Stanford University
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Daniel Akerib
Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
On Leave from 04/01/2026 To 03/31/2027BioResearch interests:
Dan Akerib joined the department in 2014 with a courtesy appointment, in conjunction with a full-time appointment to the Particle Physics & Astrophysics faculty at SLAC. He has searched for WIMP dark matter particles since the early 1990s, first with the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search and more recently with the LUX and LUX-ZEPLIN projects. His current interests are in extending the sensitivity to dark matter through expanding and improving time projection chambers that use liquid xenon as a target medium. Together with Tom Shutt, he has led the establishment of a Liquid Nobles Test Platform at SLAC. The group specializes in detector development, xenon purification, and simulations, and has a broad range of opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to participate in hardware and software development, as well as data analysis.
Career History:
- AB 1984, University of Chicago
- Ph.D. 1990 Princeton University
- Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1990 - 1992
- Center Fellow, Center for Particle Astrophysics, UC Berkeley 1993 - 1996
- Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, 1995-2001
- Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, 2001-2004
- Professor, Case Western Reserve University, 2004-2014
- Chair, Case Western Reserve University, 2007-2010
- Professor, Particle Physics & Astrophysics, SLAC 2014 - present -
Steven Allen
Professor of Physics and of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsObservational astrophysics and cosmology; galaxies, galaxy clusters, dark matter and dark energy; applications of statistical methods; X-ray astronomy; X-ray detector development; optical astronomy; mm-wave astronomy; radio astronomy; gravitational lensing.
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Roberto Alonso-Mori
Senior Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioRoberto Alonso-Mori is a Senior Scientist and Head of the Biological Sciences (BIO) Department at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The BIO department supports a broad range of structural biology and biochemistry research by enabling high-impact user experiments and developing advanced capabilities for X-ray science at the frontiers of biological discovery. He also serves as the Lead for the Biochemistry and Condensed Phase Chemistry (B&CPC) Group. This group leads experiments focused on ultrafast photochemical dynamics in the condensed phase across multiple LCLS instruments using cutting-edge spectroscopy and scattering techniques. The department and group play key roles in driving scientific innovation through the LCLS Scientific Research and Development (SRD) Division, leading and contributing to the development of new experimental approaches, multimodal capabilities, and emerging applications in ultrafast bioscience and chemistry. He also serves as a Principal Investigator at the Stanford PULSE Institute, where he contributes to interdisciplinary programs advancing ultrafast science and enabling the study and control of dynamical processes in complex systems.
Dr. Roberto Alonso-Mori joined SLAC in 2010 after earning a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Oviedo (Spain), a Master of Science in Physics from the University of Grenoble (France), and a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from the University of Camerino (Italy). His graduate research was conducted at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France. He began his SLAC career as a Research Associate supporting both SSRL and LCLS, and has since held various roles leading to his current positions in departmental and scientific leadership.
