02/25/2009Out Of The Ashes To The CosmosWestmont students and faculty will be able to conduct cutting-edge research on rare nuclear isotopes when the Department of Energy builds a $550 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University in the next decade. MSU and Westmont have drafted a memorandum of understanding outlining their research collaboration, and Westmont has joined the Alliance of Undergraduate Rare Isotope Research Institutions, which will send a representative to the Rare Isotope Research and Education Board of FRIB.Westmont Students Evan and Shea Mosby work with Professor Warren Rogers (background) on the Westmont Cosmic Muon Detector Array, which was destroyed in the Tea Fire Students Evan and Shea Mosby work with Professor Warren Rogers (background) on the Westmont Cosmic Muon Detector Array, which was destroyed in the Tea Fire1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...