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SLAC culture

Mission, vision, values

SLAC's mission, vision and values tell our story – what we do, and why. These statements are guiding principles that define our purpose, frame...
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Industry partnerships

As one of 17 Department of Energy national laboratories, SLAC conducts research in a wide range of scientific areas and develops technologies in support of national priorities.

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SLAC + Stanford + Department of Energy

A lab built on core partnerships

SLAC owes its identity, and in fact its very existence, to our essential and longstanding connections with the Department of Energy and Stanford University...
SLAC/Stanford Professor Zhi-Xun Shen and SLAC staff scientist Patrick Kirchmann
Opportunities

Educational & internship programs

SLAC offers a variety of internship opportunities along with mentorship opportunities created to help you be successful in your career interests.

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Emergency information

If there were a disaster or emergency affecting the SLAC community, you would be able to obtain updates and important instructions through this website.

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Maps and directions

The SLAC campus is located on 426 acres of Stanford University property, just three miles west of the university campus. The main entrance to the facility is on Sand Hill Road, just east of Interstate 280.

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Property control

Learn about property control at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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John Schmerge

Associate Lab Director, Accelerator Directorate
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Joachim Stöhr

SSRL director 2005 – 2009
SSRL director 2005 – 2009
SLAC EXPERTS

Adeyemi Adesanya

Specialist for strategic and technical engagement for scientific computing systems

Areas of research: S3DF (SLAC Shared Science Data Facility); evaluating technologies for massive scale analytics; forming partnerships with technology providers; developing and recruiting computing...

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John Sarrao

Lab Director

John Sarrao became SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s sixth director in October 2023. The lab’s ~2,000 staff advance the frontiers of science by exploring how...

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Keith Hodgson

SSRL director 1998 – 2005
SSRL director 1998 – 2005