New Department of Energy facility to accelerate Virginia Tech research, impact

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New Department of Energy facility to accelerate Virginia Tech research, impact

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/06/research-high-performance-data-facility-jefferson-lab.html

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Source: news.vt.edu.

The Department of Energy has broken ground on a 30,000-square-foot data center at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Virginia. The facility will house the High Performance Data Facility, a hub designed to index and manage scientific data generated across the department's 17 national laboratories.

This project supports the integration of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing into nuclear physics research. By providing a unified data index, the facility aims to streamline access for researchers and university partners. The initiative also expands workforce development pipelines for students and faculty to address complex computational challenges within the national laboratory system.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has marked the start of construction for the Jefferson Lab Data Center, which will house its future High Performance Data Facility.

Jefferson Lab's future High Performance Data Facility in Newport News will provide an opportunity for faculty and student researchers to work with real-world data in support of the Department of Energy's mission.

The groundbreaking for a new center at one of the nation's leading nuclear physics research laboratories also signified a range of new possibilities for research and service at Virginia Tech.

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