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Access External

QI’s 10,000-square-foot Nano3 facility—named for its integration of nanoscience, nanoengineering and nanomedicine—is available for use by academic and industry researchers on an hourly fee-for-service basis. Nano3 has served users from more than 180 academic groups and over 110 companies with nano/micro-fabrication needs ranging from research on electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices to emerging, interdisciplinary, and rapidly growing fields, including biomedical and biochemical devices, heterogeneous integrated devices and circuits, and sensor technology. The facility consists of 7,000 square feet of Class-100 and Class-1000 cleanrooms, surrounded by 3,000 square feet of analytical and design labs for materials characterization. Nano3 instrumentation includes a state-of-the-art electron-beam lithography system with linewidths down to 8 nanometers, which enables major new research in nanomagnetics for data storage, nanophotonics for intra-chip communications, and molecular sensing for biomedical applications. Other advanced equipment includes a nanoimprinting system, a focused ion beam, an atomic-layer deposition system, a laser direct writer, a high resolution transmission electron microscope, atomic force microscopes, field-emission electron microscopes, and much more.

Access Procedure For External or NON-UC System Users

IMPORTANT NOTE: There is a $250 fee per new user to set up a Nano3 account. Email Nano3_Access if you experience problems during the access process.

External academic users (such as those from national labs or academic institutions) are not subject to the terms described below.

Attention Industry Users/Customers: We aim to foster a collaborative and transparent partnership that benefits both parties and minimizes administrative burdens. To ensure a mutually beneficial partnership and a smooth collaboration, we have established the following policies for providing services to you or granting access to Nano3:

Requirement for Getting Access to Nano3 Facility or for Complex Services: Before we can grant access to the Nano3 facility or provide services involving hard-to-estimate process development, we require a minimum PO of $5,000.

Payment Terms for Simple Services: For simple services that do not require process development and can be easily estimated, the minimum $5,000 PO requirement does not apply. Instead, we will provide a quote and request full payment before work begins.

Complimentary Consultation Services: We offer prospective customers up to 1 hour, or 2 sessions, of free consultation to answer questions regarding their projects or process feasibilities before entering into a service agreement with Nano3. This allows us to assess the feasibility of your project and provide guidance on how to move forward.

Additionally, once you have a service agreement with Nano3, you may use another up to 1 hour, or 2 sessions, of free consultation to receive answers to further complicated questions and/or additional guidance from Nano3 staff.

Additional Consultation Services: For any additional meetings or consultations beyond the complimentary sessions, we will charge based on our General Staff Service rates, with a minimum increment of half an hour. For instance, if a meeting took 45 minutes, you would be charged for 1 hour.

We do not charge for simple follow-ups or simple questions that do not require extensive staff time to provide answers or feedback.

Use the following table to determine which steps are needed to complete the Nano3 access procedure. Users wanting both independent and staff-assisted services should complete steps in the Independent Access column.

	User Access Level
Your Company	Independent Access	Staff-assisted Services Only
Has an unexpired service agreement with Nano3	Steps 1, 4, 5, 6.	Steps 1, 4, 6.
Is New to Nano3	Steps 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.	Steps 2, 4, 6.

