Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can get my samples analyzed by the facilities?
A. Contact one of the following staff members:
For Biological SEM/TEM/Light Microscopy
David Bentley: 520-621-5097, dlb@u.arizona.eduFor Physical SEM/EDS
Gary Chandler: 520-621-6078, gwc@u.arizona.eduFor Physcal TEM/XRD
Phil Anderson: 520-322-2308, pla@u.arizona.eduFor Confocal Microscopy
Barb Carolus: 520-621-2047, carolus@email.arizona.edu
Doug Cromey if member of the SWEHSC: 520-626-2824, cromey@arizona.eduFor Clinical Microscopy (TEM)
Peggy McCuskey , 520-626-6009
Q. How do I get access to the equipment?
A. Read the information in the "How to Access Our Facilities" section then follow the link at the bottom to the page to apply for access. The facilities manager will contact you to make an appointment to discuss your project. In many cases with straight forward projects, this may not be necessary and we will make an appointment to get you started on the equipment training sessions to make sure you can effectively use the equipment necessary for your project.
Q. I know how to use the instruments, do I still need the training sessions?
A. Yes. Every user must complete the training sessions and pass the practical exam. NOTE: When we grant you access to our instruments, you will also agree acept responsibility for the instruments when you are logged on. Your account will be charged for repairs to damages resulting from gross negligence.
Q. Do I have to pass any certifications?
A. There is no formal certification process within the Facilities for use of the equipment. All staff and Faculty and certain graduate students must pass the University safety course and it is the responsibility of the researchers department to insure the required classes have been taken.
Q. Are there any samples I can not do at the Facilities?
Q. Why can not I use the equipment for free?A. The University Spectroscopy and Imaging Facilities are a multiuser facilities and therefore there is a wide spectrum of disciplines represented. For this reason, under no circumstance will live BH3 samples be handled within the Facilities (As we are not a BH3 facility, it would be a violation of many University and federal regulations also). This exclusion extends to human blood and blood products, wild rodents and other animals that may be vectors for harmful disease. We do have an area capable of housing BH2 samples but good practice also dictates that, if possible, these be rendered harmless before transfer into the Facilities. Talk to the staff of the respective Facilities to make arrangements if live pathogens or materials of unknown pathogenicity need to be handled in the Facilities.
A. The Facilities is constrained by federal regulations that regulate who and what fees are charges. All researchers with federal grants must be charged the minimum that anyone is charged. As such, since we must recover supply and service costs, everyone must pay the fees charged, and there can be no exceptions. Every effort has been made to assure the lowest possible fees which allows the Facilities to continue to operate
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