7:00 PM
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
FREE TO ATTEND
PRESENTATION & PROGRAM
An evening exploring the discoveries, people, and purpose behind the work at America's Underground Lab.
SEPT 17, 2026 | WASHINGTON PAVILION | SIOUX FALLS, SD
An Evening with America's Underground Lab
A rare evening bringing deep science and discovery to the surface.
THE INVITATION
For one night, the work of America's Underground Lab takes center stage.
For one night, the work of America's deepest laboratory comes to the surface.
Nearly a mile beneath the Black Hills, scientists at the Sanford Underground Research Facility study the faintest signals in the universe, neutrinos, dark matter, the building blocks of everything. Most of it happens in the dark, unseen. This evening brings it into the light.
Join us for an exclusive evening with the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF). Meet the researchers behind world-leading discoveries, hear the stories that drive their work, and discover how science taking place beneath the Black Hills is expanding our understanding of the universe.
THE EVENING
Meet the featured speakers
SEPT 17, 2026
THURSDAY
WASHINGTON PAVILION | BELBAS THEATER
301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
FEATURED SPEAKERS
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Mike Ray
Emcee | Media Relations Manager, SURF
Media Relations Manager at SURF, sharing the science and stories behind America's Underground Lab.
Mike Headley
SDSTA Executive Director & SURF Laboratory Director
Executive Director of the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority and SURF's Laboratory Director.
Nicol Reiner
Director of Education and Outreach, SURF
Leads SURF's Education and Outreach team, connecting students, educators, and researchers through STEM learning.
AMERICA'S UNDERGROUND LAB
Nearly a mile beneath the Black Hills, the Sanford Underground Research Facility is where extraordinary conditions make extraordinary science possible. Deep within a former gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, layers of ancient rock shield some of the world's most sensitive experiments, allowing scientists to investigate the origins of matter, the nature of dark matter, neutrinos, and the fundamental building blocks of our universe.
4,850ft
DEPTH OF SCIENCE EXPLORATION
30+
CUTTING-EDGE EXPERIMENTS
∞
QUESTIONS FROM DEEP UNDERGROUND
The discoveries beneath.The impact above.
Join us for an evening exploring the discoveries, people, and purpose behind the work at America's Underground Lab. Reserve your place below.