Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility - A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITY
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Congressman Rob Wittman Visits JLab |
 Congressman Rob Wittman, representing Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, visited Jefferson Lab on Jan. 3. He toured the Lab and spoke with Lab managers. He stopped for a photo in Hall C with (from left) JLab DOE Site Office Manager Jim Turi, Physics Division Associate Director Larry Cardman and (far right) Lab Director Christoph Leemann. Congressman Rob Wittman, representing Virginia's 1st Congressional District, visited Jefferson Lab on Jan. 3 to gain a better understanding of JLab's research program and its economic impact on Virginia. He took the opportunity to tour the accelerator control room (Machine Control Center) one of the Lab's cavernous end stations (Hall C) where physics experiments are run, the Free-Electron Laser and Dilon Technologies, a medical imaging company that licenses JLab-developed detector technology and is based in the Applied Research Center. Wittman learned about JLab's advances in its scientific mission, the study of the building blocks of the nucleus of the atom and received information about the planned upgrade of the Lab's research capabilities and its impact on the future of U.S. science. He heard about the Lab's medical imaging developments and applied-science experiments underway in the Free-Electron Laser facility and met with senior Lab leaders and Department of Energy managers....... more |
Digital Self-Excited Loop Makes Accelerator Tuning a Breeze |
In Their Own Words With Radiological Control Manager Vashek Vylet |
Science Bowl 2008: JLab Volunteers Needed to Help With Tournaments |
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The 2008 National Science Bowl® season is just around the corner, and Jefferson Lab's Science Education team seeks volunteers from across the campus to help with tournaments being held at the Lab in February and March.....