutrient analyzer (3) | sample | $21.00 base rate + $2.00/nutrient | N/A |
| Incubator | day | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| FIRe fluorometer (4) | hour | $78.00 | $10.00 |
| Plate reader | run | $78.00 | $3.00 |
| Olympus stereomicroscope (5i) | hour | $78.00 | $3.00 |
| Nikon inverted microscope (5ii) | hour | $78.00 | $3.00 |
| Turner/Trilogy Fluorometers (6) | # users | TBD | TBD |
(1) MSRF does not furnish the sensor dots for this device. Shipboard rental available for PreSens O2 Sensor, at $200/month.
(2) Shipboard rental available for FlowCam, at $800 per month.
(3) Samples needed as analytical duplicates will be charged an extra $2 per analyte. When dilutions are necessary, the basic rate will be increased to $30, unless the user does the dilution.
(4) Shipboard rental available for Satlantic FIRe Fluorometer, at $150/month.
(5) Shipboard rental available for microscopes, at $150 (i) and $150 (ii) per month.
(6) Yearly fee is based on cost for supplies and technician time for calibrations. The individual usage fee will be based on a percentage of overall usage over the fiscal year. The Turner fluorometer is available for shipboard rental. While the instrument is at sea, user units will be logged at a rate of 8 users/day.
The URI overhead rate of 57.5% is applied to the above fees.
