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With students across Hampton Roads heading back to school today, we’re taking one last look at a summer school we wouldn...
08/24/2026

With students across Hampton Roads heading back to school today, we’re taking one last look at a summer school we wouldn’t mind repeating.

Students in Jefferson Lab’s Big Data Summer School spent five weeks building skills in scientific computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning through hands-on coding and collaborative capstone projects. They closed out the program with final presentations, sharing their research and answering questions about their work.

If STEM, coding, AI or machine learning are part of your plans this school year, keep our Big Data Summer School on your radar for summer 2027.
https://www.jlab.org/stem/bigdata

How do you isolate just one color from a beam of light?Students in our Big Data Science and Applications Pathway Summer ...
08/21/2026

How do you isolate just one color from a beam of light?

Students in our Big Data Science and Applications Pathway Summer School put their design skills to the test with a Build a Beam challenge. Using a set of provided materials, teams had to design, build and test a system that isolated a specific color from the visible light spectrum.

The hands-on activity challenged students to experiment, solve problems and refine their designs as they explored the science of light and optics.

https://www.jlab.org/stem/bigdata

08/19/2026

The algorithm may want video, but we’ll always have a soft spot for a great photo. Especially when we have such a talented photographer behind the camera. Happy World Photography Day! 📸 Devlin

We don’t always find what we expect when we look inside matter.Nuclear physicists with the GlueX Collaboration at Jeffer...
08/18/2026

We don’t always find what we expect when we look inside matter.

Nuclear physicists with the GlueX Collaboration at Jefferson Lab set out to find one exotic particle candidate. Instead, they found evidence of two unexpected structures.

The findings could offer new clues about exotic particles and help us better understand the role gluons, carriers of the strong nuclear force, play in the formation of matter.

https://www.jlab.org/news/releases/search-strange-quark-sector-reveals-new-particle-possibilities

We’re hiring two Communications Office Student Interns to join our team at Jefferson Lab!These year-round positions give...
08/17/2026

We’re hiring two Communications Office Student Interns to join our team at Jefferson Lab!

These year-round positions give full-time undergraduate students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a range of communications efforts, from developing social media and feature content to supporting internal communications and strategic communications planning.

https://jobs.jlab.org/

We’re hiring a Lead Mechanical Engineer – EIC Cryogenics to support Jefferson Lab’s contributions to the Electron-Ion Co...
08/13/2026

We’re hiring a Lead Mechanical Engineer – EIC Cryogenics to support Jefferson Lab’s contributions to the Electron-Ion Collider.

In this senior engineering role, you’ll lead mechanical engineers working on complex cryogenic systems, including a sub-atmospheric 2 Kelvin cryogenic system.

Learn more about this and other opportunities at Jefferson Lab: careers.jlab.org

Blending fusion science with the latest AI techniques, we've teamed up with the D3D National Fusion Facility to develop ...
08/12/2026

Blending fusion science with the latest AI techniques, we've teamed up with the D3D National Fusion Facility to develop a machine learning framework that can adaptively predict changes in a tokamak's hardware between experiments. Ready to deploy, the innovative method promises to help bring us closer to harnessing the power of the stars for the world's energy needs. ⚛️🌌🔥🖥️

Discover how we're transforming fusion science and energy innovation with AI: https://www.jlab.org/news/stories/blending-fusion-science-ai-predict-diii-d-tokamak-behavior

Our summer interns wrapped up their time at Jefferson Lab by presenting the projects they worked on alongside mentors ac...
08/11/2026

Our summer interns wrapped up their time at Jefferson Lab by presenting the projects they worked on alongside mentors across the laboratory.

Representing a variety of internship and workforce development programs, including community college and undergraduate research experiences, students spent the summer contributing to research and technical projects across the lab. Their poster sessions highlighted the knowledge they gained, the challenges they tackled and the impact of their work.

Thank you to our interns, mentors and program coordinators for another successful summer of learning and collaboration. For more info on workforce development opportunities at Jefferson Lab, please visit jlab.org/stem

08/10/2026

What if the next big breakthrough didn't require building a bigger machine?

At Jefferson Lab, advances in superconducting radio frequency technology transformed particle accelerator science, allowing us to achieve higher energies through innovation instead of starting from scratch. Those same advances continue to support discoveries about our universe while contributing to technologies used in medicine, advanced manufacturing, national security and more.

Watch how one bold idea continues to shape scientific discovery and innovation.

U.S. Department of Energy

Attention Hampton Roads: We will be conducting our monthly tornado siren test at 10:30 a.m. today. Residents within 1.5 ...
08/07/2026

Attention Hampton Roads: We will be conducting our monthly tornado siren test at 10:30 a.m. today. Residents within 1.5 miles of the laboratory may hear the siren. This is only a test. No need to take cover if you hear it.

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