Erin Woodward

Science & Technology Communications Officer

Erin works with lab leadership to plan and create content that promotes the science and technology strategy of the laboratory. She coordinates storytelling for the X-ray and ultrafast science and high energy density science initiatives.

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Researchers find evidence of coexisting atomic stacking patterns in superionic water.

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Researchers at SLAC are developing experimental techniques to evaluate new candidates for inertial fusion energy targets.

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With a suite of reimagined instruments, researchers take up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago.

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Researchers taking the first-ever direct measurement of atom temperature in extremely hot materials inadvertently disproved a decades-old theory and upended our understanding of superheating.

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Shweta Saraf and her team work to ensure the LCLS beamline runs without interruption.

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In this Q&A, Arianna Gleason discusses the technologies needed to make commercialized fusion energy a reality and how SLAC is advancing this energy frontier.