If your company/university has already established a service agreement with Nano3, you can be added to the existing service agreement by signing the New User Form. Please note that your supervisor must also sign the New User Form. Skip steps 2 and 3, go to Step 4. You will upload this document when you create your FOM account (Step 4).
If your company/university is new to Nano3, complete the appropriate option below:
- - Download and complete the Export Control questionnaire, as required by the UCSD Export Control Office. Select Yes or No for each question, then email the completed questionnaire to Nano3-newuser. If you are unsure how to answer a question, contact us for help before submitting the form.
    - If all your answers are No: Continue with the remaining steps below.
    - If any answer is Yes: Pause the access process and wait for Nano3 staff to contact you before completing the remaining steps. The UCSD Export Control Office may request additional information or review your proposed work.
  - Review the UCSD Terms and Conditions
  - Download the fillable Scope of Services document (Word file):
    - Enter the required information in the fillable areas in the Client section.
    - For ‘Scope of Services’, if you’re requesting independent access to Nano3 facilities, enter “request for independent acces to Nano3 facilities.” Otherwise, enter your description of the service you’re requesting.
    - For ‘Estimated Cost’:
      - if you’re requesting independent access to Nano3 facilities, enter $5000.
      - if you’re only requesting a one-time service and want a quote, leave it blank for now.
      - if you’ll likely request services for more than one time in a two-year period, enter $5000.
  - Email the two forms to Nano3 Staff with a subject title of your institution/company name, and a brief description of your processing goals or service request. If you need a quote for the one-time service you’re requesting, please make sure to mention that in your email.
  - Nano3 staff may schedule a phone or video call with you to better understand your service request, provide you a quote (if you requested it), and finalize the wording for the Scope of Services section.
  - Once the Scope of Services document is finalized, have it signed by an authorized representative of your company and email the signed copy to Nano3-newuser.
Obtain a digital copy of the company (or your institution) insurance certificate. See Section 34.1.9 of the Terms and Conditions for details. You will upload this document when you create your FOM account (Step 4).
Register your FOM user account here.
- Click the link to log in with FOM username and password.
- Click “I am a new user”.
- Select “External User” type.
- Enter the required information.
- You will receive an email from FOM with a link to activate your account. Activate your account.
- Log into your account and select the user type (External For-profit User or External Non-profit User), access level (independent and/or staff assisted service), your company’s/university’s relationship with Nano3 (new to Nano3 or has an unexpired agreement with Nano3), and upload the relevant documents.
- Make sure to complete steps above (where applicable) before attempting to use any additional functionality in FOM. Facility staff will review the submitted documents and confirm your account in FOM. Only then will you receive another email indicating that your FOM account has been confirmed.
Once you receive notification that your FOM account has been confirmed, apply for the Nano3 safety orientation, only if you need independent access to Nano3 facility (users who only need services do not need to complete this step) :
- Log in to your FOM user account.
- If you need access to the Cleanroom click on “Full Facility Orientation” (in the “Available Resources” list).
- If you only need access to equipment in the Analytical Labs (non-Cleanroom), click on “Analytical Labs Orientation” (in the “Available Resources” list).
- You will be prompted to pass an exam based on the Nano3 Policies and Procedures. When you pass the exam, a request to attend the orientation will be sent to Nano3 staff.
- Once Nano3 staff receives your orientation request, your paperwork will be processed, and you will receive an email stating that you are on the orientation wait list (typically within 2 business days).
- Facility orientations take place normally once every week, and you will be contacted by a Nano3 staff member regarding the orientation scheduling. Please allow for up to 2 hours for a Nano3 Full Facility Orientation, or up to 1 hour for an Analytical Labs Orientation.
After you have completed all of the above access requirements, you will receive an email within 1-2 business days with instructions on how to obtain the necessary facility access card ($25 per card, applies only to users who need access to facility), and you will be able to request for training on specific equipment or start using staff-assisted services.

For instructions to sign up for equipment training in your FOM account, click here.

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FOM

Post author By fubo
Post date April 3, 2025

How to use FOM

How to sign up for equipment training on FOM:

Log in to your FOM account: http://nano3fom.eng.ucsd.edu/fom/welcome
On the FOM account home page, click on desired equipment from the “Available Resources” list
Follow the prompt to complete the training exam, if required
After passing the exam follow the prompts to proceed with the training application
Enter a note to the equipment manager, click Apply
Requested equipment will now show up on the left side of your home page with “To be trained” status
Click on the link to go to the equipment schedule and browse for available trainings
Click on training of choice and confirm that you would like to attend
Look at agenda view of the schedule to see more session details
To cancel the session, click on the same event in the calendar and confirm that you would like to withdraw from the training
Attend the training. The trainer will be waiting to meet you at the instrument
Repeat the steps above until you are proficient with the operation procedure, then sign up for an authorization session

