(June 18, 2012) Maurits Haverkort gives a theory overview of X-ray spectroscopy, the interaction of photons with matter, including measurements of different orbitals, spins, and charges of electrons, and X-ray absorption spectroscope and its relation to electron excitations.

(June 18, 2012) Zhirong Huang covers the basics of X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFEL), XFEL projects, research and development areas, and new opportunities opened up by the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC, which produces bright pulses of X-rays that can capture images of atoms and molecules in motion.

(June 18, 2012) Joachim Stöhr talks about the founding and history of science and experimentation at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in addition to what is happening now at SLAC and in the future.

(June 18, 2012) Phil Bucksbaum gives an introduction to the Ultrafast X-ray Summer School conference, which aims to appoint students and post-docs with exciting new research opportunities that are available because of the presence of ultra fast X-ray free electron lasers.

Eugene Kolker of Seattle Children's Hospital looks at how extremely large databases are used and worked with when it comes to sequencing proteins. Kolker looks at the future of this technology and how it can be improved. (October 19, 2011)

Narayan Desai looks at how the enormity of databases has created an interesting problem when it comes to moving and sharing data across and between projects. (October 19, 2011)

Eugene Yaschenko looks at the history of sequencing and its relationship to software development. She looks at how the future of many fields relies on this growing technology and how it will be implemented in the future. (October 19, 2011)

Susan Holmes of the Stanford statistics department discusses how R has certain limitations when it comes to dealing with extremely large sets of data. She looks at how it can be incredibly powerful in many situations. (October 18, 2011)

Biswapesh Chattopadhyay of Google discusses some of the latest technology that YouTube has worked to implement. He discusses the unique challenge the YouTube faces of storing such a data that is as taxing as video. (October 18, 2011)

LinkedIn Software engineer Shirshanka Das discusses his work on distributive data transport and storage technology during 2011 Extremely Large Databases Conference hosted by the Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory. (February 21, 2012)

Thomas Fastner of eBay discusses how they use server technology to streamline the incredible amount of data turnover that occurs across the eBay network. (October 18, 2011)

Facebook Software Engineer Zheng Shao discusses the importance of software analytics and real-time solutions in social networking technology at the 2011 Extremely Large Databases Conference and Invitational Workshop hosted by the Stanford University. (February 21, 2012)

Kian-Tat Lim gives an overview of large database storage industries that will be introduced at the 2011 Extremely Large Databases Conference and Invitational Workshop hosted by the Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory. (February 21, 2012)

Jacek Becla introduces the 2011 Extremely Large Databases Conference and Invitational Workshop hosted by the Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory. Becla discusses the main goals of the conference and gives an overview of events. (February 12, 2012)

Roger Barga of Microsoft discusses large scale projects can be computed on the cloud. When dealing with projects of scale precautionary measures must be taken to make sure that efficiency is kept at a maximum. (October 19, 2011)

Michael Driscoll of Metamarkets continues the discussion of how data systems can be scaled more efficiently on the cloud. (October 19, 2011)

Edmond Lau of Quora discusses some of the unique challenges and opportunities that come with scaling up data structures that are kept on the cloud. (October 19, 2011)

Andrew Lamb of Vertica Systems discusses how large analytic systems are built and managed in order to maintain inefficiency. He focuses on the technology that makes these data processing feats possible. (October 19, 2011)

Scott Klasky discusses how data processing works in situations with extreme scale computing. He details some of the difficulties that arise in these cases with huge amounts of information. (October 19, 2011)

Daniel Wang of SLAC discusses how train scheduling can be implemented to increase efficiency when working with incredibly large data sets. He focuses on how bandwidth can be shared over multiple projects. (October 19, 2011)

Computational Biologist Gregory McAllister discusses how the pharmaceutical industry is trying to take advantage of the incredible data technology that has presented itself over the past couple decades. (October 19, 2011)

Roy Wogelius offers an overview of synchrotron-based research into the chemical traces left behind in fossils, previously thought to contain nothing but bone and rock. (October 24, 2011)

Mike Toney offers an overview on research for materials that could be used in the field of sustainable energy. He co-leads the Materials Sciences Division at SSRL. (October 24, 2011)

Stefan Mannsfeld describes his award winning research on high sensitivity flexible pressure sensors and on the molecular packing of organic semiconductor molecules in single-layer thin films. (October 24, 2011)

Jonathon Rivnay describes his award winning research on organic semiconductors, which enable flexible and low-cost electronics such as light-emitting displays, smart sensors, and photovoltaic solar cells. (October 24, 2011)