Excavation workers have finished carving out the future home of the gigantic particle detectors for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) has conducted the first underground blast in a major expansion of new research space nearly a mile below the surface.
South Dakota Science and Technology Authority commits $2.5 million of Sanford donation to project. BHSU matches with $2 million for major Jonas Science building renovation.