Stony Brook, NY - July 24, 2018

National Academy of Science Report on the US Based Electron-Ion Collider Released.

The National Academy of Science (and Engineering and Medicine) has released their report evaluating the science case for the US based EIC. It affirms that "the science questions that an electron-ion collider (EIC) would answer are central to completing our understanding of atoms as well as being integral to the agenda of nuclear physics today. These questions about the fundamental building blocks of nuclei—neutrons and protons—and how they are held together in the nuclei of atoms, are compelling."

Along with their report, there were also two more announcements: A statement from the NAS and a Joint Statement by the Directors of JLab, BNL, and the EIC Users Group.

This is great news for the US EIC! Congratulations to all who contributed and collaborated over the past many years to get us to this point.