Overview
- New York State has committed $100 million for Electron-Ion Collider infrastructure, including 14 new buildings.
- Brookhaven will repurpose RHIC’s tunnel and one collider ring for the new facility, with staff shifting to EIC work.
- First experiments are targeted by mid-2030, with artificial intelligence slated to support operations end to end.
- Over 25 years, RHIC delivered about 300 trillion collisions that advanced understanding of quarks, gluons and early-universe matter.
- Congressional support credited by officials includes years of advocacy from Sen. Chuck Schumer and backing from Rep. Nick LaLota.