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Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones during a Friends of Jefferson Lab member meeting held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Monday, March 29, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Scenes from the poster session during the Jefferson Lab User Organization (JLUO) Annual Meeting on Monday, Jun 26, 2023. (Lorelei Carlson | Jefferson Lab)
University of New Hampshire’s Allison Zec presents her research during the Jefferson Lab User Organization (JLUO) Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Cavity Processing Chemistry Technician Dimytri Duchenku prepares for a high pressure wash on a niobium cavity inside the clean room at Jefferson Lab on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Jefferson Lab Chief Operating Officer Johnathon Huff, left, and Science Education Administrator Rhonda Bell, right prepare to chat with students at Carver Elementary in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Attendees listen during the Jefferson Lab User Organization (JLUO) Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
U.S. Senator Mark Warner, left, and Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson, right, chat together after the Friends of Jefferson Lab member meeting held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Monday, March 29, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Seen during the SPARK757 event, put on by Dominion Energy Innovation Center, at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Mike Robbins | Jefferson Lab)
SPARK757 is a full day micro-conference focused on advancing and supporting energy innovators. Startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, and researchers building products and services to bring about the clean energy transition are encouraged to attend.
Teammates from Longfellow Middle School pose for a photograph after coming in third place during the 2025 Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl Competition held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
The Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. Teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.
Biomedical Research & Innovation Center (BRIC) press announcement event held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, Mar. 24, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
How many topics in physics are contained in a simple rainbow produced on the wall (and toilet) by sun shining through a plastic privacy screen?
Well...the light from the sun is composed of many different wavelengths...the distribution of which is dependent on the temperature of the star - which ours is centered on the the yellow. When the the light encounters an optically dense medium (glass or plastic in this case), the light is absorbed by the molecules and passed from molecule to molecule, the probability of which an absorption and emission occurs is described by Feynman's QED. The principle of least action (from D'Alembert and Lagrangian mechanics) finds the maximum probability amplitude, and hence the interaction that occurs, or the direction the light is refracted. The path of light through the medium is dependent on the wavelength and frequency of the light. One can back up to PAM Dirac's relativistic quantum mechanics, ingeniously melded Schrodinger's wave equation and/or Heisenberg's Matrix mechanics with Einstein's relativity, which determined that the only certainty in the universe is the speed of light. Everything else including Newton's fixed stars and time...TIME itself are mutable to make the speed of light constant in every situation. Dirac faced with the actual energy of a particle being the square root of the rest mass and its motion, devised a Hamiltonian that required matricies, later interpreted by Pauli as spin states of particles. Schoedinger and Heisenberg following Bohr's amazing leap of quantized orbits to describe Plancks description of light as quanta....actually they were named by Einstein to describe the photoelectric effect....but Planck needed the quantized description of light to explain the ultraviolet disaster of Rayleigh. Planck was working for the electric company to maximize the light output of municipal utilities at the least cost.... TBC
Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS) Summer Program held their poster session at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
The Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS) Summer Program at Jefferson Lab is an internationally renowned summer program in Nuclear Physics designed to train the nuclear workforce's next generation of researchers.
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science’s Director Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe gives the keynote address during the Biomedical Research & Innovation Center (BRIC) press announcement event held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, Mar. 24, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Cavity Processing Chemistry Technician Dimytri Duchenku prepares for a high pressure wash on a niobium cavity inside the clean room at Jefferson Lab on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Cavity Processing Chemistry Technician Dimytri Duchenku prepares for a high pressure wash on a niobium cavity inside the clean room at Jefferson Lab on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Centreville High School student Arjun Ganesan, center, participates in the High School Science bowl in CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Feb. 1, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)
Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson, left, Virginia State Senator Monty Mason, right, during a Friends of Jefferson Lab member meeting held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Monday, March 29, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Scenes from the poster session during the Jefferson Lab User Organization (JLUO) Annual Meeting on Monday, Jun 26, 2023. (Lorelei Carlson | Jefferson Lab)
Seen is the plume from a cold shocking liquid nitrogen test at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
SRF Test Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
From left to right: Members of Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin's Policy Office meet Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility leadership Director Stuart Henderson, SURA President and Chief Executive Officer Sean Hearne, and Deputy Director for Science David Dean before a tour of the facility on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Jefferson Lab signage is seen from Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science national laboratory. Scientists worldwide utilize the lab’s unique particle accelerator, known as the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF), to probe the most basic building blocks of matter - helping us to better understand these particles and the forces that bind them - and ultimately our world.
In addition, the lab capitalizes on its unique technologies and expertise to perform advanced computing and applied research with industry and university partners, and provides programs designed to help educate the next generation in science and technology.
