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Hi Mac,<br>
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Here at UDel the fabrication lab and imaging/characterization lab
are operated separately so I cannot provide direct input but I have
a general comment; you are likely aware of this (and it likely does
not apply to you) so it is mostly for folks who are new to the
field. <br>
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When these labs are operated as independent service centers, federal
rules prevent subsidies within and across service centers. A tool is
not allowed to subsidize another tool within a service center and a
service center is prohibited from subsidizing another.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Iulian
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">iulian Codreanu, Ph.D.
Director, Nanofabrication Facility
University of Delaware
Harker ISE Lab, Room 163
221 Academy Street
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-2784
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://udnf.udel.edu">https://udnf.udel.edu</a></pre>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/28/2026 10:58 AM, Hathaway,
Malcolm R wrote:<br>
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Hey All,</div>
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Happy Summer!</div>
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A question has come up here about relative expenditures and
subsidy levels between fabrication labs and
imaging/characterization labs, in core centers where such
functionality is combined. Here at Harvard we have all three
under one roof at CNS.</div>
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I did a <a href="https://nanobot.chat/"
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https://nanobot.chat/</a>search around this topic but didn't
find much. (nanobot.chat is an AI enabled search of Labnetwork,
for those who may not have heard about it).</div>
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I seem to remember this or a similar topic being addressed at a
previous UGIM meeting, but my recollection is hazy...</div>
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Thus, a few questions:</div>
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How many core centers combine Imaging and Characterization and
Fabrication (cleanroom) under one umbrella?</div>
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For those that do combine them, do you generally find that each
section is able to "pull its own weight" financially? Does
either one ever "break even"?</div>
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Is income from the nanofab used to subsidize
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Is each unit financially independent and, as such, survives on
partial subsidies from the university that are not considered
collectively?</div>
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And lastly, what sort of expense/income breakdown
(percentage-wise) have you seen between such units, if they are
treated collectively as one big core center.</div>
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Apologies if this delves too deeply into sensitive fiscal areas.</div>
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This might be a good topic for some sub-group at the upcoming
UGIM, if it is not already on the agenda.</div>
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Mac Hathaway</div>
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Systems, Process, and Characterization Engineer</div>
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