SLAC Faculty Affairs Office The SLAC Faculty Affairs Office is responsible for implementing University policy regarding appointments and promotions, salary setting, leaves, endowed chair appointments, and other matters of an academic nature. Faculty Particle Physics & Astrophysics Faculty Photon Science Faculty Faculty Affairs News and Events WHAT'S NEW Latest Faculty News News Welcome John Sarrao to SLAC Photon Science Department! View all news Lastest Science News How NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory maps the universe every nightDESI completes planned 3D map of the universe and continues exploringLight-controlled beta blockers show promise for new and improved medicinesNew detector triples the speed of SLAC’s electron camera, enabling higher sensitivityEarly data from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals over 11,000 new asteroidsSLAC scientists capture early stages of immune response inside cells