[{"subject":"NYCU Instrumentation Resource Center Management Regulations","dataClassName":null,"pubUnitName":"Instrumentation Resource Center                                                                     ","posterDate":"2026-04-18","updateDate":"2026-04-18","detailContent":"","summary":"National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University  \r\nInstrumentation Resource Center Management Regulations \r\nApproved at the 5th Administrative Meeting of the 2021 Academic Year on February 18, 2022 \r\nRevised and approved at the 2nd Administrative Meeting of the 2022 Academic Year on October 26, 2022 \r\nRevised and approved at the 4th Administrative Meeting of the 2024 Academic Year on February 19, 2025 \r\nAmended and approved by the Research and Development Committee on January 20, 2026, and approved by the President on April 18, 2026 \r\n \r\nChapter 1. Purpose of Establishment \r\nArticle  1.  National  Yang  Ming  Chiao  Tung  University  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  NYCU)  has \r\nestablished these regulations to implement the National Science and Technology Council \r\n(NSTC)  subsidized  Common  Use  Service  Project  for  Basic  Research  Core  Facilities \r\n(hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  NSTC  Basic  Research  Core  Facilities  Service  Project). \r\nThese regulations are formulated to achieve the following tasks: to encourage the open \r\nservice  of  the  self-purchased  instruments  for  internal  and  external  research  units;  to \r\nstrengthen the usage of instrument resources and service quality; to effectively perform \r\nthe  tasks  of  centralized  instrument  procurement,  utilization,  management,  and \r\nmaintenance;  to  improve  the  efficiency  of  instrument  use;  to  enhance  the  standard  of \r\nacademic research. \r\nArticle 2. The Instrumentation Resource Center of NYCU (hereinafter referred to as the Center) is \r\naffiliated with the Office of Research and Development of NYCU. In response to the \r\nmanagement  conditions  of  the  instruments  located  on  different  campuses,  there  is  a \r\n“Review Committee” and a “Users’ Committee.” \r\nI.  “The Review Committee” is mainly responsible for reviewing matters related to the \r\nBasic Research Core Facility (BRCF) of the National Science and Technology Council \r\n(NSTC). The Dean of Research and Development is the chairperson. The Dean of \r\nResearch and Development, the Director of the Center, and the Review Committee \r\nmembers  of  the  Basic  Research  Core  Facility  Developmental  Program  are  the  ex-\r\nofficio  members.  In  addition,  ten  faculty  members  with  experience  in  instrument \r\nmanagement from those Colleges of related instrument use shall be appointed for a \r\ntwo-year term with the approval of the Dean of Research and Development. Half of \r\nthe  appointed  committee  members  shall  be  re-selected  every  year.  Members  are \r\neligible for re-election.  \r\nII.  The “Users’ Committee” consists of 11 to 15 members and is mainly responsible for \r\nsupervising  and  inspecting  matters  related  to  common  instruments.  The  Dean  of \r\nResearch and Development (the chairperson) is an ex-officio member. The rest of the \r\ncommittee  comprises  faculty  members  who  are  assistant  professors  or  above, \r\nrecommended by those colleges of related instrument use and the Office of Research \r\nand Development of NYCU. Each unit can recommend a maximum of three faculties \r\nmembers. The Dean of Research and Development shall appoint these candidates and \r\nselect several alternate members. The vacancies on the committee will be filled in \r\norder by the alternate list. The committee members are elected for a two-year term, \r\nbased  on  the  academic  year,  and  are  eligible  for  re-election.  Those  who  serve  as \r\ncommittee members due to their positions will be promoted and retired according to \r\ntheir duties. Article 3. The operation and management of the basic research core facilities of NYCU are divided \r\ninto  five  major  fields:  nanotechnology,  materials,  applied  chemistry,  physics,  and \r\nbiotechnology.  To  effectively  improve  the  service  performance  and  management  of \r\ninstrument  technicians,  the  management  units  of  each  basic  research  core  facility  are \r\nintegrated according to their fields and establish the “Management Committee” and elect \r\na  chairperson  to  participate  in  the  “coordination  meeting”  of  the  Center.  Each \r\nmanagement committee shall formulate its rules and regulations and submit them to the \r\nCenter for approval before implementation. \r\nChapter 2. The Basic Research Core Facility \r\nArticle 4. Inclusion and withdrawal of instruments \r\nI.  The  basic  research  core  facilities  of  the  center  only  include  the  instruments \r\nparticipating  in  the  Basic  Research  Core  Facilities  Service  Project  of  the  National \r\nScience  and  Technology  Council  (NSTC).  Applications  for  the  inclusion  of \r\ninstruments in the service project shall follow the regulations of NSTC, be approved \r\nby  the  Management  Committee  of  its  field,  and  be  submitted  to  the  “Review \r\nCommittee” of the Center for review and approval. The Center shall apply to NSTC, \r\nand the Director of the Center shall be the primary project coordinator. \r\nII.  