How to reserve authorized equipment via your FOM account:

Go to your FOM account User Home page
Click on the link to go to the desired equipment calendar
Navigate to the date you wish to reserve the equipment
Click on the time block for the start time of your reservation
Set the end time
Make a comment if necessary
Click reserve

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Access External_old

Post author By qiadmin
Post date December 16, 2024

Access Procedure For External or NON-UC System Users

IMPORTANT NOTE: There is a $250 fee per new user to set up a Nano3 account. Email Nano3_Access if you experience problems during the access process.

External academic users (such as those from national labs or academic institutions) are not subject to the prepayment terms described below.

Prepayment Requirement for Getting Access to Nano3 Facility or for Complex Services: For getting access to Nano3 facility or services that require hard-to-estimate process developments, we require a prepayment of $5,000 prior to granting access to Nano3 facilities or providing services. This is a one-time prepayment, not a recurring charge. After the first $5,000 is fully utilized, subsequent charges will be billed monthly via invoice. Your funds can be utilized in as many years as you want, as long as you have an unexpired agreement with Nano3. We highly recommend that you use all your remaining funds, if you decide not to renew the agreement, because it is an extremely extensive process for us to provide a refund. Because of that, unused funds at the end of the agreement are indeed eligible for a refund, subject to any outstanding fees due for payments and a $1,000 administrative fee due to the extensive process required to issue refunds at UCSD.

Payment Terms for Simple Services: For simple services that do not require process development by Nano3 staff, and Nano3 staff determine that it is feasible to provide an estimate, you are not subject to the $5,000 prepayment requirement. Instead, we will provide a quote and request full payment prior to the start of the service.

We do not charge for simple follow-ups or simple questions that do not require extensive staff time to provide answers or feedback.

	User Access Level
Your Company	Independent Access	Staff-assisted Services Only
Has Established a Service Contract with Nano3	Steps 1, 2a, 4, 5, 6.	Steps 1, 2a, 4, 6.
Is New to Nano3	Steps 1, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 6.	Steps 1, 2b, 3, 4, 6.

Email Nano3 Staff with a brief description of your processing goals and requirements at Nano3.
Please complete either step 2a or step 2b.
1. If your company/university has already established a service agreement with Nano3, you can be added to the existing service agreement by signing the New User Form. Please note that your supervisor must also sign the New User Form. You will upload this document when you create your FOM account (Step 4).
2. If your company/university is new to Nano3, complete the appropriate option below:
  - If you only requests staff-assisted services (no need for independent facility access), complete the Nano3 External User Services-Only Agreement.
  - If you requests independent (self-use) access to the Nano3 Facility, complete the Nano3 External User Independent Access Agreement.
  - In either case:
    - Enter the required information in Exhibit A of the respective agreement, then print and sign the document.
    - Convert the signed user agreement into digital form. You will upload this document when you create your FOM account (Step 5).
    - Please note that every agreement has to be approved by UCSD campus, not Nano3. The campus approval process may take one to two, or sometimes three, weeks.
  - Download this questionnaire document and provide your answers to the questions in the document. This is requested by the UCSD Business Contracts & Export Control Offices.
  - Send both your signed agreement and the answered questionnaire document to James Koga <jkoga@ucsd.edu> with a subject title of your institution/company name.
Obtain a digital copy of the company insurance certificate. See Section 8 of the service agreement for details. You will upload this document when you create your FOM account (Step 4).
Register your FOM user account here.
- Click the link to log in with FOM username and password.
- Click “I am a new user”.
- Select “External User” type.
- Enter the required information.
- You will receive an email from FOM with a link to activate your account. Activate your account.
- Log into your account and select the user type (External For-profit User or External Non-profit User), access level (independent and/or staff assisted service), your company’s/university’s relationship with Nano3 (new to Nano3 or has service agreement with Nano3), and upload the relevant documents.
- Make sure to complete steps above (where applicable) before attempting to use any additional functionality in FOM. Facility staff will review the submitted documents and confirm your account in FOM. Only then will you receive another email indicating that your FOM account has been confirmed.
Once you receive notification that your FOM account has been confirmed, apply for the Nano3 safety orientation, only if you need independent access to Nano3 facility (users who only need services do not need to complete this step) :
- Log in to your FOM user account.
- If you need access to the Cleanroom click on “Full Facility Orientation” (in the “Available Resources” list).
- If you only need access to equipment in the Analytical Labs (non-Cleanroom), click on “Analytical Labs Orientation” (in the “Available Resources” list).
- You will be prompted to pass an exam based on the Nano3 Policies and Procedures. When you pass the exam, a request to attend the orientation will be sent to Nano3 staff.
- Once Nano3 staff receives your orientation request, your paperwork will be processed, and you will receive an email stating that you are on the orientation wait list (typically within 2 business days).
- Facility orientations take place normally once every week, and you will be contacted by a Nano3 staff member regarding the orientation scheduling. Please allow for up to 2 hours for a Nano3 Full Facility Orientation, or up to 1 hour for an Analytical Labs Orientation.
After you have completed all of the above access requirements and your agreement has been approved, you will receive an email within 1-2 business days with instructions on how to obtain the necessary facility access card ($25 per card, applies only to users who need access to facility), and you will be able to request for training on specific equipment or start using staff-assisted services.

