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Geothermal research at America’s Underground Lab can bolster U.S. energy independence in the digital age

The deepest laboratory in the United States provides a unique test bed for the study of enhanced geothermal systems.

May 08, 2025

SURF completes Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade with team of South Dakota contractors

SURF recently completed a major upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant, ensuring many more years of clean water in local streams.

October 13, 2025

LZ sets a world’s best in the hunt for galactic dark matter and gets a new look at neutrinos from the sun’s core

The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by a dark matter detector. The record-breaking results provide the strongest constraints yet on low-mass WIMPs, proposed dark matter particles.

December 08, 2025

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The Institute: Celebrating two years of scientific collaboration, impact, and discovery

December 15, 2025
Catalyzing excellence: Davis-Bahcall Scholars Program drives lifelong success

Former Davis-Bahcall Scholar, Dr. Bryce Frentz, reflects on his career in physics and data science, 15 years after his STEM focused globetrot.

November 18, 2025
2026 Davis-Bahcall Scholars Program applications open at America’s Underground Lab

Davis-Bahcall Scholars travel the world for four weeks each summer touring cutting-edge research facilities and meeting scientists who are leading their fields.

November 03, 2025
Particle physicists from around the world converge on SURF to build collaborations at the annual CETUP* workshop

The Institute for Underground Science hosted particle physicists from 18 countries to collaborate on some of the most pressing questions in physics.

June 16, 2025
GPN Quantum Research Collaboration Workshop Held at America’s Underground Lab

A summer Quantum Research Collaboration Workshop, held at SURF, was a landmark event for the quantum research community in the Midwest.

August 01, 2024
Particle physicists from around the world converge on SURF for annual CETUP* workshop

The Institute for Underground Science at SURF is hosting particle physicists from 20 countries this summer at SURF.

June 11, 2024

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