Theoretical nuclear and particle physicist and postdoctoral fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the EIC Center at Jefferson Lab uses the solidity of mathematics to explore fundamental questions where Nature has the final say
When asked to show off his workspace for this article, Computer Scientist Amitoj Singh had just moved with his family from Illinois, where he worked at Fermilab, to his home in Hampton—closer to his new job at Jefferson Lab.
As the head of Jefferson Lab’s new Data Science department, Malachi Schram, prepares to move across the country from his mountainside home in Washington state to the lab’s headquarters in Newport News, he has more than just simple adjustments to make. Schram, a competitive ultra-runner, needs to figure out where to find the big hills.
“We value our freedom, devotion to duty, integrity, honor and commitment. That’s what it’s all about.”
Tim Fitzgerald sat back in his chair and thought for a moment about his fellow shipmates who came from vastly different backgrounds, belief systems and social customs.
“The most impactful thing I learned in the military was how to overcome adversity. We had a mission and we were there to save lives; Nothing else mattered,” Fitzgerald recalled of his time spent in the U.S. Coast Guard, as an electrician’s mate and a member of the Law Enforcement program.
HR Generalist sets sights on building career with focus on DEI initiatives
Gina Lawson could easily say that she has been a part of the Jefferson Lab community since she was in the eighth grade. While visiting her middle school, scientists from the lab recorded an educational video that features a young Lawson.
But it was not until years later when she switched universities from Virginia Tech to Old Dominion University that Lawson turned to the lab as a place to forge her career.
Creativity and engineering make possible new art and cutting-edge nanotube technology
If you attended the famous Burning Man festival in 2018, you may have seen a giant, kinetic art installation co-built by Kevin Jordan, a Jefferson Lab electrical engineer. Jordan and George Neil, his former supervisor at the lab, have been traveling North America showcasing their namesake Double Helix Art installations, which feature a double helix light apparatus held high in the air.
Sebastian Kuhn is a past chair of the Jefferson Lab Users Organization (JLUO) and current professor and eminent scholar at Old Dominion University. When he is not running an experiment in Hall B, Kuhn splits his time between his office, the university’s lecture hall, and his lab.
For theory group head, successful research and leadership comes from finding and keeping the right balance
Jianwei Qiu has very full days managing his responsibilities at the lab. As Jefferson Lab’s associate director for theoretical and computational physics, most of his days are filled to the brim by attending meetings, reviewing papers and serving on the national and international advisory and review committees for funding agencies and various science programs.
Passion and commitment to hospitality drives Jefferson Lab conference manager, Anita Seay
Anita Seay credits a fortuitous college job with laying the foundation for a career in hospitality and event management that eventually led her to a full-time role as events services conference manager at Jefferson Lab.