For instructions to sign up for equipment training in your FOM account, click here.

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Access UC System

Access Procedure For UC System Users

IMPORTANT NOTE: There is a $250 fee per new user to set up a Nano3 account. Email Nano3_Access if you experience problems during the access process.

	User Access Level
	Independent Access	Staff-assisted Services Only
UC System Users	Steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.	Steps 1, 2, 3, 5, 7.

Email Nano3 Staff with a brief description of your processing goals and requirements at Nano3.
Print the Nano3 University of California User Agreement. Read and sign the agreement and have your faculty advisor sign. Convert the signed user agreement into digital form. You will upload this document when you create your FOM account.
Download the Nano3 University of California Financial Document. Fill in the document with the requested information and save the completed file. You will upload this document when you create your FOM account.
If you need independent (self-use) access to Nano3, obtain a digital copy of your UC Laboratory Safety Fundamentals certificate of completion. You will need to upload this document when you create your FOM account.
Register your FOM user account here.
- Click the link to log in with FOM username and password.
- Click “I am a new user”.
- Select “External User” type.
- Enter the required information (login name/password/first/last name/email/phone number):
  - Leave the “UC ID” field blank.
  - Select “Other University” for Affiliation.
  - Select a “Discipline”.
  - Enter your university name under “Company Name”.
  - Enter your university’s address information.
- You will receive an email from FOM with a link to activate your account. Activate your account.
- Log into your FOM account and begin uploading the required documents.
  - Select the user type (Univ. of Calif. User), access level (independent and/or staff-assisted services), and upload the relevant documents.
- Make sure to complete steps above before attempting to use any additional functionality in FOM. Facility staff will review the submitted documents and confirm your account in FOM. Only then will you receive another email indicating that your FOM account has been confirmed and you can apply for the required Nano3 safety orientation, if you need independent access to Nano3 facility (see step 6 below).
Once you receive notification that your FOM account has been confirmed, apply for the Nano3 safety orientation, only if you need independent access to Nano3 facility (users who only need services do not need to complete this step) :
- Log into your FOM user account.
- If you need to access the Cleanroom, click on “Full Facility Orientation” (in the “Available Resources” list).
- If you only need to access the Analytical Labs, click on “Analytical Labs Orientation” (in the “Available Resources” list).
- You will be prompted to pass an exam based on the Nano3 Policies and Procedures. When you pass the exam, a request to attend the orientation will be sent to Nano3 staff.
- Once Nano3 staff receives your orientation request, your paperwork will be processed, and you will receive an email stating that you are on the orientation wait list (typically within 2 business days).
- Facility orientations take place normally once every week, and you will be contacted by a Nano3 staff member regarding the orientation scheduling. Please allow for up to 2 hours for a Nano3 Full Facility Orientation, or up to 1 hour for an Analytical Labs Orientation.
After you have completed all of the above access requirements, you will receive an email with instructions on how to obtain the necessary facility access card ($25 per card), if you need independent access to Nano3 facility (within 1-2 business days), and you will be able to request for training on specific equipment or start using staff-assisted services.

