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July 30, 2018

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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.

July 26, 2018

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Emma McBride and Caterina Vernieri Receive 2018 Panofsky Fellowships at SLAC

Their work will deepen our understanding of matter in extreme conditions and fundamental particle physics.

June 21, 2018

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Four SLAC Scientists Awarded Prestigious DOE Early Career Research Grants

Tais Gorkhover, Michael Kagan, Kazuhiro Terao and Joshua Turner will each receive $2.5 million for research that studies fundamental particles, nanoscale objects, quantum materials and machine learning.

Photos of SLAC's 2018 Early Career Award winners

February 13, 2018

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Arthur Bienenstock Recognized for Contributions to the Advancement of Science

Bienenstock is the winner of the 2018 Philip Hauge Abelson Prize, given by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

February 5, 2018

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SLAC Celebrates Legacy of Theoretical Physicist Sidney Drell

Nearly 200 guests attended a symposium on fundamental physics to celebrate the former deputy director’s numerous scientific contributions, which continue to have a tremendous impact on our understanding of the subatomic world.

November 13, 2017

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SLAC’s Helen Quinn Honored with 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics

The prestigious award recognizes her seminal contributions to particle physics.

November 10, 2017

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Former SLAC Director Jonathan Dorfan Awarded Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun

The award honors his contributions to research and education as founding president of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST).