Drone photo of the Technology and Engineering Development Facility (TEDF) building at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (Photo by Dulcie Holland)

Members of the CST, Procurement, and Sustainability departments at Jefferson Lab pose for a group after winning Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) award in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

The Global Electronics Council (GEC) is proud to officially announce that the U.S. Department of Energy - Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has been recognized as a 2024 EPEAT Purchaser Award Winner for its leadership in sustainable electronics procurement

Artificial light shines on the interior section of a magnet inside Experimental Hall A at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Hall A is the largest of Jefferson Lab's three experimental halls. It is 174 feet across and 80 feet tall from floor to ceiling. Hall A is outfitted with two primary detector systems – both high-resolution spectrometers and each weighing about 450 tons. The systems act like huge microscopes, allowing scientists to "see" inside an atom. Hall A is used primarily for experiments that study the structure of nuclei, and of protons and neutrons.

Professor of Physics in the UCLA College James Rozenweig speaks to the crowd during the Accelerator Applications Conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Va., on Monday, March 18, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Accelerator Applications 2024 is the fifteenth international topical meeting on the applications of accelerators; it is being organized jointly by Jefferson Lab and Accelerator Applications Division (AAD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Accelerator Applications 2024 is co-sponsored by the International Symposium On Hydrogen In Matter (ISOHIM), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other organizations.

Applied Research Center (ARC) ribbon-tying event held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday Dec. 5, 2023. (Emily Perdue | Jefferson Lab)

Stanford University postdoc Donish Khan presets “Accelerator Physicist: Babysitter of Electrons” during 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.

Orbs captured with camera in Australia Night Sky, many would like to think these are 'dust', 'pollen' or just plain old camera artifacts, well if you want to deceive yourself and believe that, OK, but don't bother hanging around here where research is ongoing and shows otherwise, thanks.

These objects are captured with natural colours presented, some contrast is enhanced for better visual viewing, but all are genuine shots and archived originals are kept on data base. They are all shot over my home in NSW Australia by me personally.

Accelerator Physicist Andrew Hutton speaks to the crowd during the Accelerator Applications Conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Va., on Monday, March 18, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Accelerator Applications 2024 is the fifteenth international topical meeting on the applications of accelerators; it is being organized jointly by Jefferson Lab and Accelerator Applications Division (AAD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Accelerator Applications 2024 is co-sponsored by the International Symposium On Hydrogen In Matter (ISOHIM), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other organizations.

Longfellow Middle School students react during the Virginia Regional Science Bowl held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 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 from diverse backgrounds are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. These 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.

From left: Hall D Staff Scientist Simon Taylor, Undergraduate student from Wuhan University Aoran Liu, Hall D Researcher Hakob Voskanyan, Staff Scientist Alexander “Sasha” Somov, Engineering Staff Scientist Vladimir Berdnikov, and Hall D Researcher Arshak Asaturyan pose for a photograph to represent the PrimEx detector upgrade for the Forward Calorimeter inside Experimental Hall D located at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday. Sept. 5, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

According to the dust jacket, it has something to do with quantum mechanics and time travel. I think unicorns might be involved, too.

From left: Experimental Hall C engineers and technical staff pose for a photograph inside Hall C at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Graduate student from IJCLab in France Carmelo Barbagallo, left, chats with Staff Scientist Gianluigi “Gigi” Ciovati, right, about a copper prototype inside the R&D Structures Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Graduate student from IJCLab in France Carmelo Barbagallo, left, chats with Staff Scientist Gianluigi “Gigi” Ciovati, right, about a copper prototype inside the R&D Structures Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Argonne National Lab’s Accelerator Physicist and Group Leader Dr. Michael Kelly, center, looks over the interior components of a cyromodule during the Department of Energy (DOE) review board tour the accelerator tunnel at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Professor of Physics in the UCLA College James Rozenweig speaks to the crowd during the Accelerator Applications Conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Va., on Monday, March 18, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Accelerator Applications 2024 is the fifteenth international topical meeting on the applications of accelerators; it is being organized jointly by Jefferson Lab and Accelerator Applications Division (AAD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Accelerator Applications 2024 is co-sponsored by the International Symposium On Hydrogen In Matter (ISOHIM), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other organizations.

Vertical Attachment Clean Room at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Attendees pose for a group photo during the Joint CSAAPT/NCS-AAPT Meeting held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

The Chesapeake Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (CSAAPT) is convening a meeting at Jefferson Lab to learn about the lab's research initiatives and take tours of the accelerator facilities. The objective is to equip physics educators with valuable insights to integrate into their classroom teaching.

