This section contains links to the forms relevant to projects for electron microscopy or access to research laboratories and infrastructure at the FEMR.听 To obtain and maintain access and use of the facilities of the FEMR, fully complete and submit the relevant documents below.听 In addition, access to and use of the Wet Lab facilities at the FEMR requires submitting a copy of your up-to-date WHMIS certificate:听.
Submitting a Project Form:
If you are from 捆绑SM社区, you must enter the 捆绑SM社区 funding information, i.e., FOAPAL number.听 If you do not know your FOAPAL number, please contact your supervisor or lab manager.听 If you are external to 捆绑SM社区, enter a purchase order number.听 Please contact stephen.sears [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Quotation%20for%20Electron%20Microscopy) (S Kelly Sears) for more information or to request a price quote.听 Issuance of a quote may require a meeting with staff to discuss your research project.
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Submitting a Training Request Form:
All users wishing to access the major research infrastructure at the FEMR are required to participate in a general training session.听 The session is free of charge.听 Please allow 48 hours to process your request.听 A reminder will be sent to you via email 24 hours in advance of the selected general training session.听 Submission of the training request form does not guarantee a place.听 All applications are subject to approval by FEMR staff and the availability of space.
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Submitting a Request听for Time on the Titan Krios CryoSTEM:
The Krios Screening Committee reviews all requests for data and screening collections with the Titan Krios.听 Please follow all the instructions when submitting the request form.听听Projects are completed on a first-come-first-served basis and are posted on the Krios waiting list.
- The application must be submitted and approved before starting any collection.
- Only one application will be added to the waiting list at a time.
- Do not apply until you and the grids are ready for the data or screening collection. If you are not ready when contacted to bring your grids, your project will be placed at the end of the waiting list.
- If requesting a screening collection, please review the following rules:
- A screening day听starts promptly at 9:00 a.m. on weekdays.
- A maximum of six TEM grids can be loaded听on a screening day.
- A screening day may be switched to a data collection day if the screening is completed by 1:00 p.m.听 One data collection day is charged.
- If you wish听to collect data on one of the screened grids but the screening is completed after 1:00 p.m., the data collection will start the following morning. It will be charged as an additional data collection day (on top of the one-day screening day charge).
- A screening day is limited to a maximum of 200 images.听 If more than 200 images are collected, the screening day will be charged as a data collection day.
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Submitting a Project Form for the Hitachi Ethos NX5000 FIBSEM:
All users with research projects requiring the Hitachi Ethos NX5000 FIBSEM must submit this project form.听 Projects are completed on a first-come-first-served basis and are posted on the Ethos waiting list.听
