The mass spectrometry facility operates with two different fee structures. Ask your advisor whether your research group has a membership or pays pr sample. Only members of the facility have access to the GC/MS, LC/MS and MALDI open access instruments.
When submitting a sample for analysis, make sure that your submission form is filled out completely and carefully. Taking the time to fill out your request will expedite your sample analysis and will help the staff make the right decisions about how to analyze your sample. Incomplete submission forms will be returned without sample analysis! Below are a few guidelines and helpful hints to assist you:

Submission form

You can obtain submission forms and sample vials in the Mass Spec. Lab. Be sure to answer all the questions on the sheet and to label your sample and sheet with the same sample code/number. Remember to obtain your research advisor's signature if he/she has stipulated that his/her group needs a signature before analysis. You can also download a submission form here.

Sample drop off/pick up

There are baskets in 8 Lewis marked according to the ionization technique requested. Tape your sample to the submission form and put it in the appropriate basket. Upon completion of the analysis, your data and sample will be placed in the Mass Spectrometry Annex, next to 8 Lewis, according to your faculty advisor's name. Sample turn-around-time is between one and three days for low resolution FAB. Check with the spectroscopists for turn-around on the other techniques as they are performed less frequently. After-hours drop-off of samples can also be done in the Annex, using the appropriately labeled slots.