The Turner Lab

We are a research group based at the Stanford Institute of Materials and Energy Sciences, a joint institute between Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

We are interested in the measurement of fluctuations of different types of order in quantum matter to answer questions about how this matter behaves through correlation and observation of atomic or electronic interactions. 

Though we mainly use ultrafast and coherent x-ray methods at free electron lasers, we also use neutron scattering or optical techniques. We are an eclectic group, and have expanded our experimental physics lab to touch on machine learning and artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, condensed matter theory, computer science, and nuclear and mechanical engineering, all which enables us to tackle larger scale problems. Currently we work closely with, and are developing tools to carry out new types of measurements at, the Linac Coherent Light Source II, which is based at SLAC.