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The American Physical Society’s newly released list of 2020 Fellows includes two staff scientists and three others who have conducted or collaborated on research at Jefferson Lab
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Five researchers who are affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have been selected by their professional peers for the distinct honor of Fellow of the American Physical Society.
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Jefferson Lab ships its final accelerator section for a project to upgrade the world’s brightest X-ray laser
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has shipped the final new section of accelerator that it has built for an upgrade of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). The section of accelerator, called a cryomodule, has begun a cross-country road trip to DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, where it will be installed in LCLS-II, the world’s brightest X-ray laser.
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Project approval in hand, the MOLLER experiment moves forward to provide a precise measurement of a well-understood process in hopes of uncovering new physics
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A new machine learning system can correctly diagnose particle accelerator component issues in real-time
NEWPORT NEWS – Operators of the primary particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are getting a new tool to help them quickly address issues that can prevent it from running smoothly. A new machine learning system has passed its first two-week test, correctly identifying glitchy accelerator components and the type of glitches they’re experiencing in near-real-time.
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Newport News, VA (March 23, 2020) – In an effort to minimize the risk to the Jefferson Lab workforce and in keeping with recommendations from national, state, and local authorities, the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is temporarily suspending operations. Shutdown procedures will begin Monday, March 23, bringing the lab to a safe and stable configuration by Friday, March 27. About 80% of the labs 720-person workforce began working remotely on March 17.
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First Jefferson Lab Employee Selected for Department of Energy Program
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Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Jefferson Lab hosted high school teams from across the Commonwealth for the regional STEM-intensive Science Bowl competition
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – On Saturday morning, 15 high school teams from across the Commonwealth piled into the Jefferson Lab atrium for the 19th annual regional Science Bowl. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Science Bowl competition encourages students to excel in math and science, and to pursue careers in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.
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Jefferson Lab will host the Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl for the 19th Year on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The National Science Bowl® has been sponsored annually by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science since 1991. Since its inception, more than 300,000 middle and high school students have participated in tournaments around the country. The competition is meant to encourage students to excel in math and science and to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. This event is free and open to the public and media.
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Save the *new* date! Jefferson Lab’s next open house event is scheduled for Sept. 12
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has revised the date for its next open house event. Now, Virginia’s national laboratory plans to open its doors to the public for its next biennial open house event on Saturday, Sept. 12. The free event will offer an opportunity for people of all ages to explore this world-class research facility.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Jefferson Sciences Associates (JSA) has announced the award of $449,000 to support projects related to education, outreach and career development to staff and scientific users at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab).
Jefferson Lab, located in Newport News, VA, is a world-leading nuclear physics research facility. More than 1,600 scientists from around the world use the lab’s unique particle accelerator to conduct experiments to expand our understanding of the visible universe.