Congressional staff members from Michigan’s U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives offices visited FRIB on 22 August.

During their FRIB visit, FRIB Laboratory Director Thomas Glasmacher presented an update on FRIB and escorted them on a tour of FRIB, including the linear accelerator tunnel, and the MSU-funded High Rigidity Spectrometer and Rare Isotope Harvesting Vault building addition.

The group included:

• Michelle Benecke, senior counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• Amy Brown, legislative aide for the Office of Senator Debbie Stabenow (Michigan)
• Anne Brown, field representative for the Office of Representative Elissa Slotkin (Michigan’s eighth congressional district)
• Stephanie DeMarco, legislative assistant for the Office of Representative Fred Upton (Michigan’s sixth congressional district)
• Kelsey Fetzer, legislative assistant for the Office of Representative Jack Bergman (Michigan’s first congressional district)
• Alex Huang, senior legislative assistant for the Office of Representative Brenda Lawrence (Michigan’s fourteenth congressional district)
• Courtney Laudick, legislative correspondent for the Office of Representative Andy Levin (Michigan’s ninth congressional district)
• Anne Nelson, legislative fellow for the S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• Pat Pellitier, deputy chief of staff for the Office of Representative Paul Mitchell (Michigan’s ninth congressional district)
• Kevin Rambosk, legislative director for the Office of Representative Debbie Dingell (Michigan’s twelfth congressional district)
• Kevin Rogers, senior legislative correspondent for the Office of Representative Tim Walberg (Michigan’s seventh congressional district)
• Jayson Schimmenti, legislative director for the Office of Representative John Moolenaar (Michigan’s fourth congressional district)
• Cristina Shoffner, policy advisor for the Office of Senator Debbie Stabenow (Michigan)
• Karsten Szajner, district case worker for the Office of Representative Elissa Slotkin (Michigan’s eighth congressional district)
• Zachary Weber, legislative assistant for the Office of Representative Brenda Lawrence (Michigan’s fourteenth congressional district)
• Samantha Woll, deputy district director for the Office of Representative Elissa Slotkin (Michigan’s eighth congressional district)