Ali Sundermier

Science Communications Officer and Social Media Lead

Ali came to SLAC in 2018 from the University of Pennsylvania where she was a science writer. She covers very cool (or very hot, or sometimes room temperature) research happening at LCLS, the lab’s giant X-ray laser. She is also the social media lead, which explains the occasional bad pun or adorable animal pic on our channels. When she’s not working, you can probably find her helicopter parenting her three cats or pretending not to be afraid of bugs.

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The research lays the groundwork for deeper exploration of high-temperature superconducting materials, with real-world applications such as lossless power grids and advanced quantum technologies.

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About 30 years ago an ‘ideas guy’ and a team builder joined forces to search for the invisible bulk of existence. In this Q&A...

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An associate scientist at SSRL, Richardson studies plant growth to find ways to enhance nutrient uptake in plants, especially in challenging conditions – such...

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This research advances our understanding of Earth's deep interior and exoplanets, opening new research avenues in Earth and planetary sciences.

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The high-energy upgrade will keep the U.S. at the forefront of X-ray science and technology, allowing researchers to advance fields such as sustainability, human...

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The results, which show how the protein adds nucleotides to the growing RNA chain, could lead to more effective medications.

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Microbes Mining Minerals: A New Route to Plant Cultivation

Ali Sundermier

In a first, researchers stabilize a promising new class of high-temperature superconductors at room pressure

Inside the search for dark matter: Leading experts at SLAC share their journey and prospects for finding the missing stuff of our universe

Spotlight on sustainability research: Jocelyn Richardson on supporting ecosystem health

X-rays unlock secrets of Earth's core-mantle boundary and super-Earth magma oceans

New upgrade will supercharge atomic vision of the world’s most powerful X-ray laser

Scientists unlock the secrets of how a key protein converts DNA into RNA

Written by Ali Sundermier