Membership
CMM is a service facility where clients pay to use the available equipment.
- CMM management will assess machine, training and upgrade suitability for clients.
- Visiting expert microscope users, may be assessed, and exempted from certain non-safety related training requirements, at the centre’s discretion.
- The access fee schedule for 2016 can be found below.
- Training will not be commenced without prior payment, and extra training and upgrades may attract extra fees of $250.00.
- Clients who use in excess of hours purchased may incur an additional fee of $1000/$750 for a further block of 100/50 hours.
- Fees will only allow access to instrumentation on which the client has received training.
- A quotation from a senior staff member (eg. Director/Centre Manager) is required for all consulting work undertaken by CMM Staff.
- No joint or group access is available.
- The transfer of clients’ access will incur a fee of $250. The new client will be required to carry out the same access procedure and training assessment as the existing client.
- Hourly and assisted access to the CMM can also be arranged as per the fee schedule.
Categories of Membership
CMM has three different types of membership
- University - This is limited to the University of Queensland Staff and Students. Honours Students and Undergraduates may be charged. This charge will be at the discretion of the initial interviewer and relevant to the amount of work to be performed.
- Associate - This category is for persons who are not University of Queensland personnel but are from an associated university or government funded institution.
- External - This category is for persons from private industry or organisations wishing to access CMM instrumentation.
Fee schedule 2016
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Maximum No. of Hours or Samples |
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Registration |
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| New User/Registration Fee | $250 | |
| Transfer of access to another client | $250 | |
Client Access |
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| Internal (UQ) - 100 hours for 2016 | $4,000 | 100 |
| Additional hours are available only to a 100 hours access payment - it is not available to a 50 hour access payment | ||
| Additional 100 hour block | $1,000 | |
| Additional 50 hour block | $750 | |
| Internal (UQ) - 50 hours for 2016 | $2,200 | 50 |
| Additional hours can only be purchased on a 50 hour payment by paying a balance of 100 pyament (e.g. $2200 + $1800 + $250 Admin Fee) | ||
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Associate (e.g. CSIRO, Other Universities) |
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| Associate - 100 hours or 2016 | $5,000 | 100 |
| Additional hours are available only to a 100 hours access payment - it is not available to a 50 hour access payment | ||
| Additional 100 hour block | $1,250 | |
| Additional 50 hour block | $1,000 | |
| 50 Hours for 2016 | $2,800 | |
| Additional hours can only be purchased on a 50 hour payment by paying a balance of 100 pyament (e.g. $2800 + $2200 + $250 Admin Fee) | ||
| External Rate | $12,000 | 100 |
| Neoscope | $500 | 100 |
| Light Microscope | $500 | 100 |
| 3View Samples | ||
| With Current Client Access | $500 | Per sample |
| With Current Client Access | $1,500 | 4 samples |
| Without Current Client Access | $650 | Per sample |
| Without Client Access | $2,000 | 4 samples |
| Hourly Rates | ||
| Internal - Unassisted Access | $50 | Per hour |
| Payment for Service | ||
| Internal - Staff assisted sample prep and characterisation | $100 | Per hour |
| Internal - Interpretation of results and report writing | $50 | Per hour |
| Associate - Staff assisted sample prep and characterisation | $130 | Per hour |
| Associate - Interpretation of results and report writing | $65 | Per hour |
Payment
A fee must be paid in order to gain access as above. If you are a student or staff member of the University of Queensland this can be done via an ISC - Request for Internal Services Quote form. This form MUST be completed and signed by a Financial Delegate. External members will be invoiced. Please note that fees must be paid in full before the CMM facilities can be used.
Should you have any queries concerning the above, please contact CMM Admin on 3346 3944 or email cmm@uq.edu.au