Rate Examples
The following are examples of charges for only being inside of a cleanroom. These examples do not include any equipment time, just how a user is charged for entering the cleanroom(s). Lab equipment is only billed at the hourly rate. Some equipment (as noted above) that is located in a cleanroom is always billed the hourly cleanroom rate of $22 per hour, even if you are not physically inside of the cleanroom.
Example 1: Marcus Inorganic and Pettit Cleanrooms Only
User uses the cleanrooms for 40 hours over the course of 1 month.
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US Academic1 |
Foreign Academic/Industry |
| Entry Fee |
$220 * 1 months = $220 |
$605 * 1 months = $605 |
| Hourly Fee |
$22 * 40 hours = $880 |
$22 * 40 hours = $880 |
| Total Direct Cost |
$1100 |
$1485 |
Example 2: Marcus Inorganic and Pettit Cleanrooms Only
User uses the cleanrooms for 40 hours over the course of 3 months.
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US Academic1 |
Foreign Academic/Industry |
| Entry Fee |
$220 * 3 months = $660 |
$605 * 3 months = $1815 |
| Hourly Fee |
$22 * 40 hours = $880 |
$22 * 40 hours = $880 |
| Total Direct Cost |
$1540 |
$2695 |
Example 3: Marcus Inorganic and Pettit Cleanrooms Only
User uses the cleanrooms for 140 hours over the course of 2 months.
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US Academic1 |
Foreign Academic/Industry |
| Entry Fee |
$220 * 2 months = $440 |
$605 * 2 months = $1210 |
| Hourly Fee |
$22 * 120 hours (due to cap) = $2640 |
$22 * 140 hours = $3080 |
| Total Direct Cost |
$3080 |
$4290 |
Example 4: Marcus Organic Cleanroom Only
User uses the organic cleanroom for 140 hours over the course of 3 months.
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US Academic1 |
Foreign Academic/Industry |
| Entry Fee |
$0 * 3 month = $0 |
$0 * 3 month = $0 |
| Hourly Fee |
$22 * 120 hours (due to cap) = $2640 |
$22 * 140 hours = $3080 |
| Total Direct Cost |
$2640 |
$3080 |
Example 5: Marcus Organic Cleanroom Only
User uses organic cleanroom for 30 hours over the course of 1 month.
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US Academic1 |
Foreign Academic/Industry |
| Entry Fee |
$0 * 1 month = $0 |
$0 * 1 month = $0 |
| Hourly Fee |
$22 * 30 hours = $660 |
$22 * 30 hours = $660 |
| Total Direct Cost |
$660 |
$660 |
Example 6: Use of All Cleanrooms
User uses the organic cleanroom only for 30 hours over the course of 1 month (September) and the inorganic cleanrooms for 50 hours in 2 other months (October and November).
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US Academic1 |
Foreign Academic/Industry |
| Entry Fee |
$0 * 1 month + $220 * 2 months = $440 |
$0 * 1 month + $605 * 2 months = $1210 |
| Hourly Fee |
$22 * 80 hours = $1760 |
$22 * 80 hours = $1760 |
| Total Direct Cost |
$2200 |
$2970 |
Example 7: Use of All Cleanrooms
User uses the organic cleanroom only for 30 hours over the course of 1 month (June) and the inorganic cleanrooms for 50 hours in 3 other months (June, July, August).
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US Academic1 |
Foreign Academic/Industry |
| Entry Fee |
$220 * 3 months (organic entry waived) = $660 |
$605 * 3 months (organic entry waived) = $1815 |
| Hourly Fee |
$22 * 80 hours = $1760 |
$22 * 80 hours = $1760 |
| Total Direct Cost |
$2420 |
$3575 |
1US Academic rates include users from Georgia Tech, external academic institutions, and government labs.