Topic: SLAC organization | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Physicist and scientific leader Sarrao will become SLAC’s sixth director and succeeds X-ray scientist Chi-Chang Kao, who stepped down after 10 years in the...

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Chi-Chang Kao, a noted X-ray scientist and director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, recently announced that he will step...

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Chi-Chang Kao has decided to return to research after serving 10 years as director of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory...

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SLAC’s campus at sunset looking southeast. The Stanford Dish and Interstate 280 in the distance.

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One of 17 national laboratories supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, SLAC is also marking its 60th anniversary this year.

Aerial view of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a Department of Energy national lab run by Stanford in the heart of Silicon Valley. We invent scientific tools...

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This documentary chronicles SLAC’s history, shares personal experiences from some of its directors, scientists and innovators, and offers a glimpse into the many projects...

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She’ll direct the future of astrophysics research at SLAC and Stanford for the next five years.

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a Department of Energy national lab run by Stanford in the heart of Silicon Valley. We invent scientific tools...

Physicist and scientific leader Sarrao will become SLAC’s sixth director and succeeds X-ray scientist Chi-Chang Kao, who stepped down after 10 years in the position.

Chi-Chang Kao, a noted X-ray scientist and director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, recently announced that he will step down and return to research. We asked him to look back on his decade as director...

Chi-Chang Kao has decided to return to research after serving 10 years as director of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. He will continue in the lab director role until a replacement is found.

SLAC’s campus at sunset looking southeast. The Stanford Dish and Interstate 280 in the distance.

One of 17 national laboratories supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, SLAC is also marking its 60th anniversary this year.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a Department of Energy national lab run by Stanford in the heart of Silicon Valley. We invent scientific tools to explore the universe at its biggest, its smallest and its fastest.

This documentary chronicles SLAC’s history, shares personal experiences from some of its directors, scientists and innovators, and offers a glimpse into the many projects we’re working on today.

She’ll direct the future of astrophysics research at SLAC and Stanford for the next five years.

Who we are

SLAC science explained

Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Clocking Electrons: an Attosecond Stopwatch

SLAC organization

John Sarrao Named Director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Lab Director Chi-Chang Kao reflects on the past decade as SLAC celebrates 60th anniversary

Chi-Chang Kao to step down as SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory director

SLAC’s campus aerial view

Stanford signs new five-year contract to manage SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Who we are

SLAC history and welcome

Risa Wechsler named director of KIPAC

SLAC from the Sky

John Sarrao Named Director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Lab Director Chi-Chang Kao reflects on the past decade as SLAC celebrates 60th anniversary

Chi-Chang Kao to step down as SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory director

SLAC’s campus aerial view

Stanford signs new five-year contract to manage SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Who we are

SLAC history and welcome

Risa Wechsler named director of KIPAC

SLAC from the Sky