The Center for the study of the Origin and Structure of Matter (COSM) is one of four Physics Frontier Centers established in 2001 by the National Science Foundation and the only one to be located at an historically black university. The mission of COSM is to conduct further research into the nature of matter through development of detectors, software, and simulations for nuclear and particle physics, and through a program of experimentation, education, and outreach. Key activities at COSM include:

• Barrel Transition Radiation Tracker (inner detector) construction for ATLAS
• Physics simulations for ATLAS
• PRIMEX and HKS at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
• Advanced detector and software research and development
• Education through tutoring, summer student and postdoctoral programs, outreach, and a lecture series

Hampton University is one of the leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States. COSM is committed to both the fulfillment of the educational goals of Hampton University and to outreach to other HBCUs as it advances minority participation in nuclear and particle physics research.

For more information on COSM
activities, go to:

Hampton University

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

PRIMEX

Hampton University Center for Particle Physics

US ATLAS Project

Visit the web sites of our research partners, Norfolk State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

COSM is supported by the National Science Foundation and Hampton University. For further information, contact Dr. O. Keith Baker, Director.