Ali Sundermier

Science Communications Officer and Social Media Lead

Ali came to SLAC in 2018 from the University of Pennsylvania where she was a science writer. She covers very cool (or very hot, or sometimes room temperature) research happening at LCLS, the lab’s giant X-ray laser. She is also the social media lead, which explains the occasional bad pun or adorable animal pic on our channels. When she’s not working, you can probably find her helicopter parenting her three cats or pretending not to be afraid of bugs.

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Teams at SLAC installed new experimental hutches with cutting-edge instruments that will harness the upgraded facility’s new capabilities and expand the breadth of research...

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Developing a new, light-activated method to produce the molecule opens doors for future biomedical applications.

An illustration of an X-ray spectroscopy experiment.

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New research has implications for understanding Earth's evolution, interpreting unusual seismic signals and the study of exoplanets.

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The research reveals the potential for machine learning in understanding the complex behavior of quantum materials.

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An international team has uncovered details about the formation of DNA's building blocks, paving the way for potential medical and therapeutic applications.

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Scientists developed a new method to unlock the secrets of RNA. The implications are wide-reaching, from better understanding diseases to designing new therapeutics.

Teams at SLAC installed new experimental hutches with cutting-edge instruments that will harness the upgraded facility’s new capabilities and expand the breadth of research done at the facility.

Developing a new, light-activated method to produce the molecule opens doors for future biomedical applications.

New research has implications for understanding Earth's evolution, interpreting unusual seismic signals and the study of exoplanets.

The research reveals the potential for machine learning in understanding the complex behavior of quantum materials.

An international team has uncovered details about the formation of DNA's building blocks, paving the way for potential medical and therapeutic applications.

Scientists developed a new method to unlock the secrets of RNA. The implications are wide-reaching, from better understanding diseases to designing new therapeutics.

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Revealing the Secrets of Transistors using Supercomputers

Ali Sundermier

Meet the new instruments that will take advantage of SLAC’s upgraded X-ray laser

SLAC scientists shed light on potential breakthrough biomedical molecule

Researchers probe molten rock to crack Earth’s deepest secrets

New AI-driven tool streamlines experiments

Shining light on the radical production of DNA building blocks

Illuminating the dance of RNA with ultrabright X-rays

Written by Ali Sundermier