>
> Institution: Vassar College (Biology Department)
> Location: Poughkeepsie, New York
> Nature of institution (Academic, Commercial, private research, etc.)
> Academic
> Type of Facility (institution core, satellite, departmental, etc):
> Departmental
> (Place an 'X' by the appropriate answer)
> Predominately:
>    Biological X
>    Materials
>    Both
>
> User base:
>    Service
>    Multi-user
>    Both X
>
> Type of microscopes:
>    SEM X
>    FESEM
>    ESEM or LV
>    TEM
>    FETEM
>    Major optical (Specify) Fluorescence
>    Scanning Probe (specify)
>    Other (specify) laser confocal
>
> Approximately what *per cent* of the funds for each of the following
> is provided by
> A) your institution, B) user fees, or  C) grants
>
> Salaries:
> A) 100
> B)
> C)
>
> Instrument Maintenance (Service contracts, instrument insurance, etc):
> A) 100
> B)
> C)
>
> Replacement of existing equipment:
> A) 100
> B)
> C)
>
> Purchase of new equipment (not replacement for but addition to
> existing equipment):
> A) 100
> B)
> C)
>
> Supplies:
> A) 100
> B)
> C)
>
> Other operating expenses:
> A) 100
> B)
> C)
>
> Are there other microscope facilities at your institution? if
> so, please indicate approximate number having electron
> microscopes. Ideally we would like a form filled out for each
> major facility (multiple instruments) at your institution if
> there are more than one.

    no other microscopy facilities
>
> Please include additional information such as novel funding
> ideas for your facility or for others at your institution.
>
> Please email your responses to Philip Oshel
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> Philip Oshel
> Supervisor, AMFSC and BBPIC microscopy facilities
> Department of Animal Sciences
> University of Wisconsin
> 1675 Observatory Drive
> Madison,  WI  53706 - 1284
> voice: (608) 263-4162
> fax: (608) 262-5157 (dept. fax)