The Molecular Foundry’s Instrument Scheduler allows approved users to schedule instrument time for given month beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the 15th day of the preceding month for all instrumentation except except TitanX, TEAM 0.5 and TEAM I, which must be directly scheduled per instructions on grid below. Cancellations within 24 hours of scheduled instrument time will not be accepted and be counted as a session.
One session at a time means that you must use the session before signing up for additional sessions.
At NCEM, daytime use is defined as instrument sessions booked from 9am to 5pm on weekdays, when staff are available to assist users. “After-hours” sessions are defined as sessions booked after 5pm on weekdays and any time during weekends, holidays, or other days where staff are not present.
Daytime use: New users will take two training sessions and pass a sample exchange exam to acquire a Core driver license, to work independently during daytime sessions.
After-hours use: Permission to schedule after-hours sessions is given at the discretion of the staff member in charge of the instrument. After-hours training is typically initiated by staff, after demonstrated expertise and independent operation by the user. After-hours access is granted on a per-instrument basis, and can be revoked at any time. Unauthorized after-hours use can result in loss of daytime access.
Note that after-hours building access to building 72 must be requested separately.
| Instrument | Daytime- M-F | After Hours- M-F | After Hours-Weekend | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM I | 9am — 6pm | 6pm — 12 am | Schedule directly w/ Jim Ciston (JCiston@lbl.gov) | |
| TEAM 0.5 | 8am — 5pm | 5pm — 12am | Schedule directly w/Peter Ercius (PErcius@lbl.gov) | |
| Libra | 9am – 6pm | 6pm – 9am | 9am – 6pm | 1 Daytime & 1 After Hours session at a time |
| Tecnai | 9am – 6pm | 6pm – 9am | 9am – 6pm | 1 Daytime & 1 After Hours session at a time |
| SPLEEM | 9am – 7pm | 7pm – 9am | 9am – 7pm | |
| 3010 In-Situ | 8am – 1pm | 6pm – 8am | 8am – 6pm | 2 Daytime & 1 After Hours session at a time |
| 1pm – 6pm | ||||
| FIB | 8am to 1pm | 8am to 1pm | 8am to 1pm | 2 sessions regardless of time |
| 1pm to 6pm | 1pm to 6pm | 1pm to 6pm | ||
| 6pm to 12am | 6pm to 12am | 6pm to 12am | ||
| 12am to 8am | 12am to 8am | 12am to 8am | ||
| CM200 | 8am – 2pm | 8am – 12am | 8am – 8pm | 1 Core session at a time. |
| 2pm – 8pm | ||||
| TitanX | 8am – 1pm |
5 am — 8 am 6pm – 12am |
8am – 1pm |
Schedule directly w/Karen Bustillo (kbustillo@lbl.gov) |
| 1pm – 6pm | 1pm – 6pm | |||
| 6pm – 12am |