An attendees take a photograph during the Accelerator Applications Conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Va., on Monday, March 18, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Accelerator Applications 2024 is the fifteenth international topical meeting on the applications of accelerators; it is being organized jointly by Jefferson Lab and Accelerator Applications Division (AAD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Accelerator Applications 2024 is co-sponsored by the International Symposium On Hydrogen In Matter (ISOHIM), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other organizations.

A young learner interacts with a magnet display at Jefferson Lab’s vendor tent at the Made in Newport News event held at City Center in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Newport News is a city of innovators, artists, entrepreneurs, scholars, scientists, and everyone in between. This free event includes live music and entertainment, art experiences, a beer garden, food, businesses, family activities, and more.

Students from Hampton Roads Academy compete during the “Stay All Day Cyber Competition” after 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.

Lindsay Jones and Casey York react during the Virginia Regional Science Bowl held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

The Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl is open to teams of five students. Teams face-off in a fast-paced, question-and-

answer format, and will be tested on a range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy,

and math. Winner advances to represent Virginia at the National Science Bowl.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 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 from are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. These 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.

Material scientist at BNNT Matt Bednar, center, chats with a visitor during the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House.

Local residents from Hampton Roads, Virginia spent the day touring a Department of Energy national laboratory and learned about physics during the 2024 Jefferson Lab Open House held in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Kandice Carter | Jefferson Lab)

The event provides the public with an ideal opportunity to explore this world-class research facility and features entry into research areas; demonstrations; and numerous exhibits and hands-on activities. During your visit, you can learn about superconducting materials, supercomputers, particle accelerators, particle detectors, nuclear physics research and much more!

System & Database Analyst/Application Developer Theo Larrieu chats with attendees during the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House.

Local residents from Hampton Roads, Virginia spent the day touring a Department of Energy national laboratory and learned about physics during the 2024 Jefferson Lab Open House held in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Kandice Carter | Jefferson Lab)

The event provides the public with an ideal opportunity to explore this world-class research facility and features entry into research areas; demonstrations; and numerous exhibits and hands-on activities. During your visit, you can learn about superconducting materials, supercomputers, particle accelerators, particle detectors, nuclear physics research and much more!

Orbs captured with camera in Australia Night Sky, many would like to think these are 'dust', 'pollen' or just plain old camera artifacts, well if you want to deceive yourself and believe that, OK, but don't bother hanging around here where research is ongoing and shows otherwise, thanks.

These objects are captured with natural colours presented, some contrast is enhanced for better visual viewing, but all are genuine shots and archived originals are kept on data base. They are all shot over my home in NSW Australia by me personally.

Seen inside the injector room of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility located at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Local residents from Hampton Roads, Virginia spent the day touring a Department of Energy national laboratory and learned about physics during the 2024 Jefferson Lab Open House held in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Kandice Carter | Jefferson Lab)

The event provides the public with an ideal opportunity to explore this world-class research facility and features entry into research areas; demonstrations; and numerous exhibits and hands-on activities. During your visit, you can learn about superconducting materials, supercomputers, particle accelerators, particle detectors, nuclear physics research and much more!

Local middle school students partake in the “Stay All Day” activities after being eliminated from the Virginia Regional Science Bowl which was held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 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 from diverse backgrounds are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. These 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.

Drone Drone photo of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) building at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (Photo by Dulcie Holland Dulcie)photo of the Technology and Engineering Development Facility (TEDF) building at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (Photo by Dulcie Holland Dulcie)

Science Education Summer Student Intern Zane Gaedah works in the Upgraded Injector Test Facility (UITF) inside the SRF Test Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., July 17, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Attendees pose for a group photo during the spring 2024 GlueX Collaboration Meeting held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, May15, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

From left: Jefferson Lab Site Office Manager Craig Ferguson, Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones, JLab Director, Stuart Henderson, Interim Vice President for Research and Dean at ODU Kenneth Fridley, CNU Director of Applied Research Center Tarek Abdel-Fattah, and William & Mary Provost Peggy Agouris pose for a photo op after the Applied Research Center (ARC) ribbon-tying event held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday Dec. 5, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Details of the interactive double helix art installation on display along with Jefferson Lab science education department at the Made in Newport News event held at City Center in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Newport News is a city of innovators, artists, entrepreneurs, scholars, scientists, and everyone in between. This free event includes live music and entertainment, art experiences, a beer garden, food, businesses, family activities, and more.

