What was the name of the employer Persis Drell work for from 2005 to 2007?
Persis Drell Persis S . Drell is an American physicist best known for her expertise in the field of particle physics . She was the director of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory from 2007 to 2012 . She was dean of the Stanford University School of Engineering from 2014 until 2017 . Drell became the Provost of Stanford University on February 1 , 2017 . Early life and education . The daughter of noted physicist Sidney Drell , Persis Drell grew up on the Stanford University campus . She earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics from Wellesley College and a Ph.D . in atomic physics from University of California , Berkeley , studying under Eugene Commins . She completed her postdoctoral work in high-energy physics at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory . Career . She joined the physics faculty at Cornell University in 1988 . Stanford University . In 2002 , Drell was hired as associate director of research at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory ( then known as the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center ) where she oversaw the BaBar experiment . In 2007 , she was named the fourth director of SLAC , succeeding Jonathan M . Dorfan . In November 2011 , she announced her intention to step down as the head of SLAC and return to a position as a faculty member at Stanford . In September 2014 , Drell became the ninth dean of the Stanford University School of Engineering , the first woman to serve in that role . In February 2017 , Drell became the thirteenth provost of Stanford University . In March 2019 , in response to the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal , Drell announced that all varsity athletic recruits proposed by a Stanford coach for an athletic recommendation will face a background check from a Stanford Athletics executive . In May 2019 , Drell released the Provosts Statement on Diversity and Inclusion . Controversy . In 2019 , Drells administration began a cost-cutting agenda beginning with a proposal to discontinue funds for Stanford University Press , sparking controversy . Following outcry from students and faculty , Drell agreed to a stop-gap measure to fund the press for one additional year .