Piero Pianetta

Professor (Research) of Photon Science and of Electrical Engineering; Member, Bio-X Stanford

Piero Pianetta, 2009
(SLAC - Plummer) Piero Pianetta, 2009

Professional and Biographical Information

  • B.S., 1971, University of Santa Clara
  • M.S., 1973, Stanford University
  • Ph.D., Applied Physics 1976, Stanford University
  • Research Associate, Stanford Electronics Laboratories, Stanford, 1977-1978
  • Member of Technical Staff, Hewlett-Packard Co., 1978-1982
  • Professor (Research), Electrical Engineering,Photon Science, Stanford, 1982-present
  • SSRL
    • Assistant Director, 1982-2005
    • Deputy Director, 2005-2009
    • Director (Acting), 2009-2010
    • Deputy Director for SSRL, 2010 - 2012
    • Deputy Director, 2010-present
    • Interim SLAC Associate Lab Director for SSRL, 2012-2014
  • Chair, Photon Science, SLAC, 2016 - 2020
  • Deputy Director for SSRL, SLAC, 2014 - Present
  • Chair, Experimental Systems Advisory Committee, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 2015 - Present
  • Deputy Chief Research Officer, SLAC, 2020 - Present
  • Stanford University Faculty Profile

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow, American Physical Society, 2006
  • Member, American Physical Society
  • Member, American Vacuum Society

Patents

  • L. Hesselink, R.F.W. Pease, P. Pianetta, J.R. Maldonado, Cheng, J. Ryan. "United States Patent 9,520,260 Photo emitter x-ray source array (PeXSA)", The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US), Dec 13, 2016
  • J.R. Maldonado, Y-T Cheng, P. Pianetta, R.F.W. Pease, L. Hesselink. "United States Patent 9,406,488 Enhanced photoelectron sources using electron bombardment", The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA, Aug 2, 2016

Publications

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Piero Pianetta, 2005
Piero Pianetta at Users Meeting, October 17, 2005 (SLAC - Rogers)
Piero Pianetta, 2004
Piero Pianetta, Marcy 4, 2004 (SLAC - Rogers)
Piero Pianetta, 2004
Piero Pianetta speaking at Max Cornacchia's Going Away BBQ Luncheon, May 19, 2004 (SLAC - Rogers)