Haden blasts into the future with laser-focused career

 Aurora grad on developing applications for laser technologies

Dan Haden preps equipment for an experiment on the Linac Cohearant Light Source (LCLS) system at Standford University in Menlo Park, Calif., in May 2022. The Aurora native has been working with lasers to develop energy generation and other practical uses for the technology in his postdoctoral research at the University of Nevada in Reno.
Dan Haden preps equipment for an experiment on the Linac Cohearant Light Source (LCLS) system at Standford University in Menlo Park, Calif., in May 2022. The Aurora native has been working with lasers to develop energy generation and other practical uses for the technology in his postdoctoral research at the University of Nevada in Reno.

Some people find fulfilling lives in tried-and-true careers, but others want to be the first shimmer of light in the darkness of the unknown. Daniel “Dan” Haden has always had a laser-sharp mind when it comes to learning about new subjects, and is now on the cutting edge of scientific breakthroughs in laser technologies with research he has shared all around the world. “I like to learn new things …