About Fermilab

Fermilab is America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory.

What are we made of? How did the universe begin? What secrets do the smallest, most elemental particles of matter hold, and how can they help us understand the intricacies of space and time?

Since 1967, Fermilab has worked to answer these and other fundamental questions and enhance our understanding of everything we see around us. As the United States' premier particle physics laboratory, we do science that matters. We work on the world's most advanced particle accelerators and dig down to the smallest building blocks of matter. We also probe the farthest reaches of the universe, seeking out the nature of dark matter and dark energy.

Fermilab's 2,070 employees include scientists and engineers from all around the world. Fermilab collaborates with more than 50 countries on physics experiments based in the United States and elsewhere.

Fermilab's 6,800-acre site is located in Batavia, Illinois, and is managed by Fermi Forward Discovery Group for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. FermiForward is a partnership of the University of Chicago and Universities Research Association, and includes integrated subcontractors, Amentum and Longenecker & Associates.

Fermilab's vision, mission and core values

Vision

Our vision is to solve the mysteries of matter, energy, space and time for the benefit of all. We strive to:

• lead the world in neutrino science with particle accelerators
• lead the nation in the development of particle colliders and their use for scientific discovery
• advance particle physics through measurements of the cosmos

Mission

Our mission is to drive discovery by:

• building and operating world-leading accelerator and detector facilities
• performing pioneering research with national and global partners
• developing new technologies for science that support U.S. industrial competitiveness

Core Values

Grounded in our core values, we advance science that shapes the future.

• Excellence
• Ingenuity
• Collaboration
• Trust
• Integrity

Learn more about Fermilab

For more about who we are and what we do, follow the links below.

We've created easy-to-understand fact sheets about every facet of the laboratory, including our research, our economic impact, and our environmental and educational efforts. You can also read online versions of several brochures about the laboratory, its work and its place in the global scientific community.

Leadership

Fermilab is managed by Fermi Forward Discovery Group for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.

View the laboratory organization, including bios of Fermilab's directors and senior leaders.

Science

Physicists from all over the globe come to Fermilab to conduct particle physics experiments using world-leading accelerators. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with powerful detectors and computers.

Lab culture

Fermilab's mission is science and discovery, but our lab culture extends far beyond that.

Core Values | Education and community engagement | Safety | Sustainability and environment | History