BLACKSBURG, Va., April 27 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Virginia Tech and the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) to manage and operate the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, one of the nation's leading nuclear physics research laboratories. The contract marks a new chapter for Jefferson Lab's scientific mission and continued leadership in discovery and innovation.
SURATech, the name for the new management group, is a joint venture between Virginia Tech and SURA, bringing together the strengths of both organizations to support Jefferson Lab's long-standing tradition of scientific excellence....