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Tour Name: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

Chemistry Building

Home to a wealth of educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students

square feet of classrooms, lab spaces and offices

Home to the Department of Chemistry on campus, the Chemistry Building is a 280,000-square-foot five-floor building right in the center of campus. Approximately 60% of the building is devoted to research laboratories, instrument facilities and supporting shops. Graduate students have 24-hour access to the building, including research laboratories, offices and computer labs.  

Year the building was completed, with an expansion in 2005

The Department of Chemistry moved into the building when construction was initially completed in 1964. In 2005, the building received another expansion to enhance educational opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The ability to conduct interdisciplinary research in chemistry and other fields has been increased by the Biomedical and Physical Sciences (BPS) Building, which is connected to the Chemistry and Biochemistry Buildings.  

Undergraduate students can pursue either a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or a Bachelor of Art in Chemistry. Interested students can also check out chemistry study options through Lyman Briggs College, as well.

Connected to chemistry

The ability to carry out interdisciplinary chemistry-related research at MSU has been enhanced by the Biomedical and Physical Sciences (BPS) Building, which abuts and connects to both the Chemistry and Biochemistry Buildings.

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Natural Science Building

Home to hundreds of research opportunities for undergraduate students

year-old, 29-ton formation of banded iron sits near the entrance

Located near North Neighborhood, the College of Natural Science (NatSci) is home to 27 departments and programs in the biological, physical and mathematical sciences. Departments include Cell and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Plant Research, Statistics and Probability and more. The college averages roughly $57 million in research expenditures annually while also providing world-class educational opportunities to 5,500 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate and doctoral students. NatSci is a partner with the MSU IQ facility and also offers hundreds of research opportunities for undergraduate students. 

departments in the College of Natural Science

The building is also home to the Department of Entomology’s Bug House. The MSU Bug House has both pinned and live insects and arthropods. The campus community and the public can schedule tours to learn more about these creatures — and you can even hold live insects as you learn! 

Research from day one

There are no prerequisites for undergraduate research, meaning students can begin participating in research at any time.

Holmes Hall

Welcome to the largest residence hall on campus, with more than 1,250 residents

Built in 1965 and located in East Neighborhood, Holmes Hall is home to Lyman Briggs College (LBC), one of MSU’s three degree-granting residential colleges. Lyman Briggs is a community of like-minded students pursuing degrees in science-focused areas of study who are interested in biology, chemistry, physics, math, writing and research, and the history, philosophy and sociology of science. The LBC curriculum prepares students to tackle issues locally and globally, with multidisciplinary courses that help students understand theories and practices of scientific reasoning, evidence and knowledge. Students in Lyman Briggs learn from top researchers and innovative teaching faculty. 

LBC students have the option to pursue nearly 40 majors in mathematics and the biological, physical, environmental and computational sciences. For students interested in connecting natural and social sciences, LBC also offers a major and minor in History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science. Three other minors in bioethics; entrepreneurship and innovation; and science, technology, environment and public policy are also available. With a post-grad placement rate of 95%, LBC students can be found in public, private or governmental careers, or pursuing post-graduate degrees across the globe.    

Year Lyman Briggs was founded

Holmes Hall has classrooms, labs and faculty offices located in the basement and on the first floor. There is a dining hall located right inside the building for students to enjoy, as well as a Sparty’s Café location.   

Interested students should list their major of interest as Lyman Briggs when filling out their application.

More to discover

Additional features include a music practice room, TV lounge and meeting spaces.

Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB)

Helping researchers from around the world make important scientific discoveries

nuclear physics graduate program in the U.S.

Found in the southeast portion of campus along Wilson Road, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) is a user facility for the Office of Nuclear Physics in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC).

Hosting the most powerful heavy-ion accelerator, FRIB will provide researchers with more than 1,000 new rare isotopes never before produced on earth, enabling scientists to make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and applications for society, including in medicine, homeland security and industry. FRIB produces rare isotopes by accelerating a beam of atomic nuclei to half the speed of light and then smashing it into a thin target material. When the beam impacts the target, the resulting collision creates a number of reaction products, most with fewer protons and neutrons than the stable beam. Among those products are the rare isotopes requested by experimenters. Scientists use detectors to measure their unique properties or interaction with other nuclei. FRIB supports a community of 1,500 scientists from more than 50 countries.

number of scientific users supported worldwide

DOE-SC selected MSU to design and establish FRIB, following a nationwide competition. MSU has the #1 nuclear physics graduate program in the United States. Training the next generation of scientists at a world-class campus-based DOE-SC user facility is a unique experience and top priority at FRIB. Each year approximately 26% of U.S. nuclear physics graduate students receive part of their training at MSU. FRIB expands on MSU’s practice to involve undergraduate and graduate students in research. FRIB also helps train the next generation accelerator science and engineering workforce, critical to U.S. economic competitiveness, energy security, nuclear security and nonproliferation efforts. In collaboration with the MSU College of Natural Science and the College of Engineering, FRIB attracts the best and brightest students into accelerator science and engineering.

