News

Successful test delivers DUNE steel beam a mile underground at SURF

SURF celebrates 10 billion gallons of onsite water treatment

The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) has treated and released 10 billion gallons of water over the course of more than 15 years of operations.

Black Hills State inspires physicists of tomorrow through summer research experience

Each summer, college students take part in the Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Black Hills State University and the Sanford Underground Research Facility.

Photo Essay: SURF mine rescue competition hones skills for next generation of first responders

SURF completes first phase of expansion for underground research space

The new access tunnel, called a drift, will lead into two large caverns intended to house future generations of cutting-edge underground research.

A career cultivating safety culture

Pete Girtz reflects on his retirement from SURF

SURF engineering interns design camera mount for viewing rarely seen underground spaces

A pair of summer engineering interns are aiding in the inspection of hard-to-reach areas of SURF.

Making the invisible visible

Gina Gibson, SURF’s AiR coordinator, presents artwork in Switzerland alongside dark matter physicist Björn Penning.

SURF intern finds career path during summer underground

Piper Kinder graduated from the Boxelder Job Corps this summer and accepted a job in fiber optic network cabling in the Black Hills following her internship at SURF.