What is Fermilab?
Scientists at Fermilab carry out research in high-energy physics to answer the questions: What is the universe made of? How does it work? Where did it come from?

Contributions to Science and Society
Research at Fermilab has led to scientific discoveries and technological advances.

Virtual Tour
The next best thing to visiting Fermilab in person.

Architecture & History
Fermilab's founder, Robert Wilson, created "an architecturally significant center, a place to which physicists will be attracted by the physical beauty as well as by the beautiful facilities for research in particle physics."

Nature/Ecology
Fermilab's prairies, forests, ponds and wetlands are home to birds, fish, butterflies - as well as particle physics research.

Research at Fermilab
Active experiments and projects now under way at the laboratory.

Budgets, Statistics and Organization Chart
How much do we spend? How many people work at the lab? Who does what?

FAQs
Answers to the questions most commonly asked.

DOE
The Department of Energy, through its Office of Science, supports more than 90 percent of the federally funded research in high-energy physics in the United States. Fermilab is a DOE national laboratory.

FRA
At a time of transition, challenge, and opportunity in elementary particle physics, Universities Research Association (URA) and the University of Chicago (UChicago) have joined forces to create Fermi Research Alliance (FRA), a limited liability company (LLC).

Science in the Neighborhood
Fermilab has strong interactions with people in neighboring communities. Information and an interactive communication link for our neighbors.

Safety
Information on the safety and environmental aspects of research at Fermilab.

Office of Communication
News and information about Fermilab and the world of particle physics.