For instruments with poor long-term service performance, the “Review Committee” \r\nof  the  Center  shall  deliberate  whether  to  apply  to  NSTC  for  withdrawal  from  the \r\nservice project. \r\nArticle 5. Personnel Management \r\nI.  The Center and the management units of each basic research core facility may hire \r\ntechnicians  and  administrative  assistants  to  ensure  the  proper  operation  and \r\nmaintenance  of  the  instruments  and  handle  administrative  tasks.  The  duration  of \r\nemployment for these personnel will be aligned with the implementation period of the \r\nNSTC basic research core facility service project, unless specified otherwise. \r\nII.  The salary of the personnel subsidized by NSTC’s basic research core facility service \r\nproject is based on the standard salary scale set by the University for the full-time \r\nproject staff, and the management of the personnel is under the relevant regulations of \r\nNYCU and NSTC. The salaries of personnel employed by the management units with \r\nother funds are in accordance with the relevant regulations of the funding sources. \r\nArticle 6. Operation and Management of Funds  \r\nI.  The service fees of basic research core facilities shall be charged in accordance with \r\nthe  regulations  of  NSTC.  The  revenue  from  services  scheduled  by  academic  and \r\nresearch  units  within/out  of  NYCU  with  NSTC  projects  is  exempted  from  the \r\nUniversity's  management  fee.  After  deducting  the  monthly  National  Science  and \r\nTechnology  Development  Fund,  20%  of  the  remaining  revenue  from  services  not \r\nscheduled by NSTC projects is set aside as NYCU’s management fee. \r\nII.  Service fees collected by the Center will be allocated to the National Science and \r\nTechnology Development Fund of NSTC and the management fee of the University. \r\nThe  rest  will  be  dedicated  funds  and  be  reimbursed  for  actual  expenses  by  the \r\nmanagement  units  of  the  basic  research  core  facilities  after  the  deduction  of  the Center’s coordination fund. A single expenditure for 100,000 NTD or more of the \r\nCenter’s coordination fund must be approved by the “Review Committee.” \r\nIII.  In addition to the subsidies and service income from the NSTC’s basic research core \r\nfacility  service  project,  the  maintenance  fee,  the  salary  of  full-time  or  part-time \r\ntechnicians and administrative assistants, and the consultant fee of instrument experts \r\nshall be financed by each basic research core facility management unit when necessary. \r\nIV.  The  Center's  project  and  service  revenue  expenses  are  governed  by  the  NSTC’s \r\n“Consent for the Implementation of the Basic Research Core Facility Common Use \r\nService Project.” \r\nArticle7. Operation and Management of Instruments \r\nI.  The  operation  and  management  guidelines  for  the  Center’s  basic  research  core \r\nfacilities shall be determined and approved by the Management Committee of each \r\nfield.  These shall be submitted to  the Center for records,  and the same  applies to \r\namendments. \r\nII.  Each  basic  research  core  facility  of  the  Center  shall  have  an  instrument  expert  to \r\nprovide professional management and consulting services. Instrument experts shall \r\nsupervise the instrument's regular operation and the technicians' performance. The \r\nappointment of at least one instrument expert shall be submitted by the Management \r\nCommittee of each field to the “Review Committee” for deliberation and resolution \r\nbefore implementing each annual project. \r\nChapter 3. Common Instruments \r\nArticle 8. Establishment of the common instruments \r\nI.  The  Center  shall  arrange  and  procure  instruments  and  equipment  with  high \r\ncommonality for shared use by students and faculty both on and off campus. \r\nII.  Instruments and equipment that exceed three million NTD in value may be applied to \r\njoin the operation of common instruments by an on-campus unit or individual. \r\nArticle 9. Management of the common instruments \r\nI.  Each common instrument shall establish a webpage to promote the instrument and \r\npublicize  the  service  hours.  Respective  charging  standards  for  each  common \r\ninstrument shall be formulated to collect usage fees during service hours. \r\nII.  The information on education and training courses, users’ qualification certification, \r\ndedicated operation services, instrument reservation, etc., shall be published on the \r\nwebsite for users’ inquiry and utilization.  \r\nIII.  There  shall  be  special  accounts  for  service  revenues.  Each  common  instrument \r\nmanagement unit shall be reimbursed with receipts for actual expenses. The financial \r\noperation of each management unit shall be self-sufficient. Expenses from the special \r\naccount for common instruments shall be restricted to the payment of personnel costs, \r\nequipment costs, and operating expenses related to common instruments. Shall not be \r\nused for other purposes. \r\nIV.  The service revenue of each common instrument management unit shall be transferred \r\nto the Center’s special account of common instruments for dedicated purposes after \r\ndeducting 20% of the management fee from NYCU. However, the service revenue gained from the faculty and students of NYCU, National Central University, National \r\nChengchi University, and National Tsing Hua University shall be exempted from the \r\nmanagement fee payable to NYCU. \r\nV.  