SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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Marc Weibel
Research Technical Manager, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Current Role at StanfordEnvironment, Safety, Health and Quality Manager, Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)
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Paul B. Welander
Lead Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioPaul Welander is a Lead Scientist and Head of the Quantum Devices Department in the Technology Innovation Directorate at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Paul’s research interests concern materials for quantum devices, from the study of materials-induced decoherence mechanisms in superconducting quantum bits, to the development of materials platforms that enable novel quantum technologies. He’s a researcher in both the Detector Microfabrication Facility and Nano-X, two new state-of-the-art cleanrooms at SLAC geared toward superconductor quantum device fabrication and rapid nano-prototyping, respectively. Paul also leads experiments at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) to characterize materials used in superconducting quantum devices and correlate those measurements with device performance and quantum decoherence rates. His expertise includes molecular beam epitaxy of metal-oxide heterostructures, superconducting device fabrication, and an array of materials characterization techniques including electron and x-ray diffraction, photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning probe microscopy. Paul received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and holds Bachelors degrees from both Caltech and Occidental College. Prior to joining SLAC in 2012, he spent five years as a member of the technical staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
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Gregory R. White
Information Systems Spec, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Current Role at StanfordGregory White presently holds the position of Senior Advisor in Computer Science to the Associate Laboratory Director for Accelerators at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. He also has a continuing role as engineering-physicist in the Accelerator Directorate.
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Kirsten T Winther
Staff Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioThe main goal of my research is to combine density functional theory simulations and data science approaches to accelerate the discovery of novel materials for catalysis. My research interests include:
- The development of machine learning models for the prediction of material stability and adsorption energetics
- Accelerated high-throughput frameworks for materials discovery, using machine-learning aided (active-learning) algorithms for materials exploration.
- Developing scientific software and the open database catalysis-hub.org. -
Thomas Wolf
Senior Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioThomas Wolf is the head of the Chemical Sciences Department within the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and a PI within the Stanford PULSE Institute. His research focuses on the investigation of photochemical dynamics in isolated organic molecules with novel experimental tools such as ultrashort X-ray and electron pulses. Thomas received his master's degree in Chemistry from University of Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2009. In 2012, he finished his PhD degree in Physical Chemistry at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. After a postdoctoral stay at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, he joined the Gühr research group as a postdoc at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in 2013. He has been working as a PI within the Stanford PULSE Institute since 2016 and since 2021 in the role as Chemical Sciences Department head at LCLS.
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Zhichen Xue
Postdoctoral Scholar, Photon Science, SLAC
BioWith his experience in design and synthesis of energy materials, he is dedicated to informing the development of next-generation battery materials through interdisciplinary research and applications. His recent research mainly focuses on advanced synchrotron characterization techniques and advanced cathode materials.
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Lydia J Young
Research Technical Manager, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Current Role at StanfordDeputy Associate Laboratory Director of Engineering in the Accelerator Directorate at SLAC, with responsibility for the four Accelerator Division engineering divisions: METS, Electronics Engineering (EED), Cryogenics, and Safety Systems Engineering, whose combined total staff size is approximately 300 and facilities include the mechanical, metrology, electrical shops and the superconducting accelerator’s cryoplant
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Hao Zhang
Visiting Physicist (b), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Visiting Physicist-Experimenta, SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryBioHao received his MAS.c degree at the University of Victoria in Canada. He is one of the Quantum BC scholars and the Canada NSERC QC CREATE Scholar. Previously, he worked in RF and microwave engineering and since September 2020, he focused on nonlinear optics and plasmon-enhanced optical trapping. Currently, he is a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Los Angeles, supervised by Prof. Sergio Carbajo, and is also an SLAC affiliate. In his free time, he likes hiking, playing basketball, astronomical observation, and painting.
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Zisheng Zhang
Postdoctoral Scholar, Photon Science, SLAC
BioZisheng Zhang is an incoming Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, starting in Fall 2026. He is currently a Stanford Energy Fellow at SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, co-hosted by Dr. Frank Abild-Pedersen (SLAC) and Prof. Thomas Jaramillo (Chemical Engineering). He is interested in physics-steered, complexity-driven, and AI-accelerated simulations for understanding, design, and discovery of novel functional catalysts, materials, molecules, and interfaces.
ZZ grew up in Wuhan and received undergraduate training in both experimental and computational chemistry at South University of Science and Technology of China (with Prof. Jun Li) and University of California, Los Angeles (with Prof. Anastassia N. Alexandrova). He then stayed at UCLA and obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry. During PhD study, he did research internship at Argonne National Lab in 2022 with Dr. Maria Chan. -
Kewei Zhao
Postdoctoral Scholar, Photon Science, SLAC
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsInvestigation of catalytic mechanism of metalloenzyme with spectroscopy methods.
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Xueli(Sherry) Zheng
Staff Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioXueli (Sherry) Zheng is a Physical Science Research Scientist in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. Dr. Zheng has over 10 years of experience in battery technology, electrochemistry, materials science, X-ray science, and catalysis. Throughout her career, she has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers, with over 11,000 citations and an H-index 36 (according to Google Scholar). Her research focuses on 1) advancing the design, synthesis, and characterization of 2D nanomaterials, leveraging her extensive background and specialized expertise in materials synthesis and synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy/imaging characterization. 2) advanced synchrotron-based characterization techniques, particularly for studying interfaces, surfaces, and nanomaterial properties. These include in situ measurements to explore catalytic reactions, lithium metal batteries, and aqueous battery systems. 3) decarbonizing steelmaking using sustainable hydrogen; 4) critical materials including Li/Co and rare earth element characterization and extraction. 5) leveraging fundamental science to enable translational research across many sustainable energy technologies, including batteries and decarbonizing steelmaking.
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Diling Zhu
Senior Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioDiling Zhu is currently the Deputy Division Director for the Science, Research and Development (SRD) Division at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. He is also serving as the LCLS Photon Science R&D program lead, and as one of the Lead Instrument Scientists for the LCLS-II HE upgrade project.
D. Zhu received a Bachelor degree in Physics and Mathematics from Tsinghua University in 2005. He obtained his PhD in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 2010. He was part of the commissioning team for one of the first soft x-ray instruments during his last graduate school years, and joined the XPP instrument when it came online as the world’s first hard x-ray laser instrument in 2010. Zhu led the operation of the XPP instrument through 2022. He was appointed as the LCLS Photon Science R&D program lead since 2016, managing a project portfolio spanning key instrumentation development areas such as x-ray optics, diagnostics, optical laser systems, sample delivery.
Diling Zhu ’s research interest spans x-ray imaging, ultrafast spectroscopy, and in particular the instrumentation development and application for coherent x-ray laser pulses. A few examples are ultrafast x-ray pump-probe methodology development, x-ray delayline and photon correlation spectroscopy development, x-ray laser optics and diagnostics. He is currently co-leading the project in developing the next generation x-ray free electron laser concept that will introduce a beam recirculating cavity into the system, aiming at further enhancing source brightness by 2-3 orders of magnitude.
