The Dept of Energy announced Thursday that it has awarded Michigan
State University, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a
large federally funded research lab that will create hundred of jobs and up
to a billion dollars for our local and state economy.
This building project will take about 10 years to complete. The lab will
eventually employ 1000 university and student researchers, graduate
students, and post doctoral associates from the international community.
The Facility for Rare Isotopoe Beams will also conduct research into the
origins of the earth’s elements and the development of the cosmos.
Michigan State University also is home to the National Superconductor and
Congratulations to MSU for its award of this scientific facility, which
should bring a much needed boost to Michigan’s economy. Once this
sprawling facility is completed, the hundreds of scientists and skilled staff
needed to operate it will also bring intellectual wealth to our state.
If you aren’t a rocket scientist, you might like to check out the additional
information about rare isotope beams here: Office of Nuclear Physics
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Nuclei chart from Dept of Energy web page