The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility for nuclear science. Hosting the most powerful heavy-ion accelerator, FRIB will provide intense beams of rare isotopes (short-lived nuclei not normally found on Earth). FRIB will enable scientists to make discoveries about the properties of these rare isotopes in order to better understand the physics of atomic nuclei, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and applications of rare isotopes benefiting society. FRIB will play a vital role in developing the next generation of scientific leaders and innovators.

Engineering Building

Home of tutoring and career services for engineering students

The Engineering Building is the home of Spartan Engineers, who explore and learn the main fields of engineering in diversified classes and labs. There are a variety of tutoring and mentoring opportunities to assist students in targeted courses.

Home to MSU Engineering for over 5 decades

The College of Engineering has a well-organized pathway to introduce you to MSU, guide and nurture your academic journey and then give you the career advice and networks you’ll need to land competitive internships and jobs.

Incoming first-year students who are interested in an engineering major should check out the CoRe experience, a supportive program that helps ensure the success of engineering majors. Housed in South Neighborhood, CoRe brings real-world expertise and challenges into the classroom and residential environment, showing how important engineering is for solving global challenges.

The College of Engineering hosts Design Day every year for students to explore different companies and present designs made in classes.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

As one of the top 100 research universities in the world, MSU offers STEM students extraordinary undergraduate research opportunities and access to top-ranked faculty and world-class facilities.

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DIS2023 - Excursions

Excursions and sightseeing, wednesday afternoon.

Participants will be able to choose one of the following three organized excursions (additional fee applies during registration):

• FRIB and MSU Tour (limited to 50 participants)

The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) is an accelerator facility that focuses on experiments with rare isotope s (short-lived elements that are not normally found on Earth). It is f unded by the US Department of Energy Office of Science, Michigan State University and the State of Mich igan. FRIB will enable us to advance our understanding of nuclei, nuclear astrophysics and fundamental interactions.

Please read FRIB Tour Must-Knows for important regulation.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is a contemporary a rt museum on campus that opened in 2012. The museum building features unusual inclined walls and was de signed by Zaha Hadid . The museum welcomes over o ne hundred thousand visitors every year.

The beautiful MSU horticultu re gardens span over 14 acres and feature over 1,000 varieties of annuals in the Amien Carter Annua l Gardens, over 700 rose cultivars in the Frank's Nursery and Crafts Rose Garden, over 500 species of n ative and hybrid perennials that are well-suited for the local climate in the Judith A. DeLapa Perennia l Garden and over 60 theme displays, including mazes, pots of gold, an alphabet garden and many more at the Michigan 4H Children's Garden.

• Michigan History Tour

The Michigan State Capitol Building houses the legislat ive branch of the government of the state of Michigan. The cornerstone was laid in 1873 and the buildin g was dedicated in 1879. In 1992 the Capitol Building was designated as a National Historic Landmark.

"The flagship of the Michigan History Museum System, the Michigan History Museum offers you Michigan's rich past, from the time of the state's earliest peoples to the late 20th century."

The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum is dedicated to Ransom Eli Olds, a pioneer of the American automotive industry for whom such brands as Oldsmobile and REO were named. The Olds Motor Vehicle Company founded by Olds in 1897 produced over 35 million vehicles during its existence, out of which about 14 million were built at the Lansing automotive factory. The museum exhibits over 60 vehicles spanning the period from 1886 to 2003 as well as engines and other materials that reflect the history of the American automotive industry and in particular of the Lansing area.

• Makers and Shakers Trail (limited to 100 participants)

Michigan is home to many breweries and wineries. Makers and Shakers Trail is a tour where we will stop at several locations to sample local beers and wines. Check back later to find out the details of the tour.

Tour of MSU's Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB)

Tour of MSU's Facility for Rare Isotopes Beams (FRIB)

The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University cares very much about sharing MSU's nuclear research with the public. The IEEE Section along with IEEE students will participate in an on-site in-person tour of the facility, graciously conducted by Zach Constan, Outreach Manager. Prior registration is required . More details will be forthcoming.

In the meantime check out https://frib.msu.edu/public/tours/tour-info.html

  Date and Time

  location,   hosts,   registration.