The “Review Committee” or the “Users’ Committee” will deliberate the withdrawal \r\nfrom the operation of common instruments. \r\nVI.  The regulations on the open use of common instruments, the management of external \r\nescrowed instruments, the various fee regulations, and the grant proposal procedures \r\nare in accordance with other relevant rules of the Centre.  \r\nChapter 4. Supplementary Provisions    \r\nArticle 10. These Regulations shall take effect upon approval by the Research and Development \r\nCommittee and subsequent ratification by the President. The same applies to amendments.","liaisonper":null,"liaisontel":null,"liaisonfax":null,"liaisonemail":null,"docs":[{"fileurl":"https://www.nycu.edu.tw/ord/en/app/data/doc?module=nycu0014&detailNo=1495698131361206272&type=s","pdffileurl":"","odffileurl":"","expFile":"National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Instrumentation Resource Center Management Regulations"}],"images":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"resources":[]},{"subject":"[NSTC Basic Research Core Facility] Operation and Management Regulations","dataClassName":null,"pubUnitName":"Instrumentation Resource Center                                                                     ","posterDate":"2024-06-21","updateDate":"2024-06-21","detailContent":"","summary":"Article 1- PURPOSE\r\nThe purpose of these Operation And Management Regulations is to strengthen the\r\nperformance of the Instrumentation Resource Center of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University\r\n(hereinafter referred to as the Center), to properly utilize the funding and human resources of the\r\nNational Science and Technology Council (hereinafter referred to as NSTC) core facilities for basic\r\nresearch, and to improve the efficiency of instrument use","liaisonper":null,"liaisontel":null,"liaisonfax":null,"liaisonemail":null,"docs":[{"fileurl":"https://www.nycu.edu.tw/ord/en/app/data/doc?module=nycu0014&detailNo=1255421221370073088&type=s","pdffileurl":"","odffileurl":"","expFile":"Operation and Management Regulations"}],"images":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"resources":[]},{"subject":"[Common Instrument] Higher Education SPROUT Project Grant for NYCU Instrument Funding","dataClassName":null,"pubUnitName":"Instrumentation Resource Center                                                                     ","posterDate":"2023-06-13","updateDate":"2024-04-02","detailContent":"","summary":"The Purpose of these guidelines is for National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) to\r\neffectively utilize equipment funds, establish a resource sharing platform for the Chiao Tung\r\ncampus (formerly National Chiao Tung University), improve equipment specifications, and\r\nrefine research performance.\r\n2. A Full-time faculty member who has been subsidized at least NTD$3 million of equipment\r\ngrants for a single instrument from a single external project, or more than NTD$5 million of\r\nequipment grants for a cluster of instruments from external projects, may apply for a subsidy\r\nfrom the Instrumentation Resource Center of the Office of Research and Development when\r\nthere is a shortfall in funding. The approved list of research grants is required for application.\r\nThe proposal will be reviewed by the Review Committee for approval. The maximum amount of\r\nthe subsidy shall be 50% of the shortfall, and NTD$3 million at most.\r\n3. Colleges, departments, institutes, and research centers using self-raised fund (not external\r\nproject grants) to acquire the equipment with listing price over NTD$3 million for a single\r\ninstrument, or over NTD$5 million for a cluster of instruments, may apply for subsidies from\r\nthe Instrumentation Resource Center of the Office of Research and Development when there is\r\na shortfall in funding. The proposal will be reviewed by the Review Committee for approval.\r\nThe maximum amount of subsidy shall be 50% of the self-financing amount, and NTD$3 million\r\nat most.\r\n4. Only one application for the same equipment can be made in accordance with either the\r\nsecond or the third point of this regulation.\r\n5. In the case of a cross-campus proposal, the proposed equipment shall be limited to those with\r\ngeneral necessity across campuses.\r\n6. The same source of funding shall be used in the principle of no duplication of subsidies.\r\nApplications that already have self-funding from Higher Education SPROUT Project shall not be\r\naccepted.\r\n7. The committee will consider the following conditions to make the decision:\r\n(1) The proposed equipment is suitable for open use.\r\n(2) The proposed equipment can improve the research performance of the university.\r\n(3) The proposed equipment is an advanced and valuable instrument.\r\n8. The subsidized equipment shall be incorporated into the common instrument management of\r\nthe Instrumentation Resource Center in no later than two years from the date of acceptance,\r\nand services shall be provided in accordance with relevant regulations.\r\n9. The subsidized funds shall be used with priority and within the specified period.