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46th annual SLAC Summer Institute celebrates Standard Model at 50
The event attracted 124 participants and explores the successes and challenges of the theory that describes subatomic particles and fundamental forces.
Ming Yi wins Spicer Award for superconductor research at SLAC’s X-ray synchrotron
Former Stanford and UC-Berkeley physicist is honored for foundational research that peers into unconventional phenomena within exotic materials.
Slideshow: 2017 SSRL/LCLS Users’ Meeting
About 400 people attended the annual conference and workshops for scientists who conduct experiments at SLAC’s light sources.
Matthew Latimer Receives 2017 Lytle Award
The X-ray scientist is honored for 20 years of beamline and instrumentation design, operation and scientific support at SLAC’s synchrotron.
Scientists Gather for Annual SLAC Users’ Conference
The event drew more than 400 participants, with workshops and presentations focusing on collaborations and new technology at SLAC’s light sources.
Yijin Liu Receives 2016 Spicer Award For Substantial Research Contributions Using X-ray Microscopy
Liu acknowledged for wide-ranging work in energy materials, catalysis, carbon sequestration, material in extreme conditions and scientific big data mining.
Three Ways to Bust Ghostly Dark Matter
Dark matter hunters around the world pursue three approaches to look for fingerprints of ghostly WIMPs: on the Earth’s surface, underground and in space.
Scientists Gather at SLAC to Prepare for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
Two recent meetings at SLAC brought together experts working on computer hardware and software for LSST – a future telescope that will provide unprecedented views of the sky and may solve some of the biggest mysteries of the universe.
New Directors, New Science Share Spotlight at Annual Meeting and Workshops
Nobel Prize-winning scientists and other prominent researchers, including new directors for SLAC's X-ray laser and synchrotron, gave talks during an Oct. 7-10 event.
SLAC's Bart Johnson Receives 2014 Farrel W. Lytle Award
Johnson and his team assist scientists with synchrotron experiments and work to keep X-ray beamlines running at SLAC.
