SSRL Users Have It Made in the Shade
Completion of a multi-year project to ensure steadier electron beams and software and hardware upgrades at several beamlines promise a productive run at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.
Two major multi-year projects reached successful conclusions during the annual shutdown of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.
From the Director: Interim Leadership for SSRL and Photon Science
Yesterday, I began my new role as SLAC Director, and the first thing I want to do is to address the vacancies left by my appointment. These include the roles of associate laboratory director for the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, acting ALD for Photon Science and acting director of Photon Science’s Chemical Science Division.
Yesterday, I began my new role as SLAC Director, picking up where Norbert Holtkamp capably left off after his short time as interim laboratory director.
From the Incoming Director: Looking Forward
Two days ago, I had the great privilege of being named SLAC’s fifth director by Stanford President John Hennessy. It is a tremendous honor to be asked to lead such an incredible laboratory, and to follow in the footsteps of such an exemplary predecessor as Persis Drell.
Two days ago, I had the great privilege of being named SLAC’s fifth director by Stanford President John Hennessy.
Word of the Week: Agonist
Users' Meeting and Workshops Draw Hundreds to SLAC
Three hundred participants learned about the latest scientific capabilities at two of SLAC’s premier experimental facilities during the 2012 LCLS/SSRL Users' Meeting and Workshops. One highlight: presentation of the Lytle Award to SLAC’s Clyde Smith.
Three hundred participants learned about the latest scientific capabilities at two of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's premier experimental facilities for visiting researchers – the
Synchrotrons Play Role in Nobel Prize Research
Synchrotrons played a key role in the research that won Brian Kobilka of the Stanford School of Medicine the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Although the research was conducted mostly at Argonne National Laboratory, early work to develop the necessary techniques took place at SLAC.
Synchrotrons played a key role in the research that won Brian Kobilka, a professor and chair of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at the Stanford School of Medicine, the
Stanford's Brian Kobilka Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Breaking news: Brian Kobilka, MD, professor and chair of molecular and cellular physiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on G-protein-coupled receptors. Kobika also conducts user research at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.
by Krista Conger
SLAC Hosts Light Source Symposium to Honor Herman Winick
More than 120 people from all over the world came to "Instruments of Discovery – Past and Future of Synchrotron Light Sources," a day-long symposium in honor of SLAC stalwart Herman Winick.
More than 120 people came from all over the world – family, friends, co-workers past and present – but in truth, everyone was family at "Instruments of Discovery – Past and F
Word of the Week: Frustration
Frustration with traffic, frustration with work, frustration with family – we've all felt the slow burn for one reason or another. The word has even been adopted by condensed-matter physicists to describe certain phenomena present in some crystal structures.
Frustration is such a human word. Frustration with traffic, frustration with work, frustration with family – we've all felt the slow burn for one reason or another.
SSRL Confirms Anti-Flu Proteins Work as Designed
A team of researchers used the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource to verify that their computer-designed proteins worked as they’d hoped.
Understanding why proteins interact with certain specific molecules and not with the myriad others in their environment is a major goal of molecular biology.
Visit Lightsource Vendor Exhibit Oct. 4 and 5
Local Congresswomen, Entrepreneurs Extol the Value of Bay Area Light Sources
Phrase of the Week: Raman Scattering
Workshop: Mesoscale Science
Team Uses SSRL to Decipher Structural Details of Deadly Enzyme
Seen Around SLAC: An Industry View of LCLS
Researchers Explore Terahertz Realm
From detecting concealed weapons and other security threats to manipulating and studying molecules and nanomaterials, potential applications for terahertz (THz) radiation are varied and growing, noted scientists who participated in this month's "Frontiers of THz Science" workshop at SLAC.
