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. 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 Three SLAC scientists awarded prestigious DOE Early Career Research Program grantsSLAC-led Energy Frontier Research Center awarded $14.4 million to advance new manufacturing solutions for microelectronicsScientists unlock the secrets of how a key protein converts DNA into RNAResearchers discover a surprising way to jump-start battery performance LZ experiment sets new record in search for dark matterScientists use attosecond X-ray pulses to shed new light on the photoelectric effect