Our group continues to play a leadership role in experiments to > elucidate the underlying structure of protons, neutrons, and other > exotic particles at the Jefferson Laboratory, in Newport News, > Virginia. In particular, over the next several years, we will be > focused on a new experiment whose aim is to further our understanding > of the quark spin structure of the proton. This experiment will > measure the spatial distribution of charge and magnetization inside > the proton - a topic which is currently of intense theoretical > interest in the community. As well, we continue to be involved in the > research and development efforts for experiments which will be carried > out following the planned energy upgrade of the Jefferson Lab > accelerator. These experiments will strengthen our quantitative > understanding of the observed phenomenon of quark confinement in nature. > > Education of undergraduate and masters-level graduate students is a > central component of our group's research program. We are strongly > committed to this pursuit, and will continue to provide meaningful and > useful research experiences to our students; indeed, our association > with Jefferson Laboratory provides us with a unique opportunity to > accomplish this goal. Our major projects provide a multitude of > opportunities for our students in the areas of pure and applied > physics, computer engineering, and computer science, and also provide > excellent training in such topics as design, instrumentation, > simulation and modelling, analysis techniques, and critical judgment. >
