Mission of Technical Division
- Pursue highly innovative R&D program in superconducting magnets and SRF for accelerators to advance the lab’s scientific mission and to help in defining the lab’s future direction
- Operate accelerator test facilities to maximize the lab’s scientific productivity and impact
- Develop and build next generation accelerators and detectors using cutting-edge technologies
- Educate and train the next generation of physicists and engineers
Division Leadership
Sergey Belomestnykh
Division Head
David Harding
Deputy Division Head
Alexander Romanenko
Associate Division Head
Romesh Sood
Associate Division Head
Victor Yarba
Associate Division Head
Events
News
A partnership between three national U.S. laboratories and CERN to upgrade the LHC has yielded the strongest accelerator magnet ever created.
The first cryomodule for SLAC’s future light source, LCLS-II, is on schedule to be delivered at the end of the year.
Honors
Checchin’s work focuses on better understanding of the gradient limitation of a superconducting accelerating cavity.