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SLAC's Sandy Merola Explains Energy Science Network's Importance on YouTube

Sandy Merola, SLAC’s Chief Operating Officer, has a prominent role in a short video celebrating the 25th anniversary of ESnet, the pioneering high-bandwidth computer...

November 30, 2011  ·  1 min read
Sandy Merola on YouTube
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Yi Cui will receive E.O. Lawrence Award

A pioneer in clean energy technology at Stanford and SLAC, he is one of eight scientists and engineers honored by the U.S. Department of...

January 13, 2021  ·  3 min read
Photo of Stanford and SLAC Professor Yi Cui
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SLAC joins new LaserNetUS network to boost high-intensity laser research

The initiative will give scientists more access to powerful lasers at universities and labs.

October 30, 2018  ·  3 min read
MEC LaserNet
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SLAC makes ‘electron camera,’ a world-class tool for ultrafast science, available to scientists worldwide

Combined with the lab’s LCLS X-ray laser, it’ll provide unprecedented atomic views of some of nature’s speediest processes.

July 10, 2019  ·  5 min read
Alex Reid, ultrafast electron diffraction (UED)
News Brief

Scientists watch gas-phase ions form and transform in real time

The results  could lead to a better understanding of reactions with vital roles in chemistry and biology. 

January 29, 2024  ·  2 min read
MeV-UED
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Chi-Chang Kao to step down as SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory director

Under his 10-year leadership, the lab has significantly expanded its research and impact.

October 27, 2022  ·  2 min read
Chi-Chang Kao
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Tais Gorkhover wins LCLS Young Investigator Award for pioneering novel X-ray imaging methods

The early-career award honors a promising leader in X-ray free-electron laser research.

September 13, 2018  ·  4 min read
SLAC's Tais Gorkhover
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Haleh Alimohamadi wins 2024 Spicer Young Investigator Award for breakthroughs in understanding cell membrane activity

Alimohamadi is being recognized for her novel integration of theoretical and experimental results to connect diverse health outcomes with cell membrane behavior.

September 13, 2024  ·  3 min read
Haleh Alimohamadi
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Rubin Observatory will detect thousands of brown dwarfs, unlocking Milky Way mysteries

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture the faint light of distant brown dwarfs to help scientists understand the Milky Way’s formation and evolution.

July 15, 2024  ·  3 min read
Brown spots surround a spiral galaxy.
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Innovative target design leads to surprising discovery in laser-plasma acceleration

Scientists studying laser-plasma proton acceleration made an unexpected breakthrough, simultaneously resolving multiple long-standing problems although they had only aimed to address one. 

February 10, 2025  ·  4 min read
Graphic depiction of a laser beam going through a water target
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New Directors, New Science Share Spotlight at Annual Meeting and Workshops

Four-day Event Includes Presentations by Nobel Prize Winners, Other Science Luminaries

October 15, 2014  ·  3 min read
Image - SLAC Director Chi-Chang Kao discusses the lab's strategic plan during the LCLS/SSRL Annual Users' Meeting and Workshops. (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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Charging ahead: batteries of the future (recording)

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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