Information about touring FRIB

Reserving a tour

Due to the large volume of requests, we recommend requesting public tours at least one month in advance.
- Recommended audience: Ages 10 and up. Adults responsible for visitors who are under 18 must provide the signed minor permission form below. The tour route is handicap-accessible and safe for those with medical implants.
- Group size: to ensure tour quality and safety, we generally limit tours to 10-50 visitors per day. Please provide your best estimate of the number of visitors so we can recruit sufficient guides for your tour.
- Duration: 90 minutes (can vary, but normally requires at least one hour).
- Cost: Free
Tours are offered by appointment and generally occur during business hours: Contact FRIB Outreach Coordinator Zach Constan (517-908-7363, visits@frib.msu.edu) to ask about scheduling a tour.
When scheduling, please provide the group/organization name, type of audience (adults, students, etc.), contact person, email address, and number of visitors (an accurate estimate).
While planning a visit, consider visiting other MSU attractions listed at msu.edu/visit. Contact the MSU tour coordinators for assistance at tour.msu.edu.

If you are bringing minors:
- The minor permission form must be signed by the adult responsible for any guests under 18 on the day of the visit.
- Make sure you have enough adult chaperones. FRIB requires a minimum chaperone-to-child ratio of 1:7 for grades 4-6 and 1:10 for grades 7-8.
The tour route is handicap-accessible and safe for guests with medical implants.
Photography is not allowed while touring the research space. However, there is a "photo wall" to take a group picture.
Guides perform a safety survey before every tour to ensure that visitors will receive no excess radiation exposure (beyond the normal background) while in the vaults.
If the attendance number in a group changes significantly from the original estimate, email the FRIB Outreach Coordinator at least 72 hours before the tour.
Use the directions to the laboratory to find parking and the laboratory entrance. The public entrance is along the curved-glass section at the northwest corner of the FRIB building, next to the Chemistry building.

Upon arrival at the FRIB lobby, a group representative should tell the receptionist they are here for a tour and give the name of the FRIB contact. That person will meet the group in the lobby and escort the group into the laboratory.
The tour guide will want to know the level of physics a group understands and whether the group has any time limitations in case the tour runs over. Remember, a typical tour lasts 90 minutes, so plan accordingly.
The tour typically begins with an extensive slideshow introduction with demonstrations in the FRIB Auditorium. Bathrooms are available next to that room.
If a group has more than 12 people, it will likely be broken up into smaller groups of up to 12 for the tour.
If there are young students in your party, each smaller group must have at least one adult chaperone to follow them.
This is a walking tour; visitors will be on their feet for the duration.
FRIB is a working laboratory. On the day of a tour, some areas may be inaccessible.
A group may be joined with another one that requested a tour in the same time period.
In case of an alarm, there will be lights and an announcement alerting everyone. The tour guide will help you evacuate to the nearest safe exit.
Always follow the directions of the tour guide.

Contact the FRIB Outreach Coordinator at visits@frib.msu.edu.