Jefferson Lab Programs Joint and bridge Faculty appointments Summer programs K-12 programs Impact
Introduction JLab is a World leading experimental facility in Nuclear Physics. Located in Newport News, Virginia, in the proximity of five Universities with Physics Departments. With numerous programs that impact education and outreach, in particular at universities. These programs have important impact in the education of minority scientists.
Joint and Bridge Faculty Appointments Appointments aimed at: stimulating Faculty growth in Nuclear Physics at various universities. increasing participation of HBCU’s and other MEI in Nuclear Science. Joint Appts.: indefinite time regulated by MOU. Typically 50% of Faculty salary and benefits supported through Jlab. Bridge Appts.: similar conditions but for limited time, 2 to 5 years.
Joint Positions at Local Universities Hampton University: 4 joint appointments (1 Th., 3 Exp.), plus support for 3 graduate students and 1 postdoc. Norfolk State University: 2 (Exp.) and 1/2 postdoc. Old Dominion University: 5 (Th.). College of William and Mary: 2 (Th.).
TheoryExperiment Joint913 (7) Bridge1224 Minorities22 Women04
FacultyPostdocGrad Student HBCU current 724 HBCU past HIS Current 410 HIS past 1015
Costs of Joint+Bridge Positions Peak cost $800,000/year. Current cost $400,000/year.
Summer Programs HUGS at CEBAF: Hampton Univ. in partnership with Jlab. Graduate school. 3 weeks program since to 30 students per year, about 30% women and minorities. UnIPhy-REU: Hampton Univ. 8 week program for minority undergraduates. Accepts up to 8 students. Among the research sites is Jlab. Summer internships for high school students (9 per summer). Summer internships for undergraduate physics students.
K-12 Several programs with Newport News public schools. BEAMS: 6 th grade students spend 1 week at Jlab involved in math and science activities. An effective way to attract minority students to science.
Impact : 7 PhD and 8 MS graduates from HBCU and MEI with research directly related to JLab. Hampton University: 28 PhD to date, 13 in Nuclear Physics, 17 African American (6 in Nuclear Physics).
Jlab Staff Scientists Total: 112 Minorities: 22 Women: 10
New York Times ( ) 50 top Universities: # Faculty in Phys. Science+Eng.13,235 #“Minorities 468 … or 3.5 % representation vs 20% in population a mismatch factor greater than 5 !