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

Shocking to the Core: Adventures in Earth Science

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...

Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 5-7 PM PDT

SLAC on Tap
SLAC on tap promo with Arianna Gleason
SLAC on tap promo with Arianna Gleason
May 09
In case you missed it

Past events

Upcoming Event
SLAC on Tap

Shocking to the Core: Adventures in Earth Science

Double your pressure, double your fun! Join us for SLAC on Tap on May 9, when SLAC scientist and rock star Arianna Gleason will...

Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 5-7 PM PDT

SLAC on tap promo with Arianna Gleason
May 09
Past Event
Public Lecture

Searching for Trolls under the Electron Bridge

Register here to watch in person in the  Kavli Auditorium,  or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page. Plants draw energy for all...
Date Thursday, January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
public lecture poster illustration of electrons going over a bridge
Past Event
Seminars and conferences

APS Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP)

The goal of APS CUWiP is to help undergraduate women continue in physics by providing them with the opportunity to experience a professional conference...

Date Friday, January 19, 2024  –  Sunday, January 21, 2024
Silhouettes of women with chalkboard sketches
Upcoming Event
SLAC on Tap

Shocking to the Core: Adventures in Earth Science

Double your pressure, double your fun! Join us for SLAC on Tap on May 9, when SLAC scientist and rock star Arianna Gleason will...

Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 5-7 PM PDT

SLAC on tap promo with Arianna Gleason
May 09
Past Event
Public Lecture

Searching for Trolls under the Electron Bridge

Register here to watch in person in the  Kavli Auditorium,  or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page. Plants draw energy for all...
Date Thursday, January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
public lecture poster illustration of electrons going over a bridge
Past Event
Seminars and conferences

APS Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP)

The goal of APS CUWiP is to help undergraduate women continue in physics by providing them with the opportunity to experience a professional conference...

Date Friday, January 19, 2024  –  Sunday, January 21, 2024
Silhouettes of women with chalkboard sketches
Past Event
Public Lecture

Faster! Catching up to electrons on the move

Presented by Taran Driver

Date Thursday, November 30, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Taran Driver Public Lecture
Past Event
Special Event

SLAC Project Opportunity Day

In conjunction with SLAC’s Small Business | Supplier Diversity Program. Representatives from SLAC projects, research, facilities, operations, and others will be on hand to...
Date Wednesday, November 29, 2023
8:30 a.m.  –  4:00 p.m.  PT
SLAC from the sky
Past Event
Special Event

National Lab Research SLAM

On Nov. 15, 17 early-career scientists - one from each national lab - will compete at the inaugural National Lab Research SLAM in Washington...

Date Wednesday, November 15, 2023
1:30 p.m.  –  3:00 p.m.  PT
National Lab Research SLAM poster graphic
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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
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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
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

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Past lecture recordings

Learn about SLAC science by watching our past lecture recordings.

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Searching for Trolls under the Electron Bridge

Public Lecture presented by Elizabeth Ryland

January 25, 2024  ·  01:04:11  runtime
Stillframe image for public lecture featuring Elizabeth Ryland
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Faster! Catching up to electrons on the move

Public lecture presented by Taran Driver

November 30, 2023  ·  01:08:09  runtime
electron illustration
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Clocking Electrons: an Attosecond Stopwatch

Public lecture presented by Siqi Li
September 21, 2023  ·  00:54:16  runtime
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Cosmic Shadow Theater: Casting Light on Galaxies

Public lecture presented by Emmanuel Schaan
July 27, 2023  ·  01:06:29  runtime
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Capturing molecular motion using artificial intelligence

Public lecture presented by Axel Levy

April 6, 2023  ·  01:02:53  runtime
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What In The Cell Is Going On?

Public lecture presented by Peter  D. Dahlberg

January 26, 2023  ·  01:00:39  runtime
cryo-EM image of Caulobacter bacterium
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Charging ahead: batteries of the future

Public lecture presented by Yi Cui

October 6, 2022  ·  01:13:16  runtime
public lecture art charging ahead: batteries of the future
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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
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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
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Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth

Public lecture presented by Zeeshan Ahmed

October 3, 2017  ·  01:22:41  runtime
Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth
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Free admission     
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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.     

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