RHIC Newsroom
Press Releases
Transformation of RHIC to EIC Begins
Monday, April 13, 2026
Work starts to remove and repurpose accelerator and detector equipment from RHIC to prepare for the Electron-Ion Collider
A Smashing Success: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Wraps up Final Collisions
Friday, February 6, 2026
Capstone collisions mark a quarter century of groundbreaking discoveries and advances in accelerators, detectors, and computing.
Scientists Capture a Glimpse into the Quantum Vacuum
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
New STAR detector findings on particle spin correlations offer insight into how visible matter emerges from “nothing”
AI Streamlines Deluge of Data from Particle Collisions
Monday, February 2, 2026
Custom algorithm compresses particle detector data and speeds processing to capture more collisions for discoveries
Feature Stories
Reflections on the End of RHIC Operations
Friday, February 6, 2026
Folks involved in research at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) offer personal thoughts during the runup to final collisions
AI Helps Scientists Investigate the Universe's Biggest and Smallest Phenomena
Thursday, December 18, 2025
DOE supports researchers who are finding new ways to apply artificial intelligence to high energy and nuclear physics.
A Quarter-Century of Surprises: Exploring the Quark-Gluon Plasma
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Ever since RHIC debuted, it’s been an essential and wonder-inspiring tool for understanding the building blocks of matter.
JaeBeom Park Awarded Sambamurti Memorial Lectureship at Brookhaven Lab
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
JaeBeom Park was awarded the Sambamurti Memorial Lectureship from Brookhaven Lab for his work on the sPHENIX experiment.
