The Mass Spectrometry Facility is located in room 040 on the ground floor of Caudill Laboratories.
Monday through Friday
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Director Mass Spectroscopy Facility
Sohrab Habibi, Ph.D.
Caudill Laboratories, room 040
Caudill Laboratories, room 052 - Office
habibi@email.unc.edu
919-962-6813
Samples should be submitted to the tray marked "Samples In", located in the cabinet just outside of Caudill 040. All samples must be accompanied by a submission form.
The more information provided about an analyte, the higher quality the results will be. Important information includes, but is not limited to:
The hourly rates for facility use differ according to who is using which instrument; rates are subject to change. Users are identified as Chemistry, University, and External. The definition of these three categories are as follows:
Chemistry
Chemistry Faculty including joint appointees without regard to funding source
Memos of Understanding with other Departments
Excludes non-Chemistry faculty who are co-principal investigators
University
UNC-CH Departments not covered under Chemistry
External
Other UNC campuses
Other Universities
Government Laboratories
Commercial businesses
| User-Run Rates |
Chemistry | Others | External |
| ICPMS/BioToF/Quattro-II 3Q | $25.00a | $50.00a | N/A |
| ICPMS Training | $350.00b | $600.00b | N/A |
a) Per hour rates; Must be trained by the facility director prior to self-serve use.
b) Includes 6 hrs of instrument time and 4 hrs of the director's time.
| Full-Serve Analysis Rates Per Sample |
Chemistry | Others | External |
| MS (Direct Infusion ESI, APCI) | $18.75 | $37.50 | $137.50 |
| HRMS I (Direct Infusion ESI, APCI), <20 ppm | $37.50 | $75.00 | $375.00 |
| HRMS II (Direct Infusion ESI, APCI), <5 ppm | $56.25 | $112.50 | N/A |
| MS/MS (nESI, ESI, APCI) | $37.50 | $75.00 | $875.00 |
| LC/MS (ESI, APCI) | $56.25 | $112.50 | $1,500.00 |
| ICPMS(Direct Infusion) | $50.00b | $80.00b | $230.00b |
| Expedited Turnaround | Rate x 2c | Rate x 2c | N/A |
b) May include per hour method development and consultation charges.
Discuss with the facility director before submitting samples.
c) Turnaround time will depend on instrument condition & backlog;
Discuss with the facility director for time estimate.
| Analysis Type | Chemistry | Others | External |
| Method Development & Consultation Per Hour |
$50.00 | $75.00 | $150.00 |