Built and operated by SURA, the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is the premier international research center for studying the the structure of protons and neutrons within the nucleus.

Jefferson Lab by the Numbers

Active Scientist/Student Users worldwide

Employees

2444 scientific papers and journal articles

domestic / 666 international users

K-12 programs serve more than 12,000 students & 1000 teachers annually

In 2018 alone, generated more than half a billion dollars in economic output

279 scientific Users from 13 Virginia universities

community of nuclear physicists in the world

187 Patents 28 license agreements

24 joint faculty with 12 universities

PhDs granted to-date, (236 in progress)

JSA Initiatives Fund Program

JSA established the Initiatives Fund Program to support activities that further scientific outreach and promote Jefferson Lab’s science, education, and technology missions within the extended user community. JSA’s annual investment leverages these projects to complement the lab’s research focus.

With nearly 1,900 researchers visiting the lab each year, SURA offers a 42-room guest house at economical rates for short-term accommodations. The Residence Facility is adjacent to the Jefferson Lab campus.

Jefferson Lab, a forefront U.S. Department of Energy nuclear physics research facility, provides world-class, unique research capabilities and innovative technologies to serve an international scientific user community.