Laboratory For Advanced Materials

The Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University supports research on advanced materials. Major research foci include information storage materials.

Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials (G-LAM) is an Independent Laboratory formally established on September 1, 1999. Its mission is to support collaborative research programs on advanced materials and foster interdisciplinary research and education for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.

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