The U.S. Department of Energy announced Oct. 1 that it has awarded a new management and operating contract for Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory , the nation’s leading particle physics and accelerator laboratory, to Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC. The contract is for a five-year term commencing Jan. 1, 2025.
Led by the University of Chicago and Universities Research Association (URA) and two industrial partners, Longenecker & Associates and Amentum, who will provide additional management, safety and operational expertise, FermiForward will be taking over responsibilities from Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, another UChicago-URA affiliate that has co-managed the laboratory since 2006.
“Fermilab has an ambitious and compelling agenda for scientific discovery on the most fundamental questions concerning matter, energy, space and time,” said Paul Alivisatos, president of the University of Chicago and board chair of FermiForward. “We are thrilled that the Department of Energy has chosen our FermiForward team to bring support and governance to these groundbreaking efforts.”…