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Catalytic Adventures in an X-ray Playground

Join us at the Kavli Building or online. Registration is required if you plan to attend in person. Catalysts are the unsung heroes of...
Date Thursday, November 20, 2025
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Adam Hoffman
Nov 20
Past Event
Public Lectures

POSTPONED: Reinventing the way we break down plastic waste

UPDATE: This lecture has been postponed.  From our kitchens to our clothes to the delivery of medicines, plastics play an indispensable role in our...
Date Thursday, October 2, 2025
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Ozge Bozkurt
Past Event
SLAC on Tap

Attoseconds, X-Ray Lasers, and Tracking Sub-Atomic Sheepdogs

Electrons are tiny, charged particles with huge jobs: They hold all matter together, they drive the chemical reactions that power life, and they transport...
Date Thursday, August 21, 2025
5:30 p.m.  –  7:30 p.m.  PT
Location The Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas Menlo Park, CA 94025
A headshot of Taran Driver next to the SLAC on Tap logo with the words "Home brewed science" surrounding the logo
Past Event
Public Lectures

How we built the world's largest digital camera

The world’s biggest digital camera was built at SLAC, and shipped to the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in northern Chile last year. This...
Date Thursday, August 7, 2025
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Travis Lange
Feature

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visits SLAC to explore groundbreaking science and technology innovations

He met with SLAC staff and toured the lab’s cutting-edge facilities, diving into world-leading research in X-ray and ultrafast science, artificial intelligence, astrophysics and...

May 28, 2025  ·  5 min read
Secretary Wright Visit LCLS
Past Event
Public Lectures

Revealing the Secrets of Transistors using Supercomputers

Register to watch in person in the  Kavli Auditorium,  or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page.  For a decade, SLAC has been...
Date Thursday, March 27, 2025
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
SLAC Lecture | Revealing the Secrets of Transistors using Supercomputers
Feature

SLAC celebrates 20th anniversary hosting Regional Science Bowl

The winning teams from Fusion Academy and Joaquin Miller Middle School will continue on to nationals.

March 24, 2025  ·  5 min read
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Past Event
Public Lectures

Microbes Mining Minerals: A New Route to Plant Cultivation

Register to watch in person in the  Kavli Auditorium,  or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page. Plants supply us with food, clothing...
Date Thursday, January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Joycelyn Richardson
Past Event
Public Lectures

Expecting the Unexpected with AI at Particle Colliders

Register to watch in person in the  Kavli Auditorium,  or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page.  In particle physics, we search for...
Date Thursday, December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
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Feature

SLAC celebrates 50 years of Nobel-winning discovery in particle physics

In 1974, the independent discovery of the J/psi particle at SLAC and Brookhaven National Laboratory rocked the physics world, and entire textbooks had to...

November 20, 2024  ·  8 min read
50th anniversary of the J/psi discovery
Feature

SLAC’s Keith O. Hodgson wins 2024 Farrel W. Lytle Award

For nearly 50 years, Hodgson has illuminated the synchrotron radiation community through his pioneering research, innovations, leadership, advocacy and mentorship at the Stanford Synchrotron...

November 4, 2024  ·  5 min read
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News Brief

SSRL and LCLS host 2024 Users’ Meeting

Scientists worldwide who conduct research at SLAC’s light sources shine light on latest discoveries and innovations in talks, workshops and discussions.

October 15, 2024  ·  2 min read
Group photo of the users' meeting attendees