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Research ServicesIllinois, United States1001-5000 Employees
Fermilab is a U.S. national laboratory focused on particle physics and accelerator science, conducting cutting-edge research and operating leading accelerators and experiments. It partners with scientists from around the world and contributes technologies that support science and U.S. industry. The lab pursues questions about matter at the smallest scales and the universe’s most distant phenomena, including dark matter and dark energy. Based in Batavia, Illinois, the laboratory is managed for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and hosts a diverse, international team. It maintains a broad network of collaborators across more than 20 countries and pursues research that spans both fundamental science and technologies with potential industrial applications. In 2026, Fermilab announced a partnership with Northern Illinois University to offer a Master of Science in Physics emphasizing quantum science and technology.