News | Sanford Underground Research Facility

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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Successful test delivers DUNE steel beam a mile underground at SURF

October 15, 2024
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.

October 03, 2024
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.

September 27, 2024
Photo Essay: SURF mine rescue competition hones skills for next generation of first responders

September 23, 2024
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.

September 16, 2024
A career cultivating safety culture

Pete Girtz reflects on his retirement from SURF

September 10, 2024
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.

September 09, 2024
Making the invisible visible

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

August 28, 2024
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.

August 27, 2024