Public Lectures
Ever wonder what goes on at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory? The SLAC Public Lecture Series is your chance to find out! The evening lectures highlight the lab’s cutting-edge science. From the nanotechnology of diamonds to the latest Higgs boson discoveries, SLAC Public Lectures provide non-scientists with a unique insight into the workings of our universe. Our lecture topics feature discoveries and solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.
![Public Lecture: Chelsea Bartram](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-06/public_lecture_july_2024_poster_1080x1669_titleonly.jpg?h=c7b6d563&itok=SL6FE0BY)
Past lecture highlights
Learn about our SLAC sciences by watching our past lecture recordings.
![stillframe image from public lecture: clocking electrons](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-12/stillframe_KoHKVXxT7uA.jpeg?h=c673cd1c&itok=7Fy2zn55)
![video stillframe from public lecture](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-09/stillframe_cosmic_shadow.png?h=dea3b44e&itok=RbzFjA0y)
Poster Gallery
For every Public Lecture event we have, our graphics team creates a conceptual poster that goes out in the invitation. Get notified when there is a new one, when you sign up for our newsletter.
![Poster illustration of public lecture featuring Ashley James](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/public_lecture_july_2024_poster_800x1236.jpg?h=01cfded6&itok=p9QPfzDg)
Poster illustration of public lecture featuring Ashley James
![Poster illustration of public lecture featuring Ashley James](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-05/public_lecture_may_2024_james_poster_800x1236.jpg?h=01cfded6&itok=3nCa0HJj)
![Elizabeth Ryland Public Lecture poster](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-01/public_lecture_jan_2024_ryland_poster_800x1236_final.jpg?h=01cfded6&itok=DBC6bJpP)
Catching up to Electrons on the Move
![Taran Driver Public Lecture poster](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-05/public_lecture_05_2023_poster_800x1236.jpg?h=01cfded6&itok=mBqe5akU)
![Public lecture called Clocking Electrons](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-09/public_lecture_09_2023_poster_800x1236_final.jpg?h=01cfded6&itok=GlNIIkhw)
![Public lecture poster](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-09/public_lecture_07_2023_poster_800x1236.jpg?h=01cfded6&itok=iLhaWDCf)
![Public lecture poster featuring Axel Levy](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-01/public_lecture_poster_march_2023_poster_titleonly.jpg?h=98fc02fa&itok=MqsOq7YD)
![poster for lecture titled What the cell is going on?](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-01/public_lecture_jan2023_poster_final.jpg?h=5e8f56a3&itok=DD4sC0Bl)
![Public lecture called charging ahead: batteries of the future](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-10/public_lecture_poster_oct2022_final.jpeg?h=adbdd7b9&itok=mqgZC1u4)