SLAC Conferences

Claudio Pellegrini discusses the physical principles and main characteristics of X-ray Free Electron Lasers. Talk given on June 16, 2014.

Pieter Glatzel from ESRF Grenoble discusses the interaction of X-rays with matter, X-ray emission spectroscopy, and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering. Talk originally given on June 16, 2014 during the Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar (UXSS 2014) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Michael Odelius from the University of Stockholm discusses the electronic structure and ultra-fast solution dynamics seen with X-ray vision through theoretical spectacles. Talk originally given on June 19, 2014 during the Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar (UXSS 2014) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Oleg Shpyrko from UC San Diego discusses coherent X-ray scattering at ultrafast timescales. Talk originally given on June 18, 2014 during the Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar held at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Alexander Föhlisch from Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin discusses soft x-ray general and solid state aspects during the 2014 Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Talk was given on June 18, 2014.

Philippe Wernet from Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin discusses ultrafast molecular spectroscopy with X-rays. Talk originally given on June 19, 2014 during the Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar held at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

(October 3, 2012) John Popie looks at small-angle X-ray scattering and helps the audience understand when this technique might be useful to one's research.

(October 3, 2012) Yijin Liu talks about X-ray imaging that is now being done on very small scales to better understand three dimensional structures.

(October 3, 2012) John Bargar discusses why X-ray absorption technology is so valuable in terms of analysis of structure, reaction dynamics, and many other properties.

(October 3, 2012) Apurva Mehta looks at how some of the basics of research structure and design that can be applied when using the synchrotron. He keeps his discussion very high level, working to give more intuition to the understanding of the synchrotron.

(October 3, 2012) Uwe Bergmann gives a bit of an overview about how some of these technologies are being used to conduct groundbreaking research.

(October 3, 2012) Joshua Turner talks about moving to the LCLS and discusses some of the basics about the technology behind the revolutionary facility.

(October 3, 2012) Sarah Hayes talks about how those approved for beam time can move around some of the red tape that is involved in the research process.

(October 3, 2012) Cathy Knotts talks about the process through which individual researchers can submit proposals and work to get beam time at LCLS.

(October 3, 2012) Serena Debeer gives a presentation about how you can write the best and most effective proposal. A good proposal will be necessary to securing synchrotron time for your project.

(October 3, 2012) Sarah Hayes and Sam Webb gives some insight to the audience about how you can get started in your research involving SLAC and the technologies that come with it.

(July 5, 2012) Anders Nilsson (SLAC Nat Acc Lab) discusses the basic ideas behind catalysis. He explains how useful catalysts are and attempts to introduce the field of Femtochemistry. Nilsson then highlights its benefits and illustrates how Femtochemistry is conducted in his lab.

(June 21, 2012) Bob Nagler discusses the definition of "extreme" conditions, how certain matter acts under these circumstances, the experiments making progress in this field, and why X-ray Free-Electron Lasers (XFEL) are such a valuable tool in studying this.

(June 21, 2012) Theo Rasing talks about light and how it can be utilized to manipulate and control magnetism. He describes the steps needed to gain optical control of magnetism and discusses how light can reverse magnetization.

(June 20, 2012) Aaron Lindenberg examines terahertz fields and the possibilities of combining them with X-rays and using these pulses to engineer and enhance the functional properties of materials.

(June 20, 2012) John Hill discusses ultrafast studies of strongly correlated electron systems in elements, why they are important, and the motivation for running ultrafast experiments using the Linear Coherent Light Source at SLAC.

(June 19th, 2012) David Reis talks about Phonon spectroscopy and its utilization of X-rays. He explains what Phonons are and discusses how they can be visualized after interacting with X-rays.

(June 19, 2012) Henry Chapman talks about how diffractive imaging using crystals and X-ray free-electron lasers helps produce higher resolution images of molecular protein structures.

(June 19, 2012) Nina Rohringer discusses recent research as she describes how SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) was used to ultimately pump an atomic X-ray laser.

(June 18, 2012) Marcin Sikorski talks about the usefulness of X-Ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy in material science research, gives a brief history of X-Ray sources, discusses examples from his research, and talks about the new capabilities and science areas opened up to experiment with X-Ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy at SLAC.

(June 18, 2012) Maurits Haverkort gives a theory overview of X-ray spectroscopy, the interaction of photons with matter, including measurements of different orbitals, spins, and charges of electrons, and X-ray absorption spectroscope and its relation to electron excitations.