For instructions to sign up for equipment training in your FOM account, click here.

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Access Internal

Access Procedure For UCSD Internal Users

IMPORTANT NOTE: There is a $150 fee per new user to set up a Nano3 account. Email Nano3_Access if you experience problems during the access process.

Internal users who ONLY need staff assisted services would only need to complete Steps 1, 3, and email jkoga@ucsd.edu that you’re only requesting for staff assisted services.

Print the Nano3 UC San Diego User Agreement. Read and sign the agreement and have your faculty advisor sign. Convert the signed user agreement into digital form. You will upload this document when you create your FOM account.
Obtain a digital copy of your UC Laboratory Safety Fundamentals certificate of completion. You will upload this document when you create your FOM account.
- You can access a copy of your certificate in your UC Learning Center account in the transcripts page.
Register your Nano3 FOM user account here .
- Click the link to sign in with UCSD NetID.
- Log in with your UCSD ID.
- Enter the required account information.
- You will receive an email from FOM with a link to activate your account. Activate your account.
- Log into your account and add a recharge account number (enter UCSD PTAF or index number). Regarding Funding Source Number:
  - Do not ask us for this. Please ask your supervisor for this. If your supervisor doesn’t know about this, they should ask their fund manager for this information
  - Funding Source Number is different from the Fund Number
  - All sponsored projects have Funding Source Numbers
  - Not all project/tasks have a Funding Source Number
  - If your supervisor confirms there is no Funding Source Number, leave it blank when enter the recharge number in FOM
- Go to your FOM account home page and select the user type – UCSD Internal User, access level (independent and/or staff assisted service), and upload the relevant documents.
- Facility staff will review the submitted documents and confirm your account in FOM. Only then will you receive another email indicating that your FOM account has been confirmed and you can apply for the required Nano3 safety orientation (step 4).
- Make sure to complete steps above before attempting to use any additional functionality in FOM, such as applying for safety orientation or equipment training.
Once you receive notification that your FOM account has been confirmed, apply for the Nano3 safety orientation:
- Log in to your FOM user account.
- If you need to access the Cleanroom, click on “Full Facility Orientation” (in the “Available Resources” list).
- If you only need to access the Analytical Labs (outside of the Cleanroom), click on “Analytical Labs Orientation” (in the “Available Resources” list).
- You will be prompted to pass an exam based on the Nano3 Policies and Procedures. When you pass the exam, a request to attend the orientation will be sent to Nano3 staff.
- Once Nano3 staff receives your orientation request, your paperwork will be processed, and you will receive an email stating that you are on the orientation wait list (typically within 2 business days).
- Fill out the Building Access Request Form (Google Form), which is an internal campus control requirement. If you cannot access the Google Form, send your request for access email to: buildingaccess@calit2.net
- Facility orientations take place normally once every week, and you will be contacted by a Nano3 staff member regarding the orientation scheduling. Please allow for up to 2 hours for a Nano3 Full Facility Orientation, or up to 1 hour for an Analytical Labs Orientation.
After you have completed all the above access requirements, you will receive an email that your campus ID card has been activated for facility access (within 1-2 business days).