Nanotech—The UCSB Nanofabrication Facility           Complementing your research tools, supporting your research needs

 
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How to Get Started

Academic, Industrial, and Government users who are interested in using the UCSB Nanofabrication Facility, please review the rates below and submit a job proposal:

If you would like to start a project, please contact:

Jack Whaley at (805)893-8174 whaley@ece.ucsb.edu

Brian Thibeault at (805)893-2268 thibeault@ece.ucsbedu

Billing inquiries: Please contact Claudia Gutierrez at (805)893-7989 claudia@ece.ucsb.edu

Convenient and Easy Billing

You can use the facility day or night, whether it's a holiday or not. If you have a pressing deadline to make, you can access the facility 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. (Except on leap year—you get an extra day!)

Our system allows accurate tracking and billing for hours used. Industries and academic institutions can be easily billed through a simple recharge system.

Rates

Use of Facility and Equipment These rates include training:

  • Academic: $32.37/hour
  • Industrial: $120/hour

E-beam Lithography Equipment Use

  • Academic: $150/hour
  • Industrial: $450/hour

Dedicated Staff Support $50/hour for all users (training is included in the rates above)

Additional Resources Available at UCSBFacility users will benefit from the strong internal program in materials research and characterization at UCSB, through the user-accessible Materials Research Labs (MRL). This is a separate facililty and different rates apply.

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN)All network sites are separate facililties and different rates apply.

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