Science Training & Mentorship

From Science to Finance: SLAC Summer Interns Forge New Paths in STEM

More than 100 students worked on projects ranging from website development to imaging techniques for X-ray studies, learning new ways to apply their talents.

SLAC Summer Institute Students Envision a New Energy Frontier

Participants of SLAC’s summer school learned about the next generation of collider physics through lectures, topical conference talks, student projects, poster sessions and tours.

Undergraduate Interns Learn from Summer Research

Thirty students from around the country performed research projects and more at SLAC this summer through the SULI program.

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.

Greene Scholars Explore Science and Engineering at SLAC

Science-interested teens spent a week at the lab learning more about STEM at the inaugural Greene Scholars Program Summer Science Institute at SLAC.

Stanford and SLAC Celebrate Arthur Bienenstock

An all-day symposium recognized the professor emeritus for his many contributions to the scientific community, from pioneering synchrotron radiation research at SSRL to making science policies on Capitol Hill.

Symmetry: Virtual Field Trips Take Students into the Labs

Teachers are using Google+ to bring their classes behind the scenes at national laboratories and to teach students about careers in STEM.

Record 30 Teams Compete in Science Bowl at SLAC

SLAC played host to the regional Science Bowl last weekend, with a record 150 high-school students from 30 teams answering tough science questions in the hope of winning the top prize – a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the national Department of Energy Science Bowl April 25 to 29.

Postdoc Eric Verploegen Energized by Experiences, Mentoring at SLAC

If the excitement and enthusiasm of young scientists like Eric Verploegen could be pumped directly into the power grid, the world's energy problems could be solved tomorrow.

It can't, though. So Verploegen has made it his goal to channel his energy into looking for solutions the old-fashioned way – hard work, and lots of it.