Photograph shows Albert Einstein, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Circa 1947. Photographer: Orren Jack Turner

Jefferson Lab Director Kim Sawyer, center, takes a tour of the Machine Control Center (MCC) at Jefferson Lab Newport News, Va., Apr. 25, 2025. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Hall D Staff Scientist Simon Taylor discusses the purpose and components of Hall D to the students on the USPAS Tour at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday Jan. 27, 2024. (Emily Perdue | Jefferson Lab).

Science Writer Kandice Carter celebrates 20 years years of service during the annual Service Awards held at the CEBAF Center of JLab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

The catered reception is hosted by Jefferson Lab Human Resources department to celebrate the contributions of the ten and five year Service Award recipients. Thank you for your years of service.

Closing remarks and graduation ceremony for the interns of the Technology Commercialization Internship Program held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

The Technology Commercialization Internship Program (TCIP) is a unique paid opportunity for undergraduate STEM and business students to experience the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) world-class National Lab system, boost their entrepreneurial thinking, and explore energy technology markets.

Interns have the opportunity to engage with National Laboratory mentors and learn about technologies at their partnered Laboratories. This internship focuses on the business side of technology commercialization where interns will learn skills such as customer discovery, value propositions development, and market sizing. Interns apply these skills to their assigned technologies at their host lab.

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

Hall B 12 GeV Staff Scientist Veronique Ziegler, left, chats with members of the French National Center for Scientific Research’s (CNRS) Director of the Washington Office during a tour Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, April 10, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

A large selection of quadrupole magnets are seen lined up in a orderly fashion inside a storage building owned by Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

These magnets came from Argonne National Laboratory, which shipped the 30-year-old Advanced Photon Source (APS) magnets to Brookhaven and Jefferson Lab, where they will be re-purposed for use as part of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a state-of-the-art particle collider being led by those other two labs and that will be built at Brookhaven.

Hall A/C Staff Scientist Simona Malace, left, works to install photomultiplier tubes as Hall A/C Staff Scientist Donald Jones measures with a volt meter on the electron calorimeter (ECal) inside Experimental Hall A at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

A group of lab scientists, technicians, mechanical designers, engineers, scientific users and students are building a new electron calorimeter in Hall A. Known as ECal, the apparatus is a detector for a nuclear physics experiment that will allow scientists to better understand the internal structure of the proton.

Multi-layer samples recently removed from the UHV multi-technique deposition system inside the R&D Thin Film Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Manager Science Education Lisa Surles-Law, left, hands a certificate to Carol McKisson, right, in honor of her retirement from the department during the Region II Physical Science Teacher Night held at Jefferson Lab on Newport News, Va., on Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Teachers from the JSAT (Jefferson Lab Science Activities for Teachers) shared science-themed classroom activities geared toward upper elementary and middle school students.

The public participates in activities and tours during the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday June 8, 2024. (Photo by Susan Fowler for 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.

The public participates in activities and tours during the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Jun. 8, 2024. (Photo by Susan Fowler for 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.

From left: University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) undergraduate student Ben Simpson, Physics Professor Liping Gan, postdoc Laveen Puthiya Veetil, and undergraduate student Shane Whaley pose for a photo inside the Hall D detector at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on June 7, 2024. (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 CEBAF.

SRF S&T Department Head Rongli Geng, left, chats with Hampton University leadership team, including HU School of Science Dean Dr. Isi Ero-Johnson, left, and President Darrell K. Williams, right, visits Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, May 26, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

CTO & Detector Systems Group Leader Drew Weisenberger, left, shakes hands with Lab Director Stuart Henderson, right, in the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., Aug. 2, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Lab Director Stuart Henderson, left, shakes hands with Industrial Safety Program Lead Chad Bailey, right, in the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., Aug. 2, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Details of the forward calorimeter beam line, 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).

Hall D Scientist Malte Albrecht, center, gives a tour of Experimental Hall D at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., Sep. 5, 2024. (Lindsay Cunningham | Jefferson Lab)

Injector Scientist Yan Wang poses for a photograph next to the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) injector site and newly installed quarter cryomodule at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

CEBAF's injector originates the electron beam, establishes its special characteristics, and then injects it into the accelerator.

Student Riebel Li from BASIS Independent McLean pulls his team’s number that will determine when they will compete during the Science Bowl held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday February 3, 2024. (Emily Perdue | 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.

The University of Arizona's Penny Duran presents research to associate director for experimental nuclear physics Cynthia Keppel during the poster session held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Parish Thompson | Jefferson Lab)

Students apart of the Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS) program tour the Machine Control Center at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Parish Thompson | Jefferson Lab)

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.)

Web Developer - Technical Student Intern Sam Bierman, left, and P-EIC Administrative Support Sadie Cherry, right, chat together in the lounge area of the Technology, Engineering, and Development (TED) building at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Members of Virginia Governor’s office, The Friends of Jefferson Lab, staff, users, and employees gathered together for an announcement of the approval of the High Performance Data Facility (HPDF) at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named Jefferson Lab as the site for its High Performance Data Facility (HPDF), a new state-of-the-art $300-$500 million computing facility that will provide transformative capabilities for data analysis, networking and storage for the nation’s research enterprise.

The groundbreaking facility will provide researchers with tools, methods and technologies to maximize the scientific value of data for the nation.

The public participates in activities and tours during the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Jun. 8, 2024. (Photo by Susan Fowler for 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.

