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Philip Bucksbaum Elected to American Physical Society Leadership Position
Following the 2017 American Physical Society (APS) general election, Philip Bucksbaum will be vice president of APS in 2018 – an election that places him in the presidential line. He will become president-elect in 2019 and president in 2020.
Yi Cui Named Blavatnik National Laureate
The award recognizes the Stanford/SLAC professor’s pioneering work in the fields of energy and nanomaterials science.
Claudio Pellegrini Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Claudio Pellegrini, a distinguished professor emeritus of physics at UCLA and adjunct professor of photon science at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”
Three SLAC Employees Awarded Lab’s Highest Honor
Sila Kiliccote, Jodi Verleger and Lydia Young demonstrate what it means to live SLAC’s values.
SLAC Theoretical Physicist James Bjorken to Share 2017 Wilson Prize
The prize, shared with Sekazi Mtingwa and Anton Piwinski, honors theoretical work that helped sharpen the focus of beams at a wide variety of particle accelerators.
Makoto Hashimoto Receives Lytle Award for Contributions to High-temperature Superconductor Research
The award honors his work on a world-class experimental station at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.
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.
Siemann Graduate Fellowships Help Advance Accelerator Research
Four Stanford students receive funding for work on novel accelerators and beams for SLAC's X-ray laser.
Roger Blandford Wins Prestigious Swedish Prize in Astronomy
Roger Blandford, professor of physics, has been awarded the 2016 Crafoord prizes in astronomy from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
SLAC’s Stanley Brodsky Shares Pomeranchuk Prize for Theoretical Physics
He is being honored for the development of theories that help researchers better understand nature’s fundamental particles and forces.