\r\n10. These guidelines shall be approved by the Review Committee and implemented after being\r\napproved by the President, and the same applies to amendments.","liaisonper":null,"liaisontel":null,"liaisonfax":null,"liaisonemail":null,"docs":[{"fileurl":"https://www.nycu.edu.tw/ord/en/app/data/doc?module=nycu0014&detailNo=1182489299157782528&type=s","pdffileurl":"","odffileurl":"","expFile":"Higher Education SPROUT Project Grant for NYCU Instrument Funding"}],"images":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"resources":[]},{"subject":"[Common Instrument] Annual Common Instrument Procurement Grant Proposal Regulations","dataClassName":null,"pubUnitName":"Instrumentation Resource Center                                                                     ","posterDate":"2023-10-02","updateDate":"2023-10-02","detailContent":"","summary":"National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University   \r\nInstrumentation Resource Center Yang Ming Campus   \r\nAnnual Common Instrument Procurement Grant Proposal Regulations \r\nApproved by the President on October 2, 2023 \r\nArticle 1: Preamble \r\nThe Instrumentation Resource Center (IRC) has established these regulations to ensure that common \r\ninstrument facilities and service operations are compatible with the demands and future development \r\nof the entire university. \r\nArticle 2: Description \r\nI.  The  annual  instrument  procurement  grant  proposals  are  divided  into  three  categories: \r\nobsolescence, additional procurement (including expansion and upgrade of existing instruments), \r\nand new procurement. \r\nII.  The  proposed  instruments  should  conform  to  the  directions  of  public  utility,  foresight,  and \r\npracticality. \r\nIII.  The subsidized funds must be utilized within the prescribed period. \r\nIV.  If a faculty member applies for the grant, the procured instrument may be placed in the Common \r\nFacility Room of IRC. If the faculty member self-manages it, it should be included in the common \r\nfacilities of IRC and established under the external escrowed instruments following the \" External \r\nEscrowed Instrument Management Essentials of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University \r\nInstrumentation Resource Center.” The subsidized applicant shall be the manager of the device. \r\nThe manager shall be responsible for the management and maintenance. Besides, the committee \r\nshall formulate the regulations of instrument operation and management. \r\nArticle 3: Qualification of Proposal \r\nI.  The total value of the proposal must be at least NT$3 million (inclusive). \r\nII.  Subsidy for instrument procurement shall be based on partial subsidies. Applicants must raise at \r\nleast 20% of their funds for the instrument procurement. Applicants may apply for a grant subsidy \r\nto the Instrumentation Resource Center of the Office of Research and Development. The grant \r\nproposal shall be submitted to the Users’ Committee for review and to the President for approval. \r\nThe maximum amount of subsidy depends on the annual budget of the Office of Research and III. All full-time assistant professors or assistant research fellows of NYCU or above may submit \r\nproposals, with the principle that each person may propose only one instrument per year. \r\nIV. In the case of a cross-campus proposal, the proposed instrument shall be limited to those with \r\ngeneral necessity across campuses. \r\nArticle 4: Review of Proposal \r\nI.  The Instrument Resource Center shall issue an official document to notify all departments that they \r\nmay submit proposals. The center will convene a review meeting according to the budget and \r\ndecide on the subsidy items and amounts for the common instrument procurement. \r\nII. The Users’ Committee may invite the applicant to attend the review meeting to present. \r\nArticle 5: For instruments with a proposal amount of $10 million or more, and the amount of \r\nthe proposal is insufficient after deducting the number of funds prepared by the applicant and \r\nthe amount of the subsidy received from IRC, the applicant may request approval from the \r\nPresident to subsidize the insufficient amount on a project basis. \r\nArticle 6: If there is a balance in the common instrument procurement subsidy for the year, IRC \r\nmay coordinate the excess funds. \r\nArticle 7: This regulation shall be discussed by the Users’ Committee and implemented after \r\napproval by the President. The same applies to amendments.","liaisonper":null,"liaisontel":null,"liaisonfax":null,"liaisonemail":null,"docs":[{"fileurl":"https://www.nycu.edu.tw/ord/en/app/data/doc?module=nycu0014&detailNo=1182490202698944512&type=s","pdffileurl":"","odffileurl":"","expFile":"YM Campus Annual Common Instrument Procurement Grant Proposal Regulations"}],"images":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"resources":[]},{"subject":"[Common Instrument] YM Campus Common Instrument Operation Management Regulation","dataClassName":null,"pubUnitName":"Instrumentation Resource Center                                                                     ","posterDate":"2022-11-01","updateDate":"2024-04-02","detailContent":"","summary":"Article 1. Purpose.\r\nThese management regulations are formulated to promote the sound development of the\r\nInstrumentation Resource Center (IRC) and provides complete services for using common\r\ninstruments to improve the research level of the University.\r\nArticle 2. Opening hours and targets.\r\nArticle 3. Registration of the “Access Control and Booking System of YM Campus”\r\nArticle 4. Notices on the Use of Common Instruments and Reservation Regulations.