JEFFERSON LAB SEARCH
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Precision measurement of the proton’s weak charge narrows the search for new physics.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A new result from the Q-weak experiment at the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility provides a precision test of the weak force, one of four fundamental forces in nature. This result, published recently in Nature, also constrains possibilities for new particles and forces beyond our present knowledge.
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Two graduate students and two postdoctoral research scientists are awarded fellowships to advance the science of a proposed electron-ion collider.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Electron-Ion Collider Center at the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (EIC Center at Jefferson Lab) has announced the winners of four fellowships to pursue research related to a proposed electron-ion collider over the next year.
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Alessandro Baroni was awarded the 2017 JSA Thesis Prize for studying nuclear processes that contribute to scientists’ understanding of neutrinos.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Alessandro Baroni is helping demystify one of the most mysterious particles. His work is contributing to our understanding of neutrinos, and it has earned him the 2017 Jefferson Science Associates Thesis Prize for work performed on a thesis related to research at the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
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Stop the summer science brain drain in your kids: Register for an exploration of the science of hot and cold on July 12!
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Science Education department at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility invites young STEM enthusiasts to a free event to explore the science of the very hot and the very cold.
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Washington, DC – Jefferson Sciences Associates announced today the award of eight graduate fellowships. The doctoral students will use the fellowships to support their advanced studies at their universities and conduct research at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) – a U.S. Department of Energy nuclear physics laboratory managed and operated by JSA, a joint venture between SURA and PAE.
The 2018-2019 JSA/Jefferson Lab graduate fellowship recipients include:
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Registration is now open for Jefferson Lab’s annual summer science camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth and siblings, which offers explorations in science through lessons held via American Sign Language and voice/sign language.
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Discover Jefferson Lab: Exploring the Nature of Matter at its biennial Open House event on May 19.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator will hold an open house for the public 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on Saturday, May 19.
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Andrei Seryi, director of the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, will take the helm of Jefferson Lab’s Accelerator Division in June.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has announced that Andrei Seryi will become its new associate director for accelerator operations, research and development in June.
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Enrichment program helps bring new, tested activities to the classroom
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Elementary and middle school teachers interested in learning new and innovative methods for teaching the physical sciences are invited to the Jefferson Science Associates Region II Teacher Night at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, scheduled for Wednesday, April 11, 2018.
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Longfellow and Frost Middle Schools Finish in Second and Third
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Seventeen teams arrived at Jefferson Lab early Saturday, March 3 – despite a large Nor’easter still impacting the region – ready for a day of intense academic competition. And in a knuckle-biter final round, Rachel Carson Middle School, Herndon, pulled ahead of Longfellow Middle School, Falls Church, at the final buzzer to win the 2018 Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl.