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  • Davis Campus taking shape 4,850 feet underground

    Construction of a 12,000-square-foot research campus a mile underground is nearing completion in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and scientists will begin to move the first physics experiments underground this spring. ?We?re on schedule for occupancy in …

  • Directions and Weather

    Getting to SURF You will be driving through a residential neighborhood on Mill Street and Summit Street. Please watch for children playing by the road. The speed limit is 20 mph. Directions from Rapid City Regional Airport Getting to SURF You will be …

  • Davis Campus news spreads

    Philanthropist T. Denny Sanford and Anna Davis, widow of the late Nobel Laureate Ray Davis, both used the same word in television interviews last week from 4,850 feet underground: ?Unbelievable!? Sanford last toured the 4850 Level in September 2010, …

  • DIANA hunts for neutrons

    Last week researchers from the DIANA project set up portable Helium 3 counters on the 4100 Level of the Sanford Lab to measure neutron backgrounds. DIANA? Dual Ion Accelerators for Nuclear Astrophysics?is a collaboration of Notre Dame University, the …

  • PMTs in LUX, over floor in MJD

    The shift from outfitting the Davis Campus to installing the experiments was in full swing last week for both science collaborations, the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) detector and the Majorana Demonstrator experiment. Researchers installed 16 …

  • E&O Department bustling

    School is out, but not for the Sanford Lab?s Education and Outreach Department. On June 9, department Deputy Director Peggy Norris introduced 13 teachers to the Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN). The one-day workshop included lectures and hands-on activities …

  • LUX underground this week

    On Wednesday the LUX dark-matter detector will begin its complicated two-day journey to the Davis Campus 4,850 feet underground, but work remains to be done. Today, LUX researchers in the surface lab were preparing for the move, securing detector parts …

  • Davis-Bahcall class visits the 4850 Level

    Last Thursday this year?s class of Davis-Bahcall scholars completed their 12 days of study and research at the Sanford Lab, but not before visiting the Davis Campus at the 4850 Level, where they set up a muon detector and took background radiation …

  • Education and Outreach Directory

    Our purpose is to use the excitement and promise of deep underground science and engineering to inspire and engage students, educators and the wider community. Education and Outreach staff have developed an array of original K-12 education resources— …

  • Lab access and training

    Steps to Get a SURF ID Access Badge Ask Sponsor to complete a SURF Access Request Form (your  sponsor  will contact you upon approval). Review  Visitor information on Sanford Lab website  prior to arriving at the lab. Check in at the Yates Administration …