Learn more about the LSST Camera for the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory led the construction of the LSST Camera – the largest digital camera ever built for astrophysics and cosmology.

To explore the birth of the universe, the formation of stars and galaxies and the fundamental structure of space and time, SLAC researchers develop cutting-edge technologies for sensitive experiments located deep underground, on the surface and in space.

SLAC develops and deploys some of the world’s most advanced scientific tools for exploring how the universe works at the biggest, smallest and fastest scales. Here we explain how they work and the exciting discoveries they make possible.

Find a career, partner with us or apply to use our tools and facilities. As a DOE Office of Science national laboratory run by Stanford University, SLAC offers unique collaborations and opportunities to innovate. We seek out and engage people...

Learn about SLAC’s senior leadership, directorates and core teams below. For an overview of our organizational structure, you can download the interactive PDF org chart.

What is SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory? The numbers tell the tale.

Find information on SLAC leaders, lab organization and mission.

The SLAC Photowalk took a group of photographers, both amateur and professional, behind the scenes to photograph SLAC's world-class science facilities, including the world's longest linear accelerator, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL).

See a lab history timeline