• Date: 30 Sep 2022
• Time: 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM
• All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern

• 640 South Shaw Lane East Lansing, MI 48824
• Michigan State University
• East Lansing, Michigan
• United States 48824
• Building: Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

• Contact Event Host

In person event.

• Co-sponsored by Robert Hipple
• Starts 31 August 2022 05:21 PM
• Ends 28 September 2022 05:21 PM
• No Admission Charge

  Speakers

Zach constan of msu, tour of msu's facility for rare isotopes beam (frib).

https://frib.msu.edu/public/tours/tour-info.html

Zachary Constan

Constan received an Impact Goals Award for engaging the public, generating enthusiasm and learning among young people for scientific careers, and building innovative collaborations that cross disciplines to illustrate and translate the power of research in physics and other areas. In partnership with volunteer faculty members, MSU students, public residents, and teachers around the region, he has developed and conducted facility tours, summer programs for teachers and students, workshops for K-12 students and their teachers, presentations for science festivals, and many other activities.

“Over 4,000 people visit the laboratory each year for an in-person tour. Additional guests participate in our numerous outreach activities. Zach is the single outreach coordinator for the laboratory. Even after 15 years, I’m always impressed by his unique energy when he interacts with our visitors,” said Glasmacher. “Recently, Zach has been a key player in a new collaboration with Lansing’s Impression 5 science museum. Zach and the rest of the laboratory’s outreach committee worked closely with the I-5 team to create hands-on activities that were approachable, interesting, and scientifically accurate. Zach’s contributions were paramount.”

Laurie Van Egeren, interim associate provost for university outreach and engagement, said that “Dr. Constan shines as an exemplary and imaginative communicator of meaningful programming. The depth and breadth of his work speak to his commitment to helping the public understand and love the study of physics as much as he does. He is a marvelous, inventive colleague and a critical part of MSU and its land-grant mission.”

Address: East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Sharan Kalwani

All about the ieee.

Address: Rochester, Michigan, United States

09:30 AM - IEEE members and MSU engineering students gather to attend an FRIB tour.

09:35 AM - Welcome by the IEEE Section Chair describing the IEEE and benefits of becoming an IEEE student member.

10:15 AM - FRIB Outreach Coordinatore takes the audience  to the tour (this part is also awesome!)

11: 30 AM - End of tour - Students can apply for membership and both students and IEEE members have a social mixture.

11:45 AM - Boxed lunch and possible visit to the Dairy Store for Ice Cream (TENTATIVE - subject to FRIB approval)

/* ALL TIMES ARE USA EST/EDT */

Hosted in co-operation with MSU IEEE Student Branch and IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section.

  Media

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Msu's frib set to open may 2022.

Michigan State University’s  Facility for Rare Isotope Beams , a user facility for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, will open its doors to discovery with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 2 May. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., and other elected officials will be present to kick off the FRIB's long-awaited journey into the future. 

FRIB will house the world’s most powerful heavy-ion accelerator, allowing researchers to access more than 1,000 new rare isotopes, many never before produced on Earth. Creating rare isotopes will lead to scientific discoveries in many fields including medicine and alternative energy. 

MSU has been a site of scientific discovery and a worldwide leader in nuclear science for more than half a century. The  National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory , a  National Science Foundation  user facility, has operated for over 40 years at MSU. FRIB looks beyond NSCL’s discoveries to envision the next-generation technology needed for next-generation technology needed for next-generation isotope experiments.

Read the full article and learn more about the facility and the upcoming FRIB opening

TOUR THE FRIB WITH COGS!

Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 2PM.   COGS invites you to come on out and explore with your graduate and professional student peers as we tour one of MSU’s points of pride! Join us for a fun and informative look at Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB).  Event is free. Registration required.

*RESTRATION NOW CLOSED

Getting to the (FRIB TOUR): Detailed instructions for arriving are here: https://frib.msu.edu/contact/visiting-frib.html . You can enter FRIB (640 S. Shaw Lane) at the lobby door in the curved glass section at the NW corner of the building (right next to Chemistry).

Interested in the FRIB, but can’t make this tour date?  No worries! You can reserve a spot on a tour at your convenience! Email:  [email protected] or call 517-908-7363  and request to be added to an upcoming tour date. They will help find a date that fits your schedule.

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Tour guide training and information, visitor information, tour introduction documents, frib business tour documents, demo instructions, activity documents, at-home activity documents, frib outreach promotion.

Here you will find links to files that are useful for giving tours!

Note: some of these files may be incomplete or in development.

