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Press Releases
Oxygen Collisions Quench Jets' Energy at RHIC
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Jet quenching in oxygen smashups: a clear sign of a quark-gluon plasma in a small nuclear system at lowest collision energy yet
Lijuan Ruan Wins Prestigious E.O. Lawrence Award in Nuclear Physics
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Brookhaven Lab physicist recognized for contributions to STAR detector and study of the quark-gluon plasma
Two Brookhaven Lab Physicists Named APS Fellows
Friday, October 9, 2026
Lijuan Ruan and Xin Qian honored for contributions to RHIC and tracking ghostlike neutrinos, respectively
RHIC Team Receives Prestigious DOE Secretary Achievement Award
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Recognition honors innovators who enabled 25-year exploration of quark-gluon plasma, proton spin, and strongest force in nature
Feature Stories
Physicists Celebrate World's Most Versatile Particle Collider
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
RHICfest: a lookback at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, from before the start of construction to final collisions
Meet Jordan Ziegler: Air Force Test Pilot and Former RHIC Operator
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
A high-pressure, data-intensive operations role laid the groundwork for putting airplanes and fighter pilots through their paces.
EIC Radiofrequency Controls System Passes First Real-World Test
Monday, June 22, 2026
Brookhaven National Laboratory has reached a key early milestone in developing radiofrequency control systems for the Electron-Ion Collider.
The Apex of RHIC Physics: 2026 Users' Meeting Recap
Thursday, June 11, 2026
The first Users’ Meeting following final collisions featured reports on the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider's last run and preparations for the Electron-Ion Collider.
