The Michigan State University (MSU) Board of Trustees recently gave the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) the go-ahead to plan a $11 million expansion.
The MSU NSCL is one of the top centers in the world for rare isotope
research, and is a leader in producing isotopes using a process known as "in-flight separation of fast beams." The expansion of the new lab will
help the NSCL develop technology and techniques to better understand
the nuclear reactions that take place inside stars.
The NSCL is funded by the National Science Foundation and attracts 700 researchers from 35 countries.
“Our goal, to expand NSCL's experimental area and add new offices, is
really about our efforts to hustle and keep the laboratory at the
cutting edge of nuclear science for years to come,” says NSCL spokesman,
Geoff Koch.
Construction is slated to start in 2009.
Source: Geoff Koch, MSU NSCL
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All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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