Upton and away: Humble start, brilliant future at BNL
By TOM MARINER // When the first U.S. Army recruits marched across the pine barrens of Upton, Long Island, in 1917, few could have imagined the global scientific breakthroughs that…
JoAnne Hewett
With $100M collider deal, Albany deepens science focus
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany’s main economic engine will help fuel the next-generation ion collider slowly taking shape at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The Empire State Development Corp., the state’s main…
At Brookhaven Lab, a breakthrough that’s long overdue
By GREGORY ZELLER // A theoretical physicist with unparalleled understanding of space, matter and energy will take the reins of Brookhaven National Laboratory. JoAnne Hewett, most recently associate lab director…