Nasa Langley Research Center Research Aerospace Engineer Dr. Benjamin Simmons, left, hands out award to local high school students during the Engineering Career Day held at Hampton University in Hampton, Va., on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Featuring more than 30 experts from Jefferson Lab, NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton and Newport News Shipbuilding, the event exposed Hampton Roads high schoolers and their teachers to the vast array of engineering and related disciplines — mechanical, chemical, aerospace, nuclear, electrical, to name a few. It also tested students’ wits with hands-on design and engineering challenges based on each facility’s mission.

The event is a celebration of National Engineers Week and is sponsored by the Peninsula Engineers Council (PEC).

From left: Hall B Physicist Latifa Elouadrhiri, Staff Scientist Election Ion Collider (EIC) Francois-Xavier Girod-Gard and Staff Scientist Volker Burkert pose for photograph inside the Experimental Hall B counting house at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday March 13, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Long-anticipated experiments that use light to mimic gravity are revealing the distribution of energies, forces and pressures inside a subatomic particle for the first time. (Text by Charlie Wood | Quanta Magazine)

Director of National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Radiological Security Kristin Hirsch speaks to the crowd during the Accelerator Applications Conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Va., on Monday, March 18, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Accelerator Applications 2024 is the fifteenth international topical meeting on the applications of accelerators; it is being organized jointly by Jefferson Lab and Accelerator Applications Division (AAD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Accelerator Applications 2024 is co-sponsored by the International Symposium On Hydrogen In Matter (ISOHIM), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other organizations.

Patent Awards reception held at the James River Country Club in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Jefferson Lab hosted an afternoon reception in honor of our community of inventors. At this invite-only event, we celebrated inventors' accomplishments with a toast to innovation and a convivial afternoon of conversation and refreshments.

Our keynote speaker is Parikha Mehta, Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO.)

From left: Jefferson Lab’s FEL Instrumentation Engineer Kevin Jordan, Science Education Administrator Lisa Surles-Law, and Crew Chief Ken Surles-law attended the Made in Newport News event held at City Center in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Jefferson Lab’s FEL Instrumentation Engineer Kevin Jordan built an interactive double helix art installation for the event.

Newport News is a city of innovators, artists, entrepreneurs, scholars, scientists, and everyone in between. This free event includes live music and entertainment, art experiences, a beer garden, food, businesses, family activities, and more.

Drone photo of the Technology and Engineering Development Facility (TEDF) building at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (Photo by Dulcie Holland Dulcie)

Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson speaks to the crowd during the Accelerator Applications Conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Va., on Monday, March 18, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Accelerator Applications 2024 is the fifteenth international topical meeting on the applications of accelerators; it is being organized jointly by Jefferson Lab and Accelerator Applications Division (AAD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Accelerator Applications 2024 is co-sponsored by the International Symposium On Hydrogen In Matter (ISOHIM), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other organizations.

From left: Precision Survey Technologist Steve Hardisty, Survey & Alignment Technician Josh Lauthers, and Technologist Design Drafter Jonathan Crist work to align the cyrostat in the vacuum vessel on a LCLSII HE cryomodule inside the SRF Test Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Nov., 14, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Undergraduate student from Wuhan University Aoran Liu looks over a Calorimeter module while working on the PrimEx detector upgrade for the Forward Calorimeter inside Experimental Hall D located at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday. Sept. 5, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

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.

Seen is the forward calorimeter, which is open for repairs after approximately eight years, in Experimental Hall D at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Apr. 6, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Hall D is dedicated to the operation of a large-acceptance detector for experiments with a broad-band, linearly-polarized photon beam produced by ~12 GeV electrons from the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF).

From left: Experimental Hall C engineers and technical staff pose for a photograph inside Hall C at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Details of the back half of the forward calorimeter in Experimental Hall D at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Apr. 6, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Hall D is dedicated to the operation of a large-acceptance detector for experiments with a broad-band, linearly-polarized photon beam produced by ~12 GeV electrons from the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF).

First International School of Hadron Femtography attendees listen as a speaker gives a tour of the Experimental Hall B at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., Sep. 19, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

High Performance Data Facility Technical Director Graham Heyes chat with attendees during the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House.

Local residents from Hampton Roads, Virginia spent the day touring a Department of Energy national laboratory and learned about physics during the 2024 Jefferson Lab Open House held in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Kandice Carter | Jefferson Lab)

The event provides the public with an ideal opportunity to explore this world-class research facility and features entry into research areas; demonstrations; and numerous exhibits and hands-on activities. During your visit, you can learn about superconducting materials, supercomputers, particle accelerators, particle detectors, nuclear physics research and much more!

Local middle school students partake in the “Stay All Day” activities after being eliminated from the Virginia Regional Science Bowl which was held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 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 from diverse backgrounds are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. These 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.