Knowledge.
People. Place.
Beneath the black hills of South Dakota, researchers advance the future of world-leading science. The Institute for Underground Science at SURF will unite today’s research and tomorrow’s discoveries.
Rising to the
surface.
The Institute envisions an environment of casual connections and structured collaborations to inform and inspire researchers, engineers, future scientists, and educators. We plan to build a facility where we welcome and support the global underground research community and advance opportunities for discovery.