(June 18, 2012) Zhirong Huang covers the basics of X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFEL), XFEL projects, research and development areas, and new opportunities opened up by the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC, which produces bright pulses of X-rays that can capture images of atoms and molecules in motion.

(June 18, 2012) Joachim Stöhr talks about the founding and history of science and experimentation at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in addition to what is happening now at SLAC and in the future.

(June 18, 2012) Phil Bucksbaum gives an introduction to the Ultrafast X-ray Summer School conference, which aims to appoint students and post-docs with exciting new research opportunities that are available because of the presence of ultra fast X-ray free electron lasers.

Eugene Kolker of Seattle Children's Hospital looks at how extremely large databases are used and worked with when it comes to sequencing proteins. Kolker looks at the future of this technology and how it can be improved. (October 19, 2011)

Narayan Desai looks at how the enormity of databases has created an interesting problem when it comes to moving and sharing data across and between projects. (October 19, 2011)

Eugene Yaschenko looks at the history of sequencing and its relationship to software development. She looks at how the future of many fields relies on this growing technology and how it will be implemented in the future. (October 19, 2011)

Susan Holmes of the Stanford statistics department discusses how R has certain limitations when it comes to dealing with extremely large sets of data. She looks at how it can be incredibly powerful in many situations. (October 18, 2011)

Biswapesh Chattopadhyay of Google discusses some of the latest technology that YouTube has worked to implement. He discusses the unique challenge the YouTube faces of storing such a data that is as taxing as video. (October 18, 2011)

LinkedIn Software engineer Shirshanka Das discusses his work on distributive data transport and storage technology during 2011 Extremely Large Databases Conference hosted by the Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory. (February 21, 2012)

Thomas Fastner of eBay discusses how they use server technology to streamline the incredible amount of data turnover that occurs across the eBay network. (October 18, 2011)

Facebook Software Engineer Zheng Shao discusses the importance of software analytics and real-time solutions in social networking technology at the 2011 Extremely Large Databases Conference and Invitational Workshop hosted by the Stanford University. (February 21, 2012)

Kian-Tat Lim gives an overview of large database storage industries that will be introduced at the 2011 Extremely Large Databases Conference and Invitational Workshop hosted by the Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory. (February 21, 2012)

Jacek Becla introduces the 2011 Extremely Large Databases Conference and Invitational Workshop hosted by the Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory. Becla discusses the main goals of the conference and gives an overview of events. (February 12, 2012)

Roger Barga of Microsoft discusses large scale projects can be computed on the cloud. When dealing with projects of scale precautionary measures must be taken to make sure that efficiency is kept at a maximum. (October 19, 2011)

Michael Driscoll of Metamarkets continues the discussion of how data systems can be scaled more efficiently on the cloud. (October 19, 2011)

Edmond Lau of Quora discusses some of the unique challenges and opportunities that come with scaling up data structures that are kept on the cloud. (October 19, 2011)

Andrew Lamb of Vertica Systems discusses how large analytic systems are built and managed in order to maintain inefficiency. He focuses on the technology that makes these data processing feats possible. (October 19, 2011)

Scott Klasky discusses how data processing works in situations with extreme scale computing. He details some of the difficulties that arise in these cases with huge amounts of information. (October 19, 2011)

Daniel Wang of SLAC discusses how train scheduling can be implemented to increase efficiency when working with incredibly large data sets. He focuses on how bandwidth can be shared over multiple projects. (October 19, 2011)

Computational Biologist Gregory McAllister discusses how the pharmaceutical industry is trying to take advantage of the incredible data technology that has presented itself over the past couple decades. (October 19, 2011)

Roy Wogelius offers an overview of synchrotron-based research into the chemical traces left behind in fossils, previously thought to contain nothing but bone and rock. (October 24, 2011)

Mike Toney offers an overview on research for materials that could be used in the field of sustainable energy. He co-leads the Materials Sciences Division at SSRL. (October 24, 2011)

Stefan Mannsfeld describes his award winning research on high sensitivity flexible pressure sensors and on the molecular packing of organic semiconductor molecules in single-layer thin films. (October 24, 2011)

Jonathon Rivnay describes his award winning research on organic semiconductors, which enable flexible and low-cost electronics such as light-emitting displays, smart sensors, and photovoltaic solar cells. (October 24, 2011)

Bill Schlotter introduces the free-electron laser in the last session dedicated to the discussion of lightsource technologies. The series is geared toward scientists new to the field, as well as those considering new techniques. (October 23, 2011)