Recharge Rates
Applicable to all UChicago clients. External users should contact the facility manager for ratesBasics
- All usage is billed by time used, as determined either by
- Automated instruments (400-1, 400-2): the accounting tool of Bruker’s Icon-NMR software
- Manually-operated instruments: Linux login/logout records. Reservations are not currently considered when calculating usage.
- Rates do not depend on instrument, experiment type, time of day, or individual experiment duration.
- Hourly EPR rates are the same as NMR rates.
- Training labor is not billed.
- Billing is done quarterly.
- Rates depend on total usage during the billed quarter.
Rates (updated July 2025)
| 0-25 Hours | $36.75/Per Hour |
| 26-50 Hours | $28.88/Per Hour |
| 51-75 Hours | $21.00/Per Hour |
| 76-100 Hours | $18.375/Per Hour |
| 100-200 Hours | $15.75/Per Hour |
| 200+ Hours | $10.50/Per Hour |
Industrial Rates:
| Instrument time | $105 / hr |
| Staff setup in autosampler (not including instrument time) |
$21 / batch |
| Staff time | $210 / hr |