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EDSON BACKERS: Barton-Malow Co. Volunteers to Paint Ship, When Rain Stops

May 30, 2013       Leave a Comment
By: Dave Rogers

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Barton Malow Co. volunteers are awaiting good weather to begin painting the USS Edson, destroyer displayed near Independence Bridge in Bay City.

While the firm is currently at work on a large project at the Consumers Power Karn-Weadock plant at the mouth of the river, its impact on the state is not well known except in industrial and construction circles.

Recently members of the Barton-Malow mechanical team from Karn-Weadock pitched in to help shape up the Edson site. The effort was greatly welcomed by Mike Kegley, Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum president and his Edson volunteer crew.

Barton-Malow recent work on Michigan State University's Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) project is just the latest in a long list of projects the company has done on behalf of MSU.

FRIB will improve researchers' understanding of how nuclear particles may be used to diagnose, and cure diseases.

Data from FRIB will allow optimization of the next generation of nuclear reactors and evaluation of techniques to destroy nuclear waste.

The processes involved on the nano- and micro-scale, will be providing insights into how materials are affected by radiation and other forces.

Modeling atomic nuclei and their interactions -- a challenging problem in science -- can also help lead to breakthroughs in security, the environment, high energy physics, nanoscience, and more.

Education of the next generation of scientists is a top priority. FRIB will build on the tradition to routinely involve undergraduate and graduate students in research. FRIB will expand those opportunities. MSU's nuclear physics graduate program is ranked No. 1 in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report's rankings of graduate schools for 2010. Each year about 10 percent of the nation's nuclear science PhD awardees are educated at MSU. The FRIB is making an impact on the state's economy. In December 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science named MSU as the site for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). Competition for the $550 million federal project was formidable, with Argonne National Laboratory located outside of Chicago also submitting a proposal.

The cutting-edge FRIB will attract top researchers from around the world to conduct experiments in basic nuclear science, astrophysics, and applications of isotopes to other fields. It is expected to bring $1 billion in economic activity and 400 jobs to Michigan, according to an analysis by the Anderson Economic Group.

The Southfield-based company has been providing pre-construction and construction management services for FRIB since December of 2010.

Barton Malow has been a partner with MSU for many years, working on projects that have totaled more than $250 million, including the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, the addition to Wells Hall, and the Skandalaris Football Center.

"The FRIB project provides Barton Malow with the opportunity to continue our strong partnership with MSU, while also continuing our mission to build with the American spirit -- people, projects and communities," said Barton Malow Chairman Ben Maibach III. "We are honored to be part of the team bringing this landmark project to reality."

Companies like Barton Malow's involvement in FRIB translates into jobs. For example, at the peak of civil construction, more than 200 tradespeople will be working on site. As many as 3,000 workers will eventually be needed to complete the civil construction, which will house the accelerator and technical equipment.

In addition, more than 40 Michigan-based companies will hold contracts for portions of work on FRIB. And, Michigan-made products are being used to build the facility, including 40,000 cubic yards of concrete and 2,700 tons of steel fabricated in Lansing.

FRIB will be a new national user facility for nuclear science, providing intense beams of rare isotopes to better enable scientists to make discoveries about the properties of these isotopes. This will allow researchers to gain deeper understanding into key scientific questions including the origins of stars and the universe. Isotopes discovered may have important applications for medicine, national security, metallurgy and other uses.

The facility also will be critical to preparing the next generation of scientists. MSU's nuclear physics doctoral program was named the nation's best by U.S. News and World Report last year, and the prospects of FRIB continuing the NSCL's reputation as the world's top rare isotope facility is helping the university continue to attract world-class students and scientists.

For more information about Barton Malow, visit www.bartonmalow.com. For information on the FRIB project, visit www.frib.msu.edu.

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Dave Rogers

Dave Rogers is a former editorial writer for the Bay City Times and a widely read,
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