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John Sarrao became SLAC’s sixth director in October 2023. He came to SLAC from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico, where he...
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David covers accelerator research, biosciences and SLAC’s powerful lightsource, SSRL.
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(1931-2018)
The burst of scientific activity that began with the discovery of the J/psi particle in 1974 is known to particle physicists as the “November...
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Sam is a social media designer with the communications team. They specialize in casual short-form videos and love finding that perfect emoji for a...
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Born in France, Olivier studied semiconductor engineering in Paris and worked as an engineer in Silicon Valley for 10 years. Later, following his passion...
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