83rd Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference (PDC 2026)

Jay Chesbro

Start date: September 15, 2026
End date: September 18, 2026
All-day event
Location: Menlo Park, CA

Join us for the 83rd Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference to be held on September 15–18, 2026 at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Menlo Park, CA) located ~0.25 miles from Stanford University’s main campus

• Opening Reception: September 15 (Redwood Rooms)
• Scientific Program: September 16–17 and the morning of September 18
-Two parallel sessions: Life Sciences and Chemistry & Materials Science
Shared keynote lectures and joint poster sessions bring the full community together for interdisciplinary exchange (Kavli Building)

Conference Banquet: September 17 (offsite)
Pittsburgh Diffraction Society Business Meeting: September 18 (Kavli Auditorium)
Facility Tours of the SSRL synchrotron and LCLS X-ray free-electron laser on the afternoon of September 18th