Doglegs are seen inside the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility located at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
A niobium cavity is being prepared for a high pressure wash inside the clean room at Jefferson Lab on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
From left: Panelists Dominion Innovation Center Program Director Braden Cory, NASA Langley Senior Licensing Specialist Kim Middleton, Jefferson Lab Chief Innovation Officer Marla Schuchman, and REaKTOR Technology Innovation Center & Startwheel Director Tim Ryan during the SPARK757 event, put on by Dominion Energy Innovation Center, at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
SPARK757 is a full day micro-conference focused on advancing and supporting energy innovators. Startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, and researchers building products and services to bring about the clean energy transition are encouraged to attend.
Seen inside the Central Helium Liquefier building at Jefferson Lab on Monday, October, 18, 2022.
(Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Summer flowers bloom near the Central Helium Liquefier (CHL) on the campus of Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Members from Cooper Middle School prepare to compete against each other in the final round of the 2025 Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl Competition held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
The Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. Teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.
Cavity Processing Chemistry Technician Dimytri Duchenku prepares for a high pressure wash on a niobium cavity inside the clean room at Jefferson Lab on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Cryo/Polarized Target Physicist Chris Keith, right, talks about the polarized helium-3 target development mechanism seen inside the Experimental Equipment Lab (EEL) during a tour of Jefferson Lab on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Seen during the SPARK757 event, put on by Dominion Energy Innovation Center, at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Mike Robbins | Jefferson Lab)
SPARK757 is a full day micro-conference focused on advancing and supporting energy innovators. Startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, and researchers building products and services to bring about the clean energy transition are encouraged to attend.
Staff Scientist II Ryan Bodenstein explaining to Student Xiaojin Shen components of Hall D on the USPAS Tour at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday Jan. 27, 2024. (Emily Perdue | Jefferson Lab).
Liquid nitrogen delivery at Jefferson Lab Accelerator on Monday, October, 18, 2022.
(Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
A niobium cavity is being prepared for a high pressure wash inside the clean room at Jefferson Lab on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Seen during the SPARK757 event, put on by Dominion Energy Innovation Center, at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Mike Robbins | Jefferson Lab)
SPARK757 is a full day micro-conference focused on advancing and supporting energy innovators. Startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, and researchers building products and services to bring about the clean energy transition are encouraged to attend.
French National Center for Scientific Research’s (CNRS) Director of the Washington Office Sylvette Tourmente, left, chats with Hall B 12 GeV Staff Scientist Veronique Ziegler, left, during a tour of Experimental Hall B at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, April 10, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Seen during the SPARK757 event, put on by Dominion Energy Innovation Center, at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Mike Robbins | Jefferson Lab)
SPARK757 is a full day micro-conference focused on advancing and supporting energy innovators. Startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, and researchers building products and services to bring about the clean energy transition are encouraged to attend.
Team members from Cooper Middle School Team 1 pose after winning the 2025 Virginia Regional Middle School Science Bowl Competition held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
The Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics. Middle and high school student teams are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. Teams face-off in a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and math.
U.S. Senator Mark Warner, left, and Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson, right, chat together after the Friends of Jefferson Lab member meeting held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Monday, March 29, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
From left: Panelists Dominion Innovation Center Program Director Braden Cory, NASA Langley Senior Licensing Specialist Kim Middleton, Jefferson Lab Chief Innovation Officer Marla Schuchman during the SPARK757 event, put on by Dominion Energy Innovation Center, at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
SPARK757 is a full day micro-conference focused on advancing and supporting energy innovators. Startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, and researchers building products and services to bring about the clean energy transition are encouraged to attend.
Behind the Central Helium Liquefier building at Jefferson Lab on Monday, October, 18, 2022.
(Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Seen inside the Central Helium Liquefier building at Jefferson Lab on Monday, October, 18, 2022.
(Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Trees begin to bloom for spring on top of the “mounds” at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
The “mounds” are a layer of earth over three of the lab's four experimental halls, naturally providing radiation shielding and protection from environmental impacts.
Hall B Physicist Latifa Elouadrhiri, left, chats with Department of Energy’s Office of Science Chief Information Officer Shila Cooch, center, and Associate Administrator for Information Management and Chief Information Officer James Wolff, right, during a tour of Experimental Hall B at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
Central Helium Liquefier building at Jefferson Lab on Monday, October, 18, 2022.
(Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
A male cardinal notices it’s reflection in a window of the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
All participants pose for a group photo with Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson, left, after the Quark Tank competition held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)
This event is JLab’s version of "Shark Tank" - Quark Tank! SLAM is short-talk competition challenging post-doc contestants to present a compelling 3-minute presentation on their research that a non-specialist can understand.
The winner will be Jefferson Lab's representative that will compete against contestants from the sixteen other national labs on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15. There, contestants will educate U.S. government policymakers and their staff about the key role our labs play in the nation's innovation ecosystem and their impact on the nation.