Contact the Scanning Electron Microscope Facility

Contact details and information on access to the Scanning Electron Microscope facility for staff, students and visitors.

The SEM is available for use by:

Students and staff at the University of Edinburgh
Students and staff from other universities
Other external users such as research bodies or commercial organisations

Important information

Availability	Access is subject to availability.
Times	During normal working hours the SEM time is allocated in two blocks of four hours (9am-1pm and 1pm-5pm) . The SEM is also available for use by experienced operators during the evening (5pm onwards) and at weekends, at the standard rates.
Training and assistance	Training and technical assistance is provided during normal working hours and, after training, users will be expected to operate the instrument themselves.
Costs	The charges cover all costs associated with the SEM such as carbon and gold sample coating and all technical assistance. However it excludes any additional sample preparation that may be required (e.g. thin section preparation). Prospective users should contact a member of the SEM staff to discuss their analytical requirements and costs involved.

For staff and students in the School of GeoSciences

Information on costs is available within the School intranet under SRF facilities
Access to the SEM facility must be completed through a technical request form, available on our intranet.
School of GeoSciences staff and students pricing and technical request form (secured)

For staff and students within the University

Information on costs is available within the School intranet under our SRF facilities
To book facility time, you must contact the facility directly.
SRF Facilities costs for use (secured)

For all external users

Please contact the facility to request instrument time, as well as discuss analytical requirements and charging information.

Contact and location

Additional information about the SEM or the support facilities may be obtained by contacting:

Dr Nicola Cayzer Research Fellow

Telephone: +44 (0) 131 650 8527
Email: Nicola.Cayzer@ed.ac.uk
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Address: SEM Facility, Grant Institute, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, James Hutton Road, EDINBURGH EH9 3FE

Location:

The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Facility is located in Room 114 of the Grant Institute, King's Buildings campus at the University of Edinburgh.

Please note that parking on campus is strictly by permit only. Commercial and external users should contact the SEM staff about parking arrangements.

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This article was published on 15 Sep, 2021