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  • Have Fun With Astronomy at JLab on Oct. 14
    Have Fun With Astronomy at JLab on Oct. 14


    NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 9, 2008 – The U.S. Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab invites the public to an evening of Fun With Astronomy on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

  • Jefferson Lab Invites Classes, Groups to 2008-2009 Physics Fests
    Jefferson Lab Invites Classes, Groups to 2008-2009 Physics Fests


    NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 9, 2008 – The U.S. Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab invites classes, groups and families to sign up now for one of its 2008-09 Physics Fests.
    The first Physics Fest for the 2008-09 school year will be Thursday, Oct. 2. The science events will be held periodically through May 13, 2009. Three Physics Fest dates have also been posted for summer 2009.

  • OJT!
    OJT!
    September 5, 2008

    One of the ways I have learned to motivate myself is to talk about my intentions publically to the point that failure to deliver has the potential to lead to severe embarrassment. This article is the result of such folly.

  • Jefferson Lab Hosts Science Poster Session
    Date: Friday, August 1, 2008
    Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
    Place: CEBAF Center Lobby, 12000 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA
    Event: Participants in Jefferson Lab's summer science enrichment programs will share their summer experiences and projects during a Poster Session.
    Participating in this summer's poster session are:

  • Safety Comes First

    Safety Comes First


    When it comes to providing for the safety of employees and visiting researchers and protecting the environment, the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is one of the best.

  • A Bigger Chill

    A Bigger Chill



    An artist’s rendering of the James Webb Space Telescope. Image: NASA


  • Nuclear Pairs

    Nuclear Pairs



    The two High-Resolution Spectrometers in Hall A


  • JLab Meadows Offer Environmental Benefits and Beauty

    JLab Meadows Offer Environmental Benefits and Beauty


    Just two years after Facilities Management and Logistics staff proposed seeding about 6.5 acres of the Jefferson Lab campus with wildflowers, the lab is beginning to realize the benefits.
    One upside is a $6,500 reduction in annual maintenance costs, since the meadows blanketed with flowers no longer need mowing.

  • Jefferson Lab Website Offers Help For Virginia Standards of Learning Tests
    Jefferson Lab Website Offers Help For Virginia Standards of Learning Tests
    NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 16, 2008 - Along with the return of warm weather and blooming flowers, another sure sign of spring is increased usage of the U.S. Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab Science Education website.
    Thousands of Virginia students swamp the website each spring because it features samples of the Virginia Standards of Learning tests, which students must take each spring.

  • Jefferson Lab Names New Safety Director
    Jefferson Lab Names New Safety Director
    NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 9, 2008 - Mary K. Logue, an experienced safety professional responsible for the implementation of the Environment, Health and Safety program at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Facility, has been named as the associate director for Environment, Safety, Health and Quality division at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
    Logue, currently an associate section head for environment, safety and health at Fermilab, will begin her duties at Jefferson Lab on June 2.

  • Hugh Montgomery Named JLab's New Director
    Hugh Montgomery Named JLab's New Director
    Washington, D.C., April 3, 2008 - Hugh E. Montgomery, a highly regarded nuclear physicist with an extensive research portfolio and broad international experience, today was named director of the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
    Montgomery's appointment as the lab's third director was announced by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, which manages and operates Jefferson Lab for DOE.

  • Hugh Montgomery Named JLab's New Director

    Hugh Montgomery Named JLab's New Director


    Washington, D.C., April 3, 2008 - Hugh E. Montgomery, a highly regarded nuclear physicist with an extensive research portfolio and broad international experience, today was named director of the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

  • Teachers Invited to Activities Night at Jefferson Lab
    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Elementary and middle-school teachers interested in learning new and innovative methods for teaching the physical sciences are invited to attend the First Annual Region II Teacher Night, which will be held on Tuesday, April 15, at the Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab.

  • Media Advisory: March 1 Middle School Science Bowl Tournament
    Media Advisory
    What: Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl
    When: Saturday, March 1, 2008. Round robin competition runs from 10 a.m. - noon. The double elimination, semi-final and finalist rounds run from 1:30 - 5 p.m. Awards presentations will be made immediately after the final round.
    Where: CEBAF Center Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, 12000 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA

  • Jefferson Lab Hosts 20 Teams for Middle School Science Bowl on March 1


    NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 25, 2008 - Tomorrow's scientists, engineers and mathematicians may be found testing their mental skills at the Department of Energy's Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl taking place at Jefferson Lab on Saturday, March 1. Twenty teams, representing high schools from across the region are registered for this year's academic competition.