\r\nArticle 5. Regulations for indemnity of equipment damages due to improper use and violations\r\nof common instruments usage.\r\nArticle 6. Payment Regulations for instrument usage fees.\r\nArticle 7. Management Regulations for transferring various types of instruments to IRC\r\nArticle 8. These regulations shall be approved by the Instrumentation Resource Center Users’\r\nCommittee and submitted to the Research and Development Office for approval before\r\nimplementation. The same applies to amendments.","liaisonper":null,"liaisontel":null,"liaisonfax":null,"liaisonemail":null,"docs":[{"fileurl":"https://www.nycu.edu.tw/ord/en/app/data/doc?module=nycu0014&detailNo=1182489578259353600&type=s","pdffileurl":"","odffileurl":"","expFile":"YM Campus Common Instrument Operation Management Regulation"}],"images":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"resources":[]},{"subject":"[Common Instrument] YM Campus Instrument Fees Regulations","dataClassName":null,"pubUnitName":"Instrumentation Resource Center                                                                     ","posterDate":"2025-04-22","updateDate":"2025-04-22","detailContent":"","summary":"National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Instrumentation Resource \r\nCenter Yang Ming Campus Instrument Fees Regulations  \r\nApproved by the Instrumentation Resource Center Users’ Committee Meeting on April 22, 2025. \r\nI.  Flow Cytometry Fees: Charges are calculated on a half-hourly basis. \r\nA. Sorter: SRT \r\n1.  Commissioned service \r\nUser   Startup Fee   Operation Fee \r\nNYCU faculty and students  NT$ 1,000  NT$ 800/hour \r\nEducational Cooperation Organizations  NT$ 1,500  NT$ 1,200/hour \r\nOther external organizations  NT$ 2,000  NT$ 1,600/hour \r\n2.  Self-operating [Users are required to be certified by the administrator before use.] \r\nUser    Startup Fee  Operation Fee \r\nOnly for NYCU faculty and students  Free  NT$ 600/hour \r\nB. Sorter: FACSMelody \r\n1.  Commissioned service \r\nUser  Startup Fee  Operation Fee \r\nNYCU faculty and students  NT$ 1,000  NT$ 800/hour \r\nEducational Cooperation Organizations  NT$ 1,500  NT$ 1,200/hour \r\nOther external organizations  NT$ 2,000  NT$ 1,600/hour \r\n2.  Self-operating [Users are required to be certified by the administrator before use.] \r\nUser  Startup Fee  Operation Fee \r\nOnly for NYCU faculty and students  Free  NT$ 600/hour \r\nC. Analyzer: \r\n1.  FACSCalibur \r\nNYCU faculty and students  Non-NYCU Users \r\n NT$ 420/hour   NT$ 840/hour \r\n2.  CytoFLEX \r\nNYCU faculty and students  Non-NYCU Users \r\nNT$ 280/hour  NT$ 560/hour \r\n \r\nII.  Imaging Core Microscope Fees: Charges are calculated on a half-hourly basis. \r\n \r\nModel \r\nNYCU faculty and \r\nstudents 1\r\n \r\nEducational \r\nCooperation \r\nOrganizations 2\r\n \r\nOther external \r\norganizations \r\nConfocal \r\nMicroscope \r\nOlympus FV1000  NT$ 500/hour  NT$ 750/hour  NT$ 1,000/hour \r\nOlympus Fv10i  NT$ 300/hour  NT$ 450/hour  NT$ 600/hour \r\nZeiss LSM900 \r\n(Zeiss LSM700+) \r\nNT$ 600/hour  NT$ 900/hour  NT$ 1,200/hour \r\nZeiss LSM7MP  NT$ 1,000/hour  NT$ 1,500/hour  NT$ 2,000/hour  \r\nTranslated in May. 2025. \r\nZeiss LSM880 \r\nwith Airyscan \r\n (Day) NT$ 900/hour \r\nNT$ 1,350/hour  NT$ 1,800/hour \r\n(Night) NT$ 500/hour \r\nZeiss LSM900 \r\nwith Airyscan 2 \r\n(Day) NT$ 800/hour \r\nNT$ 1,200/hour  NT$ 1,600/hour \r\n(Night) NT$ 600/hour \r\nFluorescent \r\nMicroscope \r\nOlympus BX61 \r\nOlympus BX63 \r\nLeica DM6000B \r\nFree  NT$ 50/hour  NT$ 100/hour \r\nOlympus IX83  NT$ 100/hour  NT$ 150/hour  NT$ 200/hour \r\nZeiss LSM880 \r\nNT$ 300/hour  NT$ 450/hour  NT$ 600/hour \r\nZeiss LSM900 \r\nZeiss Axioscan 7  NT$ 300/hour  NT$ 450/hour  NT$ 600/hour \r\nAdvanced \r\nMicroscope \r\nZeiss Elyra 7  NT$ 1,300/hour  NT$ 1,950/hour  NT$ 2,600/hour \r\nIII.  Electron Microscope Fees: \r\nFor electronic microscopes and related equipment, respective users shall cover maintenance \r\nand material consumption. The fees are as follows. \r\nA. TEM (JEOL JEM-1400plus) Operation Fee: NT$ 1,050/hour; (NT$ 2,100/hour for non-\r\nNYCU users.) \r\nB. TEM (JEOL JEM-1400plus) with EDS Operation Fee: NT$ 1,250/hour; (NT$ 2,500/hour \r\nfor non-NYCU users.) \r\nC. 3D Tomography Fee: NT$ 1,050/hour; (NT$ 2,100/hour for non-NYCU users). No fee for \r\nimage reconstruction analysis, while the fee may be determined depending on the usage \r\nthrough the committee meeting. \r\nD. SEM (JEOL JSM-7600F) Operation Fee: NT$ 600/hour; (NT$1,200/hour for non-NYCU \r\nusers.)  \r\nE. The operation time of less than an hour will be charged as one hour. If the user does not \r\ncancel the reservation in advance or fails to present on the scheduled day, the user shall pay \r\nthe fee for the first hour of the operation. \r\nF. Ultra-thin section for TEM Specimens: NT$ 3,000 per specimen for NYCU Faculty \r\nResearch Programs. (4 copper grids per specimen, staining is not included.) \r\nG. Using ultra-thin microtome: Please prepare your own glass strips for making glass cutters, or \r\nit is NT$ 360 per glass strip. \r\nH. Critical Point Drying Operation Fee: NT$ 100 per session (100% alcohol is required, \r\nexcluding conductive liquid silver fee.) \r\nI.  SEM specimen with gold plating: NT$ 580 per session (excluding conductive liquid silver \r\nfee). \r\nJ.  