Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility

The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility changed its name to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in May 1996. The Facility is managed and operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by the Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA). JSA is a Southeastern Universities Research Association/Computer Sciences Corporation limited liability corporation created specifically to manage and operate Jefferson Lab.

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

• Guide for conducting research related to the College of William & Mary
• Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility in the SCRC database.
• Jefferson Laboratory in the SCRC database.
• Mentions in the Flat Hat, William & Mary News, Colleague, and Alumni Gazette:
  • W&M plays role in VARC development, Flat Hat, 10/11/1963, 1A (picture).
  • VARC is established, Alumni Gazette, Oct. 1963, 18.
  • Synchrocyclotron discussed, Alumni Gazette, May 1965, 14.
  • 1960-1965, Alumni Gazette, Oct. 1965, 21.
  • Governor Godwin assigns College sole control over research center, Flat Hat, 9/22/1967, 1.
  • VARC becomes College graduate center, Colleague, 9/28/1967, 4.
  • VARC comes under sole administration of W&M, Alumni Gazette, Oct. 1967, 10.
  • Space Radiation Effects Laboratory with cyclotron, Alumni Gazette, Oct. 1968, 4-6.
  • New meson channel put into use, Colleague, 2/20/1969, 5.
  • Warren Heeman appointed director, Colleague, 10/9/1969, 1, 2; Alumni Gazette, Dec, 1969, 8.
  • Arden Sher named director of grad program in Applied Science, Colleague, 4/30/1970, 7.
  • Warren Heeman clarifies aims of program, Colleague, 5/7/1970, 5.
  • Warren Heeman clarifies aims of program, Colleague, 5/7/1970, 5.
  • Enrollment increases in 1970, College Observer, 10/20/1970, 5.
  • Offers course in artificial intelligence, College Observer, 2/9/1971, 3; Colleague, 2/26/1971, 4.
  • Psych Dept, studies the effects of noise on man, Alumni Gazette, May 1971, 16, 17.
  • VARC awarded $35,000 grant, William and Mary News, 3/20/1973, 1.
  • Cancer treatment, William and Mary News, 6/5/1973, 1.
  • Course on Virginia Indians, William and Mary News, 4/2/1974, 10.
  • Seminar on Environmental Law, William and Mary News, 4/2/1974, 10.
  • Papers published in cancer, William and Mary News, 9/24/1974, 2.
  • VARC awarded NASA grant, William and Mary News, 9/10/1974, 2.
  • Library hours extended, William and Mary News, 11/5/1974, 3.
  • HEW threatens to reclaim VARC land, Flat Hat, 9/1/1978, 1, 3.
  • Archeological exhibit, William and Mary News, 5/15/1979, 8.
  • Director named, William and Mary News, 5/29/1979, 2.
  • To study women as pilots, William and Mary News, 2/26/1980, 2.
  • Employees win awards, William and Mary News, 4/29/1984, 4 (picture).
  • Michael of NASA spending year at VARC, William and Mary News, 12/9/1980, 4.
  • College seeks Dept. of Energy contract for solar project at Southeast Residential Experiment Station, William and Mary News, 3/3/1981, 3.
  • VARC gets vote for $100 million lab, William and Mary News, 10/29/1981, 1, 2.
  • Senator John Warner gives support for NEAL at VARX, William and Mary News, 6/22/1982, 1, 2 (picture).
  • Richard Bagley favors NEAL project, William and Mary News, 8/24/1982, 1, 3 (picture).
  • NEAL moves step closer to VARC site, William and Mary News, 4/26/1983, 1, 4, 5.
  • Accelerator takes step closer to realization, William and Mary News, 8/2/1983, 1.
  • Scientists form work groups, William and Mary News, 12/6/1983, 5.
  • VARC facility officially becomes CEBAF in ceremony, William and Mary News, 11/28/1984, 2 (picture)
  • CEBAF opens new search, William and Mary News, 1/23/1985, 4.
  • Cuts delay accelerator construction, Flat Hat, 2/8/1985, 5.
  • Beam accelerator to enhance physics program, Flat Hat, 4/12/1985, 6.
  • Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) receives funds from Congress, Flat Hat, 11/1/1985, 1, 4.
  • Jean Mougey is appointed leader of magnetic spectrometer group, William and Mary News, 4/30/1986, 2 (picture).
  • Peter Dunn and Gerard van der Steenhoven to speak at coming seminars, William and Mary News, 7/23/1986, 3.
  • Begins short courses, William and Mary News, 8/27/1986, 5.
  • Has latest facilities to assist physicists, Flat Hat, 8/29/1986, 4.
  • Sponsors talks, William and Mary News, 9/10/1986, 5.
  • Lecture scheduled, William and Mary News, 10/1/1986, 5.
  • Construction site cleared, Flat Hat, 2/20/1987, 2.
  • Receives grant from Center for Innovative Technology, Alumni Gazette, March 1987, 16.
  • Scientists working ahead of construction, William and Mary News, 4/22/1987, 1.
  • To hold summer workshop, William and Mary News, 6/17/1987, 2.
  • First SURA president reflects on CEBAF success and future William and Mary News, 5/11/1988, 5.
  • Involves William and Mary in futuristic studies, Alumni Gazette, winter 1990, 5 (picture).
  • Holds open house, William and Mary News, 3/18/1992, 5.
  • Television reporter to speak at CEBAF as part of Black History month, William and Mary News, 2/9/1994, 2.

For CEBAF after 1995 see the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

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