Reservation Policies

Reservation Policies

• Reservations made cannot exceed 4 consecutive hours, unless approved by Facility Director Emery Ng 
• Once per calendar month per user, a pricing adjustment can be made by contacting Emery Ng
• Reservations on the LSM 880 can not be made more than 3 weeks in advance.
  

Steger Hall Microscopes

• Only trained users will have access to make instrument reservations, available 24/7.
• Reservations can be made on applicable shared calendars; management system to come.

Fralin Hall Zeiss LSM 880 & FOM

• Only trained users will have access to make instrument reservations through FOM here. To request 24/7 access, contact Sandy Hancock (hancocksk@vt.edu) and Emery Ng (ngemery@vt.edu).
  • New users: click the "I am a new user" button and create an account. Use an up-to-date email address and phone number.
  • Once you log into FOM, you will see a list of available equipment on the right. Click the one you wish you access, then click "OK" in the pop-up box. You will then see the equipment in the left column under "Authorized Equipment."
  • To reserve time, click on the instrument of the left column "Equipment," double click the time you want to reserve, then click "Reserve" in the pop-up box.
• LSM 880 reservation policies:
  • Minimum 1-hour sign-up.
  • You can not modify your reservations within the 24 hours prior to the reservation. You will have to cancel and re-book the time.
  • To cancel: double-click your reservation then select the "Cancel this session" button.
  • To modify more than 24 hours prior: double-click your reservation then select the "Modify" button.