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John Connolly

Deputy Director for Operations

As deputy director for operations and chief operating officer, John Connolly is responsible for ensuring the effective integration and performance of operations functions that support the lab’s growing scientific mission. He collaborates closely with our science directorates and works to...

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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
Feature · VIA Stanford Report

Stephen Streiffer named Stanford vice president for SLAC

Stephen Streiffer, deputy laboratory director for science and technology at Argonne National Laboratory, has been named as Stanford University’s new vice president for SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

April 12, 2022
Stephen Streiffer
Resource

Property control

Learn about property control at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

laptops and devices on a desktop
Feature · VIA Stanford Report

David Goldhaber-Gordon named AAAS Fellow

The SIMES investigator was cited for his singular contributions to quantum materials science.

January 31, 2023
Headshot of David Goldhaber-Gordon
Feature

Researchers can ‘see’ crystals perform their dance moves

Experiments visualize how 2D perovskite structures change when excited.

February 8, 2023  ·  4 min read
MeV-UED
Past Event · Special Events

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 (SSRL).

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
Feature

A day in the life of an experiment controls engineer

By tinkering and troubleshooting, Aalayah Spencer helps turn researchers’ ideas into state-of-the-art science experiments.

February 13, 2023  ·  4 min read
Aalayah Spencer inside the Linac Coherent Light Source at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Spencer is a science and engineering associate in Experiment Control Systems at LCLS.
Feature

SLAC theorist Lance Dixon receives Galileo Galilei Medal

Together with two long-time collaborators, he is recognized for work that helps us understand the strong nuclear force.

February 16, 2023  ·  4 min read
A man standing in front of a chalkboard.
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SLAC, Stanford researchers make a new type of quantum material with a dramatic distortion pattern

This ‘beautiful’ herringbone-like pattern could give rise to unique features that scientists are just starting to explore.

February 22, 2023  ·  4 min read
An illustration of a dramatic, herringbone-like pattern in the atomic lattice of a newly created quantum material. Against a black background, calcium atoms are seen as light blue spheres, cobalt atoms in dark blue and oxygen atoms in red. Lines connecting the oxygen atoms represent the atomic lattice.
Past Event · Special Events

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 & Engineering Quad. 
Date Saturday, April 15, 2023  · 1:00 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m.  PT
Location Stanford University, Science & Engineering Quad
Dwarf Galaxy 3.
Feature

Regional Science Bowl returns to in-person competition at SLAC

This year’s regional champions, Saratoga High School and Joaquin Miller Middle School, are accompanied by the first-ever Good Sport and Volunteer Award winners.

March 9, 2023  ·  4 min read
JoAnne Hewett presents medals to Saratoga High School students.