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Discovering millions of galaxies and unraveling the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy is far out! Join us at the Dutch Goose for SLAC on Tap on August 22 at 5 pm, when SLAC engineer Hannah Pollek will talk...

The SLAC Summer Institute (SSI) is an annual two-week-long Summer School tradition since 1973. The theme of the 52st SLAC Summer Institute is “The Art of Precision: Calculations & Measurements.”

Presented by Chelsea Bartram

The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the afterglow of the Big Bang and represents the oldest light in the Universe, emitted when the Universe was 0.003% of its current age.

Presented by Ashley James

Double your pressure, double your fun! Join us for SLAC on Tap on May 9, when SLAC scientist and rock star Arianna Gleason will share the amazing secrets scientists are trying to squeeze from the depths of Earth and other...

Addressing the challenges of making state-of-the-art measurements with imperfect detectors.

Presented by Elizabeth Ryland

public lecture poster illustration of electrons going over a bridge

The goal of APS CUWiP is to help undergraduate women continue in physics by providing them with the opportunity to experience a professional conference, information about graduate school and professions in physics, and access to other women in physics of...

Silhouettes of women with chalkboard sketches

Presented by Taran Driver

What’s the (dark) Matter with our Universe? Rubin Observatory is on the Case!

52nd SLAC Summer Institute (SSI 2024)

Radio Axion: Tuning in to the Dark Matter Airwaves

Traveling Light: The Universe’s Oldest Story Told by the Cosmic Microwave Background

Mercury Rising: The Toxicology of a Global Pollutant

Shocking to the Core: Adventures in Earth Science

Image Sensors for Precision Astronomy (ISPA 2024)

Searching for Trolls under the Electron Bridge

APS Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP)

Faster! Catching up to electrons on the move