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SLAC acronym's
100

This physicist was recently appointed Chief Engineer of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.


Ryan Herbst

100

The first director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, often called “Pief."


Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky

100

This entity owns the SLAC logo.

DOE

100

This Bay Area public transit system connects San Francisco with Oakland and Berkeley.

Bay Area Rapid Transit- BART

100

FSIM

Financial Service Integration Meeting

200

This Panofsky Fellow spoke at FSIM on axions and wave-like dark matter back in October.

Chelsea Bartram


200

This many scientists working at SLAC have won Nobel Prize in Physics.

Three Physics only

200

When there is a drastic change to a directorate's business volume, it is best practice to notify this department.

Budget Office

200

This name is shared by an AI assistant and the beloved albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences.

Claude

200

CBAR

Contracts, Billing and Accounts Receivable

300

The 2025 winner of SLAC SLAM works as a staff engineer in this directorate at SLAC.

TID 
300

In this year, the 2-mile linear accelerator at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory produced its first beam.

1966

300

Dr. Chelsea Bartram mentioned the DMR in her science presentation "DMR" stands for this.

Dark Matter Radio

300

This is the real name of the rapper known as the “Ambassador of the Bay,” who also has a wine and spirits line under the name.

Earl Stevens

300

TT&SP

Technology Transfer & Strategic Partnerships

400

This Brooklyn born SLAC lab director was famous for his particle physics contributions and commuting to the lab by bicycle for decades.  

Burton Richter

400

In 1991, the first U.S. server for this global information system ran at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.


World Wide Web

400

This ERG is a resource to all employees at SLAC that helps foster a supportive community for early career employees within the Lab.

RISE

400

This is the song that Oakland native Alysa Liu skated to for her exhibition gala performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan‑Cortina.  

“Stateside” by PinkPantheress featuring Zara Larsson?

400

TARC

The Activity Review Committee

500

Having dedicated more than four decades to SLAC, this individual holds the distinction of being the longest-serving member of BSD.


Alphonso R. Jones

500

The main linear accelerator at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is buried this many feet below ground.

25-30 feet

500

According to Ashlee Miller's FSIM presentation, this term is used to describe "the cross-organizational function that addresses policy, planning, oversight, and control over management of data and the use of data and data-related sources.

Data Governance

500

Smooth dance moves and full of energy, Violet is the official mascot of this professional Bay Area team.

Golden State Valkyries

500

"VUE" in VUE Center stands for this.

Visitor User Employee