Author: Lauren Rugani

Santa pops up at SLAC in Menlo Park

Palo Alto firefighters stationed at SLAC are getting into the holiday spirit. Passersby can catch a glimpse of the jolly icon set up on the

by Lauren Rugani
on December 20, 2010

There’s pie – and then there’s pi

Pi is a mathematical constant equal to the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter, or the area of a circle divided by the

by Lauren Rugani
on November 25, 2010

Physicist Jacob Wacker receies Presidential Early Career Award

SLAC theoretical physicist Jacob Wacker has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Wacker looks to explain physics

by Lauren Rugani
on November 9, 2010

What really is random? Now we know.

Editor's note: Every Friday, the SLAC Today newsletter features a word of the week. Today's was "random," which some of us probably mis-understand and mis-use.

by Lauren Rugani
on November 5, 2010

Michael Fazio joins SLAC with the goal of moving science and technology forward

Michael Fazio has been at Menlo Park-based SLAC for a little more than a week—he's barely settled into his office—but he has worked closely with

by Lauren Rugani
on October 15, 2010