Small business makes the leap from auto parts to accelerator components
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May 2020
- Small business works on big advances in accelerator technology
- Jefferson Lab’s new diversity and inclusion program lead aims to win hearts and minds while growing diversity and inclusion
- A mechanical designer and 3D-printing enthusiast joins efforts with local team to print face shields for frontline medical workers
- From quarks to the coronavirus: Jefferson Lab dedicates a portion of its supercomputing resources to help in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus
- Advanced accelerator technology can make fresh produce safer, faster
- Members of the Jefferson Lab community volunteer their expertise with local medical corps
Apr 2020
- Three Jefferson Lab staff members personally donate time, energy and expertise to facilitate donations of supplies to caregivers during COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic
- Partnership with small business yields big advances for accelerators
- Strategic Lab Leadership Program is an investment in lab’s people and future
- A Jefferson Lab engineer builds intubation boxes to protect medical staff at local hospitals
- The cost-effective C75 cryomodule program refurbishes particle accelerator parts by mixing old and new technology
Technology that began at Jefferson Lab is now being developed by a Newport News spin-off company
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – It is not that unusual for a new tool or process to come out of research at Jefferson Lab, but in the case of BNNT, LLC, one of Jefferson Lab’s small business partners, it led to the development of the company as well.- Making medical masks to protect people in a pandemic
Mar 2020
- In lieu of Teacher Night, Jefferson Lab will offer Virginia teachers free distance-learning tools
Jefferson Lab is committed to the health and well-being of all staff, visitors and the community surrounding the lab. Therefore, with the ongoing need to practice social distancing, the Region II Teacher Night at Jefferson Lab, scheduled for April 1, has been postponed. Activities normally available during Teacher Night will soon be posted on the Science Education website. - Newport News, VA (March 23, 2020) – In an effort to minimize the risk to the Jefferson Lab workforce and in keeping with recommendations from national, state, and local authorities, the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is temporarily suspending operations. Shutdown procedures will begin Monday, March 23, bringing the lab to a safe and stable configuration by Friday, March 27.
- First Jefferson Lab Employee Selected for Department of Energy Program
- Jefferson Lab hosted 14 teams from across Virginia during the annual Middle School Science Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020
- Development of new cavities and cryocoolers can make SRF technology practical for industrial applications.
Feb 2020
- Members of the media and public are invited to observe the 2020 Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl Competition at Jefferson Lab on Saturday, Feb. 29