SEM specimen with platinum plating: NT$ 530 per session (excluding conductive liquid \r\nsilver fee). \r\nK. Conductive liquid silver fee: NT$10 for each specimen on the carrier. \r\nL. SEM specimen carrier: 25 mm/NT$ 120 each, 12 mm/NT$ 60 each, 10 mm/NT$ 40 each. \r\nIV.  Magnetic resonance imaging core facilities (MRI) Operation Fees: \r\nUser Unit  For peak hours  For off-peak hours  \r\nTranslated in May. 2025. \r\n(technician/self-operated*)  (technician/self-operated*) \r\nNYCU  NT$ 4,000/$3,500*  NT$ 3,500/3,000* \r\nNYCU Teaching Hospital \r\nand University System of \r\nTaiwan \r\nNT$ 4,500  NT$ 4,000 \r\nNon-NYCU academic \r\norganizations and public \r\nhospitals \r\nNT$ 5,000  NT$ 4,500 \r\nNon-NYCU Business Unit  NT$ 6,000  NT$ 6,000 \r\nPeak hours: Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. \r\nOff-peak hours: In addition to peak hours, the time slots will be open for use depending on \r\ninstrument usage and operator status. \r\nV.  400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Instrument Fees: \r\nUser \r\n Rush hour \r\n(by technician / Self-operated) \r\nOff-peak time \r\n(by technician / Self-operated) \r\nNYCU  NT$ 200/half an hour  NT$ 200/hour \r\n  Notes: \r\n1.  Rush hours: Monday to Friday, from 09:00 am to 10:00 pm. The usage time is \r\ncalculated in half-hour units, and usage less than half an hour will be charged as half \r\nan hour. \r\n2.  Off-peak time: Monday to Friday, from 10:00 pm to 08:00 am of the next day, and \r\nall day on weekends. The usage time is calculated in 1-hour units, and usage less \r\nthan 1 hour will be charged as 1 hour. \r\n3.  If the user cannot use it for any reason and does not cancel the reservation a day \r\nbefore, the user shall pay the fee for the whole reserved session. \r\nCommissioned Services  1D proton spectrum \r\n1D carbon spectrum  \r\nand other experiments \r\nNon-NYCU  NT$ 350/half an hour/sample  NT$ 650/hour/sample \r\nVI.  Automated Clinical Chemistry Analyzer Fee: \r\nThe instrument adopts a single tube charge, NT$ 50 for each tube. \r\nVII.  Raman Spectrometer Operation Fees: \r\n  User Status  Companies and non-NYCU students  NYCU \r\nFees  NT$ 1,500/hour  NT$ 400/hour \r\nNote: The operation fee is NT$ 200 per hour for those who are certified to operate the \r\nRaman Spectrometer on their own. \r\nVIII.  Mass Spectrometer Facilities Fees: \r\nA. Metabolomics analysis \r\nCategory  Service/Model Used \r\nNYCU \r\nfaculty and \r\nstudents \r\nEducational \r\ncooperation \r\norganizations \r\nOther \r\nexternal \r\norganizations  \r\nTranslated in May. 2025. \r\nTechnician \r\noperation \r\nPre-processing of Metabolite samples \r\nNT$ 500 \r\n/pc \r\nNT$ 750 \r\n/pc \r\nNT$ 1,000 \r\n/pc \r\nAll models and analysis modes will be \r\ncharged at the same rate. \r\n NT$ 3,000 \r\n/pc \r\n NT$ 4,500 \r\n/pc \r\n NT$ 6,000 \r\n/pc \r\n Startup Fee (for CE-QToF)  NT$ 2,000   NT$ 3,000   NT$ 4,000  \r\nMetabolite Analysis Report \r\nNT$ 500 \r\nper copy \r\nNT$ 750 \r\nper copy \r\nNT$ 1,000 \r\nper copy \r\nSelf-operated \r\nMass Spectrometer Standard Samples \r\nNT$ 500 \r\n/pc \r\nNT$ 750 \r\n/pc \r\nNT$ 1,000 \r\n/pc \r\nUPLC-QToF (WATERS XEVO QToF \r\n+ ACQUITY UPLC)  NT$ 1,000 \r\n/hour \r\nNT$ 1,500 \r\n/hour \r\nNT$ 2,000 \r\n/hour  CE-QToF (SCIEX CESI8000 + \r\nWaters QTOF G2-XS) \r\nTQD (WATERS ACQUITY UPLC + \r\nXEVO TQD) \r\nNT$ \r\n800/hour \r\nNT$ 1,200 \r\n/hour \r\nNT$ 1,600 \r\n/hour \r\nGC-MS (Agilent GC QqQ) \r\nCE alone \r\nNT$ \r\n500/hour \r\nNT$ \r\n750/hour \r\nNT$ 1,000 \r\n/hour \r\nNote:  \r\n1.  We have a standardized pre-processing treatment. If applicants require specific pre-\r\nprocessing steps, the fee shall be discussed separately in advance. \r\n2.  The technician’s operating fee is charged based on the number of samples. All models \r\nand analysis modes are charged at the same rate. Each sample will be analyzed in \r\ntriplicate. The sample loading schedule will be arranged according to the order of \r\nsample collection at the center. \r\n3.  Self-operation is charged on an hourly basis. The operation time of less than an hour \r\nwill be charged as one hour. The operation time includes the time for system \r\npreparation, instrument setup, sample analysis, washing between samples, and cleaning \r\nthe system after analysis. (Users require certification.) \r\nB. Proteomics analysis: technician operation only \r\nCategory  Service items  \r\nNYCU \r\nfaculty and \r\nstudents \r\nEducational \r\ncooperation \r\norganizations \r\nOther external \r\norganizations \r\nTechnician \r\noperation \r\nProtein sample pre-processing  NT$ 600/pc  NT$ 900/pc  NT$ 1,200 /pc \r\nProtein identification report \r\nNT$ 1,200 \r\nper copy \r\nNT$ 1,800 \r\nper copy \r\nNT$ 2,400 \r\n per copy \r\nProtein post-translation \r\nmodification identification \r\nreport \r\nNT$ 20,000 \r\nper copy \r\nNT$ 30,000 \r\nper copy \r\nNT$ 40,000 \r\nper copy \r\nC. Discount Plan  \r\nTranslated in May. 2025. \r\nTo promote the utilization of the mass spectrometers, a rebate will be offered if the \r\nusage amount of the mass spectrometer facility-related services reaches a certain \r\nthreshold, as shown in the table below.  \r\nThe usage amount of the current year will be counted in December each year and \r\ncannot be accumulated across years. The rebate will be credited against the usage fee. \r\nIt is limited to the services provided by the mass spectrometer facility. The rebate is \r\nvalid for an unlimited period; however, it shall not be transferred, cash discounted, or \r\nredistributed to other users. \r\nAccumulated usage amount (NT$)  Rebate amount (NT$) \r\n150,000  15,000 \r\n300,000  60,000 \r\n600,000  150,000 \r\n1,000,000  300,000 \r\nIX.  Linear-Torsion All-Electric Dynamic Test Instrument Fees: \r\nA. ElectroPuls™ E10000 \r\n \r\nNYCU faculty and \r\nstudents \r\nEducational cooperation \r\norganizations \r\n(including academic units) \r\nOther external \r\norganizations \r\nMachine usage fee \r\nNT$ 2,000/day \r\nNT$ 250/hour \r\nNT$ 4,000/day \r\nNT$ 500/hour \r\nNT$ 8,000/day \r\nNT$ 1,000/hour \r\nConsultation fee  \r\n(first-time usage) \r\nNT$ 2,000/time   NT$ 2,500/time  NT$ 3,000/time \r\nFixture Rental  NT$ 5,000/time  NT$ 5,000/time  NT$ 5,000/time \r\nNew fixture design and \r\nmanufacturing fees \r\nAdditional fee by case  Additional fee by case  Additional fee by case \r\nB. ElectroPuls™ E3000 \r\n  NYCU faculty and \r\nstudents \r\nOther external \r\norganizations \r\nMachine usage fee \r\nNT$ 8,000/day \r\nNT$ 800/hour \r\nNT$ 16,000/day \r\nNT$ 1,600/hour \r\nConsultation fee  \r\n(first-time usage) \r\nNT$ 2,000/time   NT$ 2,000/time \r\nFixture Rental  NT$ 5,000/time  NT$ 5,000/time \r\nNew fixture design and \r\nmanufacturing fees \r\nAdditional fee by case  Additional fee by case \r\nX.  Cabinet X-ray Irradiator \r\n  \r\nNYCU Faculty and \r\nStudents \r\nCooperative Educational \r\nUnits \r\n(Including Academic Units) \r\nOther Non-NYCU Units \r\nMachine Usage Fee  NT$100 /15 minutes  NT$150 /15 minutes  NT$200 /15 minutes \r\nOperator’s Fee  NT$200 /hour  NT$200 /hour  NT$200 /hour \r\nMouse Fixator and \r\nLead Shield Rental \r\nNT$50 /set \r\nReturn on the Same \r\nDay \r\nNT$50 /set \r\nReturn on the Same \r\nDay \r\nNT$100 /set \r\nReturn on the Same \r\nDay  \r\nTranslated in May. 2025. \r\n   Usage Hours Calculation  \r\n1.  Machine usage fee: If the usage is less than 15 minutes, it will be counted as 15 minutes.   \r\n2.  Operator’s fee: Usage of less than 1 hour will be counted as 1 hour. \r\n3.  If you want to use the machine on a Saturday, Sunday, or national holiday, and the operator \r\nis not qualified to operate the machine, the operator fee will be charged. As it is necessary to \r\nassign staff to monitor and assist in the operation of the equipment, an additional overtime \r\ncharge of $1,000/day will be added, and the flexible rate can be discussed during the \r\nconsultation.  \r\nXI.  Dry Ice Fee: \r\nA. NT$ 30 per pound. \r\nB. IRC shall charge the usage fee every two months. The payment notice will be mailed to each \r\nuser in the first half of every odd month.  \r\nC. A 5% additional late payment fee will be charged for every 5 days of overdue payment. (You \r\nmust first contact the IRC office to verify the amount of the late payment and then go to the \r\nCashier’s Office for payment. \r\nD. If the payment is more than three times overdue, IRC will no longer supply dry ice to the \r\nlab. \r\nXII.  List of Common Instruments Fees (Currency: NT$.) \r\n#  Instrument  Brand/Model \r\nNYCU faculty \r\nand students １\r\n \r\nEducational \r\nCooperation \r\nOrganizations 2  \r\nOther external \r\norganizations \r\nDescription \r\n1  Ultracentrifuge  Beckman  0  200  400 \r\nWithin 6 hours \r\neach time \r\n2  Tabletop Ultracentrifuge  Beckman  0  150  300 \r\nWithin 6 hours \r\neach time \r\n3  High-Speed Centrifuge  Beckman  0  50  100 \r\nWithin 1 hour \r\neach time \r\n4 \r\nHigh Performance \r\nVacuum Centrifuge  \r\n(SpeedVac) \r\nThermo  0  50  100 \r\nWithin 4 hours \r\neach time \r\n5  Freeze Dryer \r\nVIRTIS \r\nLABCONCO \r\nCryoDry \r\n0  100  200 \r\nWithin 3 days \r\neach time \r\n6  ELISA Reader  Tecan  0  50  100 \r\nWithin half an \r\nhour each time \r\n7 \r\nMultimode microplate \r\nreader \r\nTecan \r\nThermo \r\n0  50  100 \r\nWithin half an \r\nhour each time \r\n8 \r\nUV/VIS \r\nSpectrophotometer \r\nBeckman \r\nBiochrom \r\n0  50  100 \r\nWithin half an \r\nhour each time \r\n9 \r\nNanoDrop \r\nSpectrophotometer \r\nThermo  0  50  100 \r\nWithin half an \r\nhour each time \r\n10 \r\nImage Scanning \r\nDensitometer \r\nGE \r\nMicrotek \r\n0  100  200 \r\nWithin 1 hour \r\neach time \r\n11 \r\nLuminescence/Fluorescen\r\nce Imaging System \r\nFuji \r\nGE \r\neBLOT \r\n0  100  200 \r\nWithin 1 hour \r\neach time  \r\nTranslated in May. 2025. \r\n#  Instrument  Brand/Model \r\nNYCU faculty \r\nand students １\r\n \r\nEducational \r\nCooperation \r\nOrganizations 2  \r\nOther external \r\norganizations \r\nDescription \r\n12 \r\nContinuous High \r\nPressure Cell Disrupter \r\nConstant   0  50  100 \r\nWithin 1 hour \r\neach time \r\n13 \r\nBead Beating Grinder and \r\nLysis  \r\nSystem \r\nMP \r\nBiomedicals \r\n0  75  100 \r\nWithin 1 hour \r\neach time \r\n14  Cryostat Microtome \r\nLeica \r\nespredia \r\n(Thermo) \r\n0  200  400 \r\nWithin 4 hours \r\neach time \r\n15 \r\nAutomated Clinical \r\nChemistry Analyzer \r\nFuji  0  50  100 \r\nWithin half an \r\nhour each time \r\n16 \r\nSeahorse XFe24 \r\nExtracellular Flux \r\nAnalyzer \r\nSeahorse  250  375  500 \r\nWithin 4 hours \r\neach time \r\n17  Real-Time PCR \r\nThermoFisher \r\nBIO-RAD \r\n0  150  300 \r\nWithin 4 hours \r\neach time \r\n18  X-Ray Film Processor  Kodak  0  10  20  Per film \r\n19  Lab-grade Water System \r\nMillipore \r\nElga \r\n0  15  30  per liter \r\n20 \r\nReagent-grade Water \r\nSystem \r\nMillipore \r\nElga \r\n0  20  40  per liter \r\nRemarks: \r\n1.  