• Criminal Background Check requested by MSU Youth Safety Office for unsupervised access to minors (UPDATED 3/20) Complete section 2, sign and email to Zach
• Tour training slides for new & previous guides (UPDATED 5/23) take note of policies stated in the safety section
• Public Communication Workshop slides (NEW 12/23)
• Tour locations map (UPDATED 9/22)
• Alternate tour route to avoid radiation restricted areas (UPDATED 8/23) required until further notice
• Safety map (UPDATED 4/23)
• OLD Tour location script (UPDATED 10/18)
• SPECIAL: How to give a short intro in the lobby (UPDATED 11/23)
• Tour types and messaging priorities (UPDATED 9/21)
• Tour Guide payslip (UPDATED 10/22)
• Tour Safety Checklist (UPDATED 5/23)
• Perform tours at the laboratory intra training (DRAFT 2/23, to be posted in Intra Enterprise)
• Instructions for visitors, Directions to the lab, Minor Permission Form (UPDATED 5/23)
• Minor Permission Form (if any visitors are under 18) (UPDATED 5/23)
• Tour feedback survey (Google Form, UPDATED 5/23)
• General Public (UPDATED 11/23)
• Young Students (pre-HS) (UPDATED 11/23)
• HS/College Science students (UPDATED 11/23)
• Graduate and higher science professionals (UPDATED 11/23)
• YouTube Video: "virtual tour" of FRIB spaces (NEW 5/23)
• PPT Video: Walk through the CCF (NEW 10/07)
• PPT Video: K500 (NEW 10/07)
• PPT Video: Fragmentation (NEW 10/07)
• PPT Video: r-process calculation (NEW 9/10)
• SPECIAL: How to do a tour introduction in the Atrium (for cases of large groups/short time/Seminar Room unavailable)
• For Conference tours, the Chair of local organizing committee will designate a primary tour guide.
• Tour Instruction (from template, draft attached)
• WCP (on SharePoint, which includes the tour instruction)
• FRIB Tour Safety Checklist (we will post on Wiki)
• FRIB Tunnel Tour Checklist (in DCC, if the tour includes the tunnel)
• The primary tour guide will need to attend the WCP meeting, when scheduled.
• The primary tour guide and escorts will need to attend 8:00 NSCL Coordination meeting and 8:10 Commissioning meeting the day of the event.
• Editable FRIB Tour Map (PPTX)
• FRIB Tour Guidance (DOCX)
• FRIB Tour Instructions Template (DOCX)
• FRIB Tour Safety Checklist (DOCX)
• Guidance on Tours Interrupting FRIB Beam Operations (PDF)

• Event Volunteer training slides (NEW 3/23)
• Demo setup - standard event (UPDATED 1/24)
• Video demonstration of Marble Nuclei Fragmentation Box
• Demo setup for just the fragmentation box, chart, and freebie table (UPDATED 8/23)
• Instructions for building a fragmentation box
• Video demonstration of Magnet Detector
• Fragment Separator with Balloons (UPDATED 2/16)
• Pics and video of LEGO Chart (NEW 4/22)
• Video demonstration of Air track accelerator
• Video demonstration of Shadow Box (NEW 2/23)
• Shell Model Jenga demo (NEW 4/22)
• Meet the Scientist Outline (NEW 11/20)
• Cosmic Ray Shower Simulation (NEW 5/18)
• Neutron Capture Process activity teacher guide (NEW 1/19)
• Neutron Capture Process chart (NEW 5/18)
• LEGO Chart stability activity (NEW 1/19)
• Marble Nuclei Lesson Teacher Guide (NEW 6/22)
• The Chart of Nuclides (NEW 9/20)
• Short Fragmentation Box activity (with teacher notes, NEW 1/19)
• Shadow box activity student worksheet (NEW 2/23)
• Shadow box activity teacher guide (NEW 2/23)
• Pennies are Protons teacher guide (UPDATED 7/20)
• Periodic Table (NEW 9/20)
• Isotope BINGO card (NEW 9/20)
• Shadow Nuclei teacher guide (UPDATED 8/20)
• Shadow Nuclei student worksheet (UPDATED 8/20)
• BBN and p-p chain games teacher guide (UPDATED 9/20)
• BBN and p-p chain games student worksheet (UPDATED 9/20)
• Building the Heavy Elements Student worksheet (NEW 9/20)
• Neutron capture process chart - image for drawing (NEW 9/20)
• FRIB Outreach Flyer (PDF) promoting on-site, off-site, online programs
• Online Outreach Letter (PDF) detailing many programs, with links
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