University of Chicago Advanced Electron Microscopy Core Facility
University of Chicago
📍 CHICAGO, IL · Website ↗
Biological Sciences Division core with space in the Gordon Center for Integrative Science and the Franklin McLean Institute. It runs a Titan Krios G3i with Gatan K3 camera and BioQuantum energy filter, a Glacios with Gatan K3, an Aquilos 2 cryo-FIB/SEM, a Volumescope 2 serial block-face SEM, a Tecnai G2 F30 300 kV and a Tecnai Spirit 120 kV, plus two Vitrobots and a Baltec HPM 010 high pressure freezer. Hourly fees range from internal rates (Krios $124, Glacios $87) to commercial rates (Krios $350, Glacios $300).
Equipment Inventory(10 instruments)
Roster verified against the facility's own published instrument list, September 2026.
Aquilos 2
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Cryo-FIB Milling
Vitrobot Mark IV
×2Thermo Fisher Scientific · Vitrification
BAL-TEC HPM 010
Bal-Tec · High Pressure Freezing
Leica EM AFS
×2Leica Microsystems · Freeze Substitution
Leica EM UC6
Leica Microsystems · Ultramicrotome
VolumeScope 2
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Serial Block-Face
Tecnai T12
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Glacios
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Single Particle / Screening
Tecnai F30
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Titan Krios G3i
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Single Particle / Tomography
Published Rates
As published by the facility, retrieved Aug 10, 2026 · source. Rates change; confirm with the facility before budgeting.
| Service | Rate | Applies to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquilos (hour) | $75.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Glacios (day) | $1,600.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Glacios (hour) | $106.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Krios data collection (day) | $3,000.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Krios data collection (hour) | $182.00 | external | academic non-profit |
| Glacios (hour) | $300.00 | industry | commercial |
| Krios data collection (day) | $6,000.00 | industry | commercial |
| Krios data collection (hour) | $350.00 | industry | commercial |
| Aquilos (hour) | $51.50 | internal | — |
| Glacios (day) | $1,400.00 | internal | — |
| Glacios (hour) | $87.00 | internal | — |
| Krios data collection (day) | $1,705.00 | internal | — |
| Krios data collection (hour) | $124.00 | internal | — |