Prospective Users

Who can use the ICAL facility at MSU?

Our facility offers services to internal MSU researchers, students, external academics, nonprofits, and commercial/industry clients. All non-MSU users must sign a Testing Services Agreement (TSA), which can be initiated by the core facility manager.

Where do I start?

Review our Instrumentation page for a list of our primary capabilities. Reach out directly to the core facility manager to get your project started.

Fees

Please review our current fee table here.

Onsite and External Use

We encourage onsite use by any type of user, including MSU students, faculty, and staff or external commercial or academic users. ICAL staff can run the instrument for you while you guide the data acquisition process.

Non-MSU users who wish to work in the facility must establish a Facility Use Agreemenet (FUA) with the core facility manager. ICAL can run samples for external users as well. You can contact the facility manager to discuss shipping and sample analysis needs.

Training

Training is required prior to utilizing instrumentation in ICAL. Please reach out to the core facility manager to determine which training you need.

Note that training on certain instruments such as SEM can take up to 9 hours, so plan your project accordingly.