The schedule for the Nova nanoSEM online is usually busy and fills up quickly for 1-2 weeks in advance. To accommodate more users to fit into the SEM schedule, please follow these guidelines when reserving the Nova NanoSEM online.

1. Please do not reserve a single time slot of more than 3 hours. If you need more than 3 hours for your session, please contact BEML staff before making your reservation.

2. Please try estimate accurately the microscope time you actually need when you make your reservation online. For example, it’s a waste of scope time if you reserve the microscope for three hours and then only end up using it for one and half hours, since other users cannot take advantage of the rest of the time.

3. Because our facility operates between 9am-5pm, if you reserve a time in early morning, please have your session start from 9am. For example, if your session is reserved from 9:30 or 10am, the chance is no one else will be able to use that 30 min to one hour time on the SEM, which will just be wasted. The same applies when you want to reserve a session in late afternoon: please have it end at 5pm. In that way, more students will be able to fit in their time slots throughout the rest of the day.