Stanford Graduate Student Orientation 2022�SLAC Session - Introduction

Hirohisa Tanaka

on behalf of

Ariel Schwartzman

Philip Schuster, PPA Faculty Chair

Kelly Gaffney, Photon Science Faculty Chair

JoAnne Hewett, Chief Research Officer

Stanford Graduate Student Orientation 2022

The Stanford Physics Community

Stanford Graduate Student Orientation 2022

Physics

Department

Applied

Physics

Department

Particle

Physics &

Astrophysics

(PPA)

Photon

Science

Humanities & Sciences

SLAC

A complex structure,

but also means

more opportunities.

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You can choose faculty

advisors from

4 departments

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SLAC as a national lab

and an academic

unit is unique to

Stanford/SLAC

​

1^st year rotations may help

you steer through the maze…

SLAC Director:

Chi-Chang Kao

The Stanford Physics Community

Stanford Graduate Student Orientation 2022

Physics

Department

Applied

Physics

Department

Particle

Physics &

Astrophysics

(PPA)

Photon

Science

KIPAC

A complex structure,

but also means

more opportunities.

​

You can choose faculty

advisors from

4 departments

​

SLAC as a national lab

and an academic

unit is unique to

Stanford/SLAC

​

1^st year rotations may help

you steer through the maze…

Accelerator

SLAC Director:

Chi-Chang Kao

PULSE

SUNCAT

SIMES

Humanities & Sciences

SLAC

Research at SLAC

Diverse research activities at SLAC are summarized at

https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/research

• Accelerator Research
• Astrophysics and cosmology
• Elementary particle physics
• Environmental Science
• Machine Learning
• Materials, Chemistry & Energy Sciences
• Matter in Extreme Conditions
• Scientific Computing
• X-ray Science

Stanford Graduate Student Orientation 2022

Resources at SLAC

• The vast resources at national lab is for you to take advantage of for your own education
• Accelerator facilities
• Staff scientists with broad range of expertise
• Computing and software expertise
• Engineering expertise
• Schools, Workshops, Colloquia, Seminars

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• Marguerite shuttles

SLAC Line operates 7:00am~8:20pm between

campus and SLAC every 40min on weekdays.

Line S has peak hour services between campus,

Palo Alto CalTrain station and SLAC.

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Stanford Graduate Student Orientation 2022

SLAC Contacts and Information

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• SLAC PPA faculty:
• Chair: Prof. Philip Schuster
• Graduate Student Program: Prof. Ariel Schwartzman
• Graduate Student Support: Adrienne Higashi
• PPA faculty list: https://faculty.slac.stanford.edu/particle-physics-astrophysics-faculty

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• SLAC Photon Science faculty:
• Chair: Prof. Kelly Gaffney
• PS faculty list: https://faculty.slac.stanford.edu/photon-science-faculty

Stanford Graduate Student Orientation 2022

SLAC Orientation Program

Time Program/Presentation Speaker  

9:00--9:10 Introduction H. Tanaka

9:10--9:30 Accelerator Physics E. Nanni

9:30--9:50 Particle Physics and Astrophysics H. Tanaka

9:50--10:10 Theory at SLAC B. Mistlberger, A. Friedland

10:10--10:30 Photon Science M. Kling

https://indico.slac.stanford.edu/event7323/

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10:30 - Noon: Refreshments, Poster Session and informal discussions in main lobby and outdoor breezeway areas

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Noon- 1:00 Lunch and Poster session

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1:00 – 3:00 pm: Lab Tours, Posters, and Research Discussions

3:00-5:00 Faculty Office Hours

Meet the SLAC Theory Group fo Cake: Patio in front of the Research Office Building 48 at SLAC

LCLS Tour: A Guided Walk through the X-ray Free Electron Laser Tunnels

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Stanford Graduate Student Orientation 2022