Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Technology and Engineering Development Facility
Technology & Engineering Development FacilitySeptember 25, 2013
Proton's Weak Charge Determined for First Time
Proton's Weak Charge Determined for First Time
Jefferson Lab to Conduct Test of its Tornado Warning Siren at 10:30 a.m. on Friday
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility will conduct a of test its tornado warning siren at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. Depending on weather conditions at the time of the test, the siren could be heard by anyone within a 1.5-mile radius of the lab.
The test will be carried out over a period that could last from 30 seconds to three minutes. The test will be of the wavering tone (also called high-low-high or 10-4-10).

Jefferson Lab Offers Science Enrichment Program for 5th, 6th & 8th Grade Teachers; Registration Deadline is Sept. 13
Jefferson Lab Offers Science Enrichment Program for 5th, 6th & 8th Grade Teachers; Registration Deadline is Sept. 13
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 28, 2013 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab is currently accepting applications for its science enrichment program for fifth-, sixth- and eighth-grade teachers of science.
A Controlled Phase Transition
A Controlled Phase TransitionAugust 20, 2013

Busy Week
Busy Week May 17, 2013
In modern parlance, the week of May 6, 2013 was something else!
We work hard every week, but there are some periods when the events all seem to land on top of each other. I was expecting the week of May 6 to be big, but it surpassed all expectations.

Quarks Pair Up in Protons (and Neutrons)
Ordinarily, physicists generally think of protons and neutrons as each containing three “valence” quarks, i.e. quarks that determine the charge of the proton or neutron. When they visualize the structure, they usually imagine these three quarks to be more-or-less on equal footing. Even so, puzzling data from an experiment carried out 40 years ago was thought to suggest that two of the quarks cluster together into what is called a diquark. However, there has been very little experimental evidence since then to support this idea - perhaps until now.
President’s Budget for FY2014
President’s Budget for FY2014 April 15, 2013
System Provides Clear Brain Scans of Awake, Unrestrained Mice

Three markers attached to the head of a mouse enable the AwakeSPECT system to obtain detailed, functional images of the brain of a conscious mouse as it moves around.

2013 JSA Postdoctoral Research Grant Winner to Compute Quarks

Chris Monahan

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Scientists have long puzzled over how the smallest bits of matter add up to the world around us. Now, Chris Monahan will use the power of a video gaming system to attempt a new method of exploring those bits.
Science and Our Future
Science and Our Future March 3, 2013
Yesterday morning, it was my pleasure to give a welcome to the 2013 Virginia Middle School Science Bowl.
As you know, we have hosted both the High School and Middle School regional science bowls at Jefferson Lab over a number of years. We also have a leading role with DOE to mount the national science bowls.

Advisory Committee Recommends Continued Investment in Jefferson Lab
Advisory Committee Recommends Continued Investment in Jefferson Lab
A committee appointed by the U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation to review and recommend the future course of nuclear physics research in the United States has issued a report supporting the continued funding of the experimental program at the U.S. Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab.

BEAMS: Curiosity
BEAMS: Curiosity January 9, 2013
BEAMS, Becoming Excited About Math and Science, is one of our education programs. In particular, it is the only one in which I participate with more than a ceremonial role. I try my best to pull my full share of BEAMS visits. Today was the first of the year, and it went really well.

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