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Linda McCulloch
Unit/Program Comms Mgr 2, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Current Role at StanfordHead of Creative Content & Identity at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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Apurva Mehta
Senior Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioI am a materials scientist with three decades of experience unraveling the molecular-scale processes that govern the functionality, aging, and failure of complex materials and devices. Over this time, advanced characterization methods have undergone a revolutionary transformation, driven by the emergence of brighter sources—from synchrotrons and X-ray free-electron lasers to MeV accelerator-based electron sources—paired with faster and larger-area detectors. While the depth and precision of measurements have vastly improved, the explosion of raw data now poses a significant challenge, making it increasingly difficult to extract meaningful insights them.
Recognizing this growing challenge, I have devoted the last decade to harnessing the power of emerging machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to find breakthroughs. My focus has been on not only accelerating the extraction of knowledge from intricate, multi-dimensional, and often noisy measurements but also on making data collection smarter. By integrating these cutting-edge technologies, I aim to transform how we approach material science and deepen our understanding of material behavior and device performance. -
Derek Mendez
Staff Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Current Role at StanfordComputational staff scientist at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), in the Macromolecular Crystallography group (Structural and Molecular Biology division).
Main activities revolve around a 3 year BRaVE-funded project to build a new X-ray resource for the acceleration of medicines development (XMeD). Active in-silico areas of research are in the characterization of crystallization outcomes, virtual and experimental screening of ligands, in-silico methods for lead molecule optimization, and extremely sensitive absorption profile characterization using machine learning techniques. A major computational goal is to determine the most valuable tools (and develop new ones) for future XMeD users.
Beyond XMeD, we are focusing on using GPUs and machine learning models to accelerate processing and characterization of user diffraction data that is collected at SSRL beamlines 12-1, 12-2, 14-1, and 9-2. In addition, we are aiming to make available to users new methods that process X-ray diffraction data at the pixel-level in order to extract more information to better resolve structural changes in proteins arising from e.g., binding events and light/chemical driven dynamics.
We are also partnering with NERSC to build a framework for our beamline users to offload computationally intensive jobs to the Perlmutter GPU cluster. -
Bennet Meyers
Staff Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioI am a Staff Scientist with SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in the Grid Integration Systems and Mobility (GISMo) Lab in the Applied Energy Division. I completed my PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in Winter 2023, advised by Prof. Stephen Boyd. We recently wrote a book on signal decomposition, which can be found under my publications tab. More info available on my personal website.
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Despina Milathianaki
Development Manager, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioDespina is the director of the Office of Technology Transfer and Strategic Partnerships, in the organization of the SLAC Deputy Director for Science and Technology. She and her team help accelerate the translation of cutting-edge research into transformative technologies and solutions through collaborations with industry, academia, and government partners. Before her current role, Despina served as senior director for Department of Energy partnerships in the quantum computing industry establishing important R&D efforts between the private sector and the national labs. Prior roles in the private sector included management consulting for Accenture UK and engineering for a Silicon valley startup. Despina first joined SLAC in 2010 as a staff scientist at the Linac Coherent Light Source investigating materials science at extreme conditions. She later transitioned to strategic planning where she served as the director of strategic planning and investment for SLAC. Despina holds a Bachelor's in Physics from Imperial College London and a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. She completed her PhD in High Energy Density Physics at the University of Texas at Austin, conducting research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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Michael P. Minitti
Senior Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Current Role at StanfordI am a Senior Staff Scientist specializing in time-resolved gas-phase chemistry and structural dynamics studies using ultrabright, ultrafast X-rays and electrons. I have served the Laboratory in a multitude of Leadership roles including as the Director of the Megaelectronvolt Ultrafast Electron Diffraction (MeV-UED) user facility, LCLS Soft X-Ray Department, and the LCLS Laser Science and Research Department at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. My current focus is to continue the development of gas-phase photochemistry science areas at LCLS and to ensure their success for the User community in the era of high-brightness and high-repetition rate FELs such as LCLS-II-HE and LCLS-X.
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Patrick Gerald Mitchell
Staff Engineer, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Current Role at StanfordDirector of Operations at the Stanford-SLAC CryoEM Center
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Maria Elena Monzani
Lead Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Current Role at StanfordLead Scientist, LUX-ZEPLIN Dark Matter Experiment
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
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Sandra T. M. Mous
Staff Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioI am a researcher at the Linac Coherent Light Source, focused on structural biology and protein dynamics. My work leverages advanced techniques such as time-resolved serial crystallography at X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs) and synchrotrons to probe protein structure, dynamics, and function.
