Membership and Facility Usage

The normal procedure for initiating the use of iEMSL instrumentation is as follows:

1. You will need to request to become a user of the lab by following the instructions on this page and paying the membership fee. These fees provide the funds for the many items that are needed to operate iEMSL such as supplies, cables, connectors, software upgrades, maintenance and calibration.  
2. You can schedule you mandatory training through the iEMSL app, to go through the lab capabilities, safety, policies and previous training you received
   
3. Based on the list of equipment you plan to use and your level of training, the iEMSL staff will propose a training plan.
   
4. After the appropriate training, you will become an authorized user of the equipment that you received training for and you will be able to reserve the equipment as described on this page through the iEMSL app. Please note that some equipment will carry hourly charges. The invoices will be sent to you (or your supervisor) on a monthly basis.

Membership Fees

External Users	$300 per day or $2500 per month
TAMU Users	Fees may be established in the future on the basis of usage data

To become a user go to this link.

Training Fees

Onboarding training is provided at no cost.

External Users	$225 per hour
TAMU Users	Fees may be established in the future on the basis of usage data

The user has to be trained to use the equipment. To request a training visit this link.

Assisted Measurements Fees

An Assisted Measurement is where a staff member of the iEMSL operates lab equipment to take a measurement or perform a test on your behalf and provides you with the data.

To request an assisted measurements, go to this link.

External Users	$225 per hour
TAMU Users	$75 per hour

Fees for hourly use is in addition to membership fee. The use of all equipment not listed above are included in the membership.
Minimum 1-hour charge per use. Use over one hour will be rounded to the nearest 15-minute increment.

Anechoic Chamber Radiation Pattern Measurement Services

The iEMSL offers precision antenna radiation pattern measurements using our state-of-the-art Fully Anechoic Chamber for a variety of antenna types. Visualize your antenna’s performance in both 2D and 3D, and gain valuable insights into beamwidth, gain, and directional coverage.For more information visit this page.

	3D Standard Precision	3D Advanced Precision
Step Size (degrees)	10	5
Number of Frequencies within the standard ranges	Up to 5	Up to 10
Price/pattern	$500 First + $300 add’l TAMU: $100 First + $50 add’l	$825 First + $500 add’l TAMU: $120 First + $60 add’l

For custom tests, users are charged $450 Setup fee in addition $450/hour and TAMU users are charged $100 Setup fee in addition $100/hour. Fees for hourly use is in addition to membership fee. Minimum 1-hour charge per use. Use over one hour will be rounded to the nearest 15-minute increment.

Material Characterization Measurement Services

Unlock precise electromagnetic properties of your materials with our advanced characterization services. Utilizing a combination of industry-leading commercial software and our own specialized tools, we deliver accurate control and extraction of critical material parameters tailored to your needs. For more information, visit this page.

	Transmission Line WR-90 Waveguide	Split Post Dielectric Resonator (SPDR)	Fabry-Perot Open Resonator (FPOR)
Frequency	8.2 – 12.4 GHz	10 GHz	10 GHz – 50 GHz
Tests	Shielding Effectiveness (SE) testing Permittivity of high-loss solids and bulk materials	Standardized Complex permittivity Tests (IPC-TM-650 2.5.5.15, IEC 61189-2-721)	Complex permittivity over wideband
Price/Sample	$250 First + $100 add’l TAMU: $100 First + $25 add’l	$250 First + $100 add’l TAMU: $100 First + $25 add’l	$350 First + $150 add’l TAMU: $150 First + $50 add’l