Microscopy Suite Policies

The following policies are in effect for the Microscopy Suite (MS).   Please contact Scott Robinson for further information.

• Access to MS equipment is restricted to registered users who have been properly trained.   Sharing of keycards, keys and accounts is expressly prohibited and will result in termination of access to all facilities for the owner of the keys or account.
• Users should use reasonable judgment when reserving time on instruments especially in cases of very heavily used instruments.  This means that users should not block out large time periods for multiple days in a row unless they have discussed this with a member of the microscopy suite staff.  In the case of conflicts between users we will enforce a policy of allowing only three time periods of 5 hours each to be on the calendar for any one user at a single time.  However, we would always prefer to resolve any conflicts using less draconian measures.
• MS fees are subject to periodic review.    Fees vary between instruments and fee structure is usually based on the annual maintenance costs for the particular equipment. Fees are assessed for initial training on the equipment, access to the equipment, and assisted use on the equipment.  A complete list of current fees is listed elsewhere on our website.
• Unless otherwise noted on the equipment pages, all equipment is to remain in the MS.
• Certain supplies are available for purchase through the MS. See the fees page for a list. Other supplies, for example data backup media, must be supplied by the user.
• Staff members are available for training and consultation. For help on a particular piece of equipment, consult the staff member list or the equipment pages to correlate the most relevant staff member to the particular equipment.
• Please note that the ITG is not responsible for backing up or retrieving any data acquired in the Microscopy Suite.  Users are responsible for their own backups and for the security of their own data.  Please contact a staff member if you need help in creating backups of your data.