Events

SLAC hosts a range of exciting events to raise awareness, inform, educate and connect with sitewide staff, the Stanford and local communities and the general public.

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Upcoming Event
Special Event

SSRL 50th anniversary celebration

Join us for a full day of talks and panel discussions looking at the past, present and future of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource...
Date Thursday, April 20, 2023
8:00 a.m.  –  5:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA 94025
Panofsky auditorium with SSRL 50th graphic
Apr 20
Upcoming Event
Public Lecture

Capturing Molecular Motion using Artificial Intelligence

Presented by Axel Levy.

Date Thursday, April 6, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium, SLAC, Building 51
Public Lectures
public lecture poster image
Apr 06
Upcoming Event
Special Event

KIPAC 20th anniversary community day

This event is free, open to all, and family-friendly hosted by Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) at Stanford University, Science &...
Date Saturday, April 15, 2023
1:00 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m.  PT
Location Stanford University, Science & Engineering Quad
Dwarf Galaxy 3.
Apr 15
SSRL turns 50

Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource turns 50

SSRL 50th web banner image
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Past events

Past Event
Public lecture

What in the cell is going on?

Presented by Peter  D. Dahlberg. Viewing cellular machinery at the nanoscale. 

Date Thursday, January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium, SLAC, Building 53
cryo-EM image of Caulobacter bacterium
Past Event
Public Lecture

Charging ahead: batteries of the future

Presented by Yi Cui, SLAC/Stanford University. To transform our energy sources to carbon neutrality, we need to power as much of modern society as...

Date Thursday, October 6, 2022
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in the Panofsky Auditorium in the Science…
public lecture art charging ahead: batteries of the future
Past Event
Public Lecture

Seeing the Universe Through Quantum Eyes

Presented by Cyndia Yu. Since the earliest times, we humans have attempted to understand and explain the world around us by observing our surroundings.

Date Thursday, June 2, 2022
12:00 p.m.  –  1:00 p.m.  PT
illustration of universe and human eye
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Recurring events

Featured event series

SLAC hosts a range of exciting events to raise awareness, inform, educate, engage and connect with Stanford and local communities.

Lecture series

Public Lectures

SLAC Public Lectures highlight the lab’s cutting-edge science and offer non-scientists unique insights into the workings of our universe.

video still frame of lecture about the search for dark matter
Lecture series

SLAC on Tap

SLAC on Tap aims to teach the community about our science and technology through informal talks and interactive demonstrations for the general public.

Staff scientist Johanna Nelson Weker gives a talk about Pushing the Battery Revolution
Lecture series

Art Meets Science

Explore the intersections between these two creative approaches to learn about the world around us. In this special series, SLAC welcomes the Stanford and local community to presentations that celebrate the confluence of art and science.

Ge Wang is an associate professor at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
Annual Open House

Community Day at SLAC

An evening of enriching activities to learn about SLAC science and have fun doing it. Participate in interactive exhibits, engaging demos of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), and facility tours.

A young camper engages with a Van der Graaf generator exhibit at Core science institute
Tour guide

Public tours

Sign up for an in-person tour at SLAC. The tour destinations are designed to give you the most exciting and informative views of the lab. We are continuously enhancing our tour program and information about our sciences to give an engaging experience to our visitors.

Tour stop at LCLS's XCS Hutch in the Far Experimental Hall

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Past lecture recordings

Learn about SLAC science by watching our past lecture recordings.

Video

Seeing the Universe Through Quantum Eyes

Public lecture presented by Cyndia Yu

June 2, 2022  ·  01:01:43  runtime
illustration of universe and human eye
Video
Video

Discovering the Colors of Fossil Creatures

Public lecture presented by Nick Edwards

May 26, 2020  ·  01:06:12  runtime
video still frame from lecture about fossil colors
Video
Video

Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth

Public lecture presented by Zeeshan Ahmed.

October 5, 2017  ·  01:22:41  runtime
Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth
Video
Video

How Science Unlocks Copper’s Hidden Powers

Public lecture presented by Diana Gamzina

November 25, 2020  ·  01:22:37  runtime
How Science Unlocks Copper's Hidden Powers
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Science and User Support Building (SUSB)

Attending a public event

Coming to SLAC

Free admission     
Registration may be required.    

Identification required     
Adults are required to bring a photo ID to enter the SLAC campus.     

Limited seating     
Please arrive early to join the event on time.    

Free parking     
SLAC offers free parking in our visitor parking lot.     

Accessibility     
SLAC facilities meet American Disability Act requirements for accessibility. If you need assistance, please notify our security officers as you enter SLAC’s main gate, and they will direct you to a parking area and assist or escort you to the auditorium.     

Getting here     
SLAC is located at 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California, 94025. Please visit our Maps and directions page for driving directions.     

If you have specific questions or concerns about attending a public lecture at SLAC, please contact us.

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