Sustainability Program Lead Aubrie Davie at the Earth Day clean up event at Newport News, Va., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Emily Perdue | Jefferson Lab)

Director of Environment, Safety, and Health (ESH), left, Facilities Management and Logistics Director Kent Hammack, center, and Chief Operating Officer Johnathon Huff, right, work to bag groceries as Jefferson Lab leadership volunteered at THRIVE Peninsula’s food market in Newport News, Va., Oct. 10, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

THRIVE Peninsula is a faith-based non-profit that helps Peninsula residents through hardship. Our 200 weekly volunteers are our frontline workers and together we provide a number of services including: The Market at THRIVE- a free food grocery store focused on fresh and healthy foods, emergency financial assistance to help people maintain housing and employment, and financial coaching services to plan for the future.

Science Education Summer Student Intern Zane Gaedah, left, and Injector Scientist Max Bruker, right, work 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)

They discuss Zane’s project for the high school summer internship program.

Lucas Palma, a student from the Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS) program, gives a thumbs up inside the Central Helium Liquifier (CHL). The HUGS students visited the CHL during their tour of Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Parish Thompson | Jefferson Lab)

Members of the Christopher Newport University’s Collegiate Women's Network poses for a group photo before a tour of the Jefferson Lab facility in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Audience members listen during an All Hands meeting for the rollout of the Long Range Plan (LRP) held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday. Sept. 5, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Aerials photographs of the Jefferson Lab campus in Newport News, Va., on Nov. 19, 2023. (Photos by AccuFlight for 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.

Local teachers chat during the annual Virginia Region II Teacher Night held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Local teachers from the Jefferson Lab Science Activities for Teachers (JSAT) share science-themed classroom activities geared toward upper elementary and middle school students. Local teachers are invited to learn new lesson plans for their classroom.

The public participates in activities and tours during the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Jun. 8, 2024. (Photo by Susan Fowler for 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.

The public participates in activities and tours during the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Jun. 8, 2024. (Photo by Susan Fowler for 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.

The public participates in activities and tours during the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Jun. 8, 2024. (Photo by Susan Fowler for 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.

From left: Cooper Middle School Team 2 teammates Eric Schellhaas, Landon Yin, and Ennis Edferrane compete during 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.

Technical Student Intern Samuel Bierman helps support the kinetic wave machine as it’s installed on the Jefferson Lab campus in Newport News, Va., on Jun. 6, 2024. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Jefferson Lab FEL Instrumentation Engineer Kevin Jordan and other JLab employee volunteers built this large science art installation, or kinetic wave machine, for the Jefferson Lab 2024 Open House.

Join industry and academic experts in the quantum field for a panel inspired by Ted Chiang's story "Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom." Ted Chiang's Exhalation: Stories is the UCSB Reads pick for 2022.

Panelists include Kerem Camsari (Electrical & Computer Engineering), Sabrina Hong (Quantum Google AI), Matt McEwen (PhD student, Quantum Foundry), Seamus O'Hara (PhD Student, Quantum Foundry).

Erik Lucero (Quantum Google AI) will moderate.

Hampton University leadership team, including HU President Darrell K. Williams, visits Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Saturday, May 26, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Injector Scientist Max Bruker, left, and Science Education Summer Student Intern Zane Gaedah, right, stand 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)

They discuss Zane’s project for the high school summer internship program.

Director Stuart Henderson reacts as attendees gather to say farewell during Stuart Henderson’s farewell celebration held in the CEBAF Center at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Summer intern Carol Edith Quiñones Sánchez presents her research during the poster session held at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Parish Thompson | Jefferson Lab)

Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson, left, and DOE Office of Science Office of Nuclear Science’s Dr. David Cinabro, pose for a photograph by the CLEO Magnet as members of the Department of Energy (DOE) Review board tours the SRF Test Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

From left: Deputy Director for Science David Dean, Director Kim Sawyer, Associate Director for Experimental Nuclear Physics Cynthia “Thia” Keppel, and Chief Operating Officer Johnathon Huff are introduced as the judges during the the annual Quark Tank event held inside the CEBAF Center auditorium at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Tuesday, Dec., 3, 2024. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

During the Quark Tank event, Jefferson Lab’s research stars deliver inspiring pitches aimed at captivating the hearts and minds of the national lab community!

Jefferson Lab’s local National Lab Research SLAM competition is a short-talk competition in which postdocs and early-career scientists are challenged to present a compelling one-slide, three-minute presentation on their research that a non-specialist can understand.

The winner will compete in the national event on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in spring 2025, when contestants from the 17 national labs 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.

Science Education Administrator Steve Gagnon teaches a group of young learners about the range of science research done at Jefferson Lab during the lab’s monthly Physics Fest held in the JLab CEBAF Center Auditorium in Newport News, Va. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2023. (Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

The Physics Fest includes a brief interactive summary of the science and technology at Jefferson Lab followed by experiments involving static electricity, liquid nitrogen and plasmas.

The copper lining is seen inside a niobium cavity waveguide while being photographed at the Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) room of the SRF Test Lab at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Jefferson Lab)

Join industry and academic experts in the quantum field for a panel inspired by Ted Chiang's story "Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom." Ted Chiang's Exhalation: Stories is the UCSB Reads pick for 2022.

Panelists include Kerem Camsari (Electrical & Computer Engineering), Sabrina Hong (Quantum Google AI), Matt McEwen (PhD student, Quantum Foundry), Seamus O'Hara (PhD Student, Quantum Foundry).

Erik Lucero (Quantum Google AI) will moderate.