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  • Jefferson Lab accelerator physicists to partner with national lab, university and industry colleagues for development of compact SRF accelerators for industrial settings

  • The following news release was issued today by the U.S. Department of Energy. Comments from DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) — partners in building the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) — appear at the end of the news release. For more information about the EIC, contact: Karen McNulty Walsh, kmcnulty@bnl.gov, (631) 344-8350.

  • The following news release was issued today by DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. 

    EIC project passes Critical Decision 3A (CD-3A), official OK to procure key components for building state-of-the-art collider

  • You’re invited to share your love of science with us at our 40th anniversary open house

    NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Come share your love of science with us! The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is opening its doors to the public for an open house event on June 8. This free event is open to all and is a rare opportunity for the public to see inside this amazing facility, where groundbreaking research, technology R&D and innovation is happening every day.

  • Proton Power Upgrade of Spallation Neutron Source strengthens Jefferson Lab’s decades-long partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    NEWPORT NEWS, VA – One of the world’s leading neutron science facilities is souping up its already powerful particle accelerator, and the project just reached a major milestone: The final segment of that high-performance package, scratch-made at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, has trucked out to DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

  • Zhite Yu’s Ph.D. work has earned him the 2024 J.J. and Noriko Sakurai Dissertation Award 

    NEWPORT NEWS -- When Zhite Yu began writing his doctoral thesis in January 2023, he had a nagging feeling he wasn’t properly explaining his work. He kept polishing it until August. The day after he turned it in, he got married.

  • Geraldine (Geri) Richmond visits Jefferson Lab with distinguished guests to learn more about the lab’s research and innovation mission

    NEWPORT NEWS, VA – On April 18, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility welcomed Under Secretary for Science and Innovation Geraldine (Geri) Richmond for a tour of the lab and briefing on its research mission, innovation and STEM programs.

  • Jefferson Lab Special Topic Fellowships

    APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN For 2024

    The EIC Center at Jefferson Lab, EIC2, is pleased to announce opportunities for graduate and post-doctoral fellowships.

    These fellowships will be awarded to fund coming to Jefferson Lab to research a special topic.  The current areas of research include theory, simulations, detectors, and computing as they relate to the EIC, Positrons or the proposed JLab 22 GeV upgrade. Each fellowship will provide travel to Jefferson Lab, housing and a per diem for a typical stay of ten weeks at the lab.

    Eligible students must be enrolled full-time in a relevant doctoral program. Postdocs must have a full-time position with a relevant university or laboratory research program. . The awardees may not concurrently hold another major full-time fellowship or internship.  The award is limited to once a year though awardees can reapply for an additional year.

    To apply, a research plan must be provided according to the guidance provided below. The plan should be written by the applicant together with their university or laboratory advisor. The plan should contain clear goals and deliverable to be accomplished by the end of the Fellowship visit.   Working with a Jefferson Lab staff member is encouraged. 

    The applications will be evaluated on an ongoing basis according to the following criteria:

    • Merit and quality of proposed research
    • Relevance of the proposed research to the Electron-Ion Collider, Positron Program and/or 22 GeV Upgrade
    • Likelihood that the proposed research can be successfully accomplished within the Fellowship period.
    • Letters of recommendation.

    The following application will be reviewed on an rolling basis.

    • Proposed research plan as described above. Maximum 3 pages with 11-point type.
    • CV of the candidate
    • At least one letters of recommendation is strongly encouraged

    The application materials must be sent by email to Patricia Cheeseboro <pcheese@jlab.org>. 

     

    Inquiries about the fellowship program should be directed to: Douglas Higinbotham (doug@jlab.org)

    Press releases about past winners of the program can be found at the following links:

    2023 Fellowship Recipients

    2021 Fellowship Recipients

    2020 Fellowship Recipients

    2019 Fellowship Recipients

    2018 Fellowship Recipients

  • Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson has been named to the Hampton Roads Power List- Top 25 compiled by Inside Business

    NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Stuart Henderson, director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, has been named to the Hampton Roads Power List by Inside Business. The list recognizes the major players in Hampton Roads’ economy. According to Inside Business, the 2024 list considered milestones and current events, and it features “the talk of Hampton Roads and the change that’s coming.”