Panofsky Fellowship Overview
Purpose & Mission
The Panofsky Fellowship honors SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s founder and first director, Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky. It is intended to recognize exceptional and promising early career scientists who would most benefit from the unique opportunity to conduct their research at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
While the candidates' scientific direction is expected to overlap with existing programs, an emphasis will also be placed on the potential for innovation and growth of new opportunities, aligned with the overall mission and values of the laboratory, as their career develops.
Fellowship Details
Candidates should be early in their careers with potential for exceptional scholarship, breadth, innovation, and leadership.
The candidate's research plan should encompass one or more areas within the general scope of the science program at SLAC.
To be maximally successful, Fellows usually benefit from taking full advantage of the unique opportunity to conduct their research at SLAC, through research that takes advantage of our world-class facilities and programs or strategically creates new directions building on this foundation, thereby demonstrating alignment with SLAC’s long-term mission and values.
Additional information and guidance can be found in the FAQs.
Fellowship appointments are awarded by the SLAC Director following a lab-wide selection process.
The appointment carries a five-year term at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, with salary and benefits commensurate with the candidate's experience and generous research support. Since the Fellowship's inception in 1989, Panofsky Fellows have played important roles in their fields as members of the Faculty and Staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory or other prominent research institutions.
Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky
Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, known affectionately to most as “Pief,” was born in Berlin in 1919. Learn more about his life and remarkable career.
Mission
The Panofsky Fellowship intends to foster the creativity and high achievement to which W.K.H. Panofsky devoted himself both as a researcher and as a visionary leader in enabling fundamental science research.
