Matthew Cahill

Technical writer at the DOE's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (aka, @JLab_News). Past: @virginianpilot and @Daily_Press. Hampton Roads grown.

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

📻 Local science on the radio! Nice story from @WHRO about the exciting #fusionenergy research happening at @JLab_News. ⚛️🔥 Was great to host fellow @virginianpilot alum @khafner15 for an interview with two of our brilliant scientists and engineers. 🎙️https://t.co/dD2xqDkyup

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

☀️🔌 Check out how @JLab_News is putting a unique "spin" on fusion research, exploring a special type of nuclear fuel treatment, called spin polarization, in the extreme conditions of a 100-million-degree plasma.⚛️🔥

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

We're putting a unique "spin" on fusion research, fueling efforts to harness the power of the stars for the world’s electrical grid. The project explores a type of fuel treatment, spin polarization, in the extreme conditions of a superheated plasma.

https://t.co/TQtF5X96tY

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

📢 Got to work with some @JLab_News university collaborators on this piece, including @UofRegina in Canada, announcing the first results from the KaonLT experiment at Jefferson Lab. Absolutely love having fundamental nuclear physics on my timeline wherever possible! ⚛️🔬

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

We’re seeing the first results from KaonLT, where we use a beam of high-speed, polarized electrons to look inside the proton. Data shows we are not yet in the energy range where this key framework can be reliably applied, helping refine the path forward.
https://t.co/d3hfUsGgMY

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

Reinforcement learning (RL) can be likened to teach a computer to play chess, but turns out it can be a powerful tool for optimizing particle accelerator performance. These kinds of systems will go a long way for research machines of the future!

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

We led a collab with @ENERGY national labs that developed AI techniques to predict how particle accelerator components will behave during operation and tuning. The results could help operators anticipate disruptions before they impact physics experiments.

https://t.co/0qiPCtrrZh

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

We’re seeing the first results from KaonLT, where we use a beam of high-speed, polarized electrons to look inside the proton. Data shows we are not yet in the energy range where this key framework can be reliably applied, helping refine the path forward.
https://t.co/d3hfUsGgMY

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

We led a collab with @ENERGY national labs that developed AI techniques to predict how particle accelerator components will behave during operation and tuning. The results could help operators anticipate disruptions before they impact physics experiments.

https://t.co/0qiPCtrrZh

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

Never thought I'd get the chance to write about the mass-generating mechanisms of the visible universe! ⚛️ ⚖️

Worked closely with a couple of @JLab_News physicists on this story about a monumental review of CEBAF data, going back nearly 30 years.

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

The emergence of hadron mass has long been an open problem in nuclear physics. Now, @JLab_News scientists are now getting a more detailed understanding of the process than ever before. ⚛️ ⚖️

The work was featured in a special edition of @Symmetry_MDPI.
https://t.co/mboiYc7dOX

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

More than proud to have been part of this visit to @JLab_News by @ENERGY Secretary Chris Wright, @GovernorVA Glenn Youngkin, and other DOE, state, city, and business officials. ⚡️⚛️

I'm lucky to be part of a lab community that comes together for events as big as this!

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

Experimental Hall C ➡️ CEBAF, the world’s highest throughout research accelerator delivering 12 GeV electron beams.
@ENERGY @GlennYoungkin

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

At @JLab_News, we love to show people what we do. Today, it was a group from the EICU/ePIC Collaboration for the future Electron-Ion Collider we are building with our partners at @BrookhavenLab. Hop on the bus for a quick tour of our world-class facilities! 🚌 ⚛️ ❄️ 🖥️ 🔧

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

Nuclear physics! Had been writing a lot about AI, so it was a change of pace getting back to the building blocks of matter and the "glue" that holds them together. ⚛️ 🥼

Here's how a rather unassuming particle is playing an important role in the hunt for subatomic oddities. 🔬

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

For the first time, physicists at @JLab_News measured the probability of the a2 meson being produced by a polarized photon beam hitting a proton target. The rather unassuming particle is playing an important role in the hunt for subatomic oddities. 🔍⚛️
https://t.co/yGa371jcma

[Gillian Anderson @GillianA]

We’ve arrived!!! 🛸

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

AI helps make research… Smarter. More reliable. More efficient.

Basic science DELIVERS on @Energy’s commitment to secure, efficient infrastructure and supports America's role in AI and computing. #DOENationalLabs https://t.co/luzIGUDiEK

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

Inverse problems arise in many descriptions of physical phenomena, and often their solution is limited by the data available. That led scientists at @JLab_News to develop an AI model that can solve these puzzles on the supercomputer scale.

https://t.co/shfGXdRG6K

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

Just one example of how @JLab_News delivers AI-driven solutions. ⬇️

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

AI helps make research… Smarter. More reliable. More efficient.

Basic science DELIVERS on @Energy’s commitment to secure, efficient infrastructure and supports America's role in AI and computing. #DOENationalLabs https://t.co/luzIGUDiEK

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

😎 ⚛️ ❄️ 🌌 🖥️

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

The @Energy's National Laboratory System drives American innovation for abundant energy, competitive impact and national security. Follow along as we highlight how our basic research helps shape America’s future. #DOENationalLabs

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

To explore how particles get their spin, scientists developed a target chock full of spinning protons and neutrons that spin in the same direction. And to their surprise, the target flashes blue after experiments! Check it out:
https://t.co/B5FZkUEvWb

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

More big changes coming to @JLab_News!

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

@JLab_News welcomes Jens Dilling as our next lab director, effective June 30. Jens brings 20+ years of @ENERGY experience and scientific leadership to the role and will carry forward the momentum set by Kimberly Sawyer’s impactful leadership. https://t.co/zeqD943BAB

[Matthew Cahill @MatthewPCahill]

📢🏆 I'm welling with pride for being part of this nationally recognized, @PRSA "Best In-House Team" for associations and nonprofits!

@JLab_News built an impossibly stacked Communication Office, and I count it as a blessing to call myself a contributor. ⚛️🖥️🛠️✒️

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

We’re honored to receive @PRSA’s Silver Anvil Award of Excellence for Best In-House Comms Team.

This national recognition highlights the strength of our communications in support of science.

[Jefferson Lab @JLab_News]

We’re honored to receive @PRSA’s Silver Anvil Award of Excellence for Best In-House Comms Team.

This national recognition highlights the strength of our communications in support of science.