?Sandia’s world-class science, technology, and engineering work defines the Labs’ value to the nation. These capabilities must remain on the cutting edge, because the security of the U.S. depends directly upon them. Sandia’s Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program provides the flexibility to invest in long-term, high-risk, and potentially high-payoff research and development that stretches the Labs’ science and technology capabilities.
LDRD supports Sandia’s four primary strategic business objectives: nuclear weapons; energy resources and nonproliferation; defense systems and assessments; and homeland security and defense. LDRD also promotes creative and innovative research and development by funding projects that are discretionary, short term, and often high risk, attracting exceptional research talent from across many disciplines.
When the LDRD logo appears in this issue, it indicates that at some state in the history of the technology or program, LDRD funding played a critical role.