Stanford PULSE Institute

{{Short description|American university laboratory}}

The PULSE Institute (PULSE) is an independent laboratory of Stanford University, Interdisciplinary Laboratories, Centers, and Institutes. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 May 2013. . founded in 2005 for the purpose of advancing research in ultrafast science, with particular emphasis on research using the Linac Coherent Light Source at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.{{Cite news |author= Sharon Simonson |title= Stanford Moves on $400 Million Laser Project |work= Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal |date= November 6, 2005 |url= http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2005/11/07/story3.html |accessdate= June 13, 2013 }}Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons. Washington, D.C.: National Academies, 2007, p.225. Print. Recent research programs include Terahertz radiation (sometimes called T-rays) ultrafast studies{{Cite news |title= New Life for Old Electrons in Biological Imaging, Sensing Technologies |work= Nanowerk News |date= November 8, 2011 |url= http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=23334.php |accessdate= June 13, 2013 }} and attosecond pulse studies.Torrice, Michael. "Watching Electrons with Lasers." SLAC Today. N.p., Nov. 2008. Web. 01 June 2013. . It is housed in the Central Laboratory on the grounds of SLAC, and also utilizes some laboratory space on the main Stanford campus nearby. Philip H. Bucksbaum was named as the first director of PULSE.Gewin, Virginia. "Philip Bucksbaum, Director, Stanford Ultrafast Science Center, Stanford, California." Nature 439.7074 (2006): 366. Print. In 2019 David A. Reis became the PULSE director.{{Cite web|title=David Reis named head of PULSE Institute for ultrafast science|url=https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2019-04-08-david-reis-named-head-pulse-institute-ultrafast-science.aspx|access-date=2021-06-16|website=SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory|language=en}}