Users with the following qualifications shall be charged the same fee as “NYCU faculty and \r\nstudents.” \r\n(1) Branch campuses (2) Joint appointment faculty (3) National Yang Ming Chiao Tung \r\nUniversity Hospital (4) Collaboration with NYCU, and the project/grant is under the control \r\nof NYCU \r\n2.  Users with the following qualifications shall be charged the same fee as “Educational \r\nCooperation Organizations.” \r\n(1) Adjunct faculty (2) Teaching hospitals (Veterans General Hospital, Taipei City Hospital, \r\nFar Eastern Memorial Hospital, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, etc.) (3) University System of \r\nTaiwan (4) Companies at the Center for Industry-Academia Collaboration, NYCU.","liaisonper":null,"liaisontel":null,"liaisonfax":null,"liaisonemail":null,"docs":[{"fileurl":"https://www.nycu.edu.tw/ord/en/app/data/doc?module=nycu0014&detailNo=1182489801987723264&type=s","pdffileurl":"","odffileurl":"","expFile":"YM Campus Instrument Fees Regulations"}],"images":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"resources":[]},{"subject":"[Common Instrument] External Escrowed Instrument Management Essentials","dataClassName":null,"pubUnitName":"Instrumentation Resource Center                                                                     ","posterDate":"2026-04-23","updateDate":"2026-04-23","detailContent":"","summary":"External Escrowed Instrument Management Essentials \r\nof National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Instrumentation Resource Center\r\nApproved by the Instrumentation Resource Center Users’ Committee Meeting on March 25, 2024\r\nRevised and approved by the Instrumentation Resource Center Users’ Committee Meeting on April 22, 2025\r\nRevised and approved by the Instrumentation Resource Center Users’ Committee Meeting on April 23, 2026\r\n \r\nI.\tThese management essentials have been formulated to effectively manage the Center’s external escrowed instruments and enhance service performance.\r\nII.\tThe external escrowed instruments under these management essentials refer to those with public utility, foresight, and practicality, and to those that fit the following criteria:\r\nA.\tThe instrument is approved by the Annual Common Instrument Procurement Grant Proposal and is self-managed by the applicant faculty member.\r\nB.\tThe university grants and subsidizes the instrument procurement through special approval, and the instrument is self-managed by the purchase unit.\r\nIII.\tThe management unit of the external escrowed instruments (from now on referred to as the escrow unit) shall formulate the essentials of the instrument management team and submit them to the Instrumentation Resource Center Users’ Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Users’ Committee) of the University for approval, to establish the mechanism of instrument management.\r\nIV.\tThe Composition and Duties of the External Escrowed Instrument Management Team (referred to as the Management Team):\r\nA.\tThe composition of the Management Team:\r\n1.\tThe Director of the Instrumentation Resource Center and the previous Convenor shall be ex officio members. The Convenor shall be elected by all members of the Management Team. The other members shall be invited by the escrow unit to form a management team with experience in using the instrument. The team must include 5 or more members and at least 2 colleges. The proportion of team members from the escrow unit to the total number of team members shall not exceed 50%.\r\n2.\tThe term of office of the Management Team members shall be three years, and the members are eligible for re-election. Those who serve as team members by virtue of their positions shall be appointed and removed in accordance with their duties. The list of the Management Team members shall be submitted by the escrow unit to the Instrumentation Resource Center for future reference. \r\nB.\tThe Duties of the Committee: \r\n1.\tTo assist in the management and supervision of the instrument operation.\r\n2.\tTo formulate the management and charging regulations for open access and submit them to the Users' Committee Meeting of the Instrumentation Resource Center for future reference.\r\n3.\tTo regularly submit the usage records of the escrowed instruments to the Instrument Resource Center by the 15th day of the following month after the end of each quarter for future reference.\r\n4.\tTo cooperate with other important matters related to the NYCU Instrumentation Resource Center.\r\nV.\tThe escrow unit may prioritize using the instruments following the proportion of self-financing; however, users still have to pay the usage fee.\r\nVI.\tThe Instrumentation Resource Center may audit the income and expenses of each escrowed instrument on demand, and each escrow unit shall cooperate in providing relevant information..\r\nVII.\tThese essentials shall be approved by the Users' Committee of the Instrumentation Resource Center. The same applies to the amendment.","liaisonper":null,"liaisontel":null,"liaisonfax":null,"liaisonemail":null,"docs":[{"fileurl":"https://www.nycu.edu.tw/ord/en/app/data/doc?module=nycu0014&detailNo=1224641037591384064&type=s","pdffileurl":"","odffileurl":"","expFile":"External Escrowed Instrument Management Essentials"}],"images":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"resources":[]}]