Sandia wins five R&D 100 awards and a silver specialty award
Judges favored projects that demonstrate practical impact and technological significance. Since 1976, Sandia has earned 144 R&D 100 awards.
Sandia wins seven R&D 100 Awards and two specialty honors
Judges favored projects that demonstrate practical impact and technological significance. Since 1976, Sandia has earned 139 R&D 100 awards.
Neutralizing antibodies for emerging viruses
Researchers have created a way to find, design and engineer new antibody therapies to protect from current and future biological threats.
COVID-19 diagnostics testing makes clear impact
The diagnostics team was able to process test results quickly and reliably, which enabled mission-essential teams, like the nuclear deterrence program, to work safely on-site and meet their commitments.
Pathways to production
RetSynth software helps scientists identify the series of biological and chemical reactions needed to modify the molecules in a cell and ultimately create a desired biological product.
U.S. Senate confirms former Labs Director Jill Hruby as NNSA Administrator
Jill was sworn in as the DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and NNSA Administrator on Monday, July 26. Jill was Sandia President and Laboratories Director from 2015 to 2017 and the first woman to lead a national…
Signing the memory page
In honor of the final print issue of Lab News, a few past editors and contributors reminisce about their experiences working with and being part of the publication that has told the story of Sandia since 1948.
A lifetime of service
Weaponeer Dan Summers has retired after 36 years at Sandia and more than 53 years in the nuclear weapons complex. His career has spanned much of the R&D and stockpile modernization and surveillance activities of the nation’s NW programs.
Sandia’s half-life
Sandia photojournalist Randy Montoya has spent more than 30 years capturing the work and people at the Labs through his lens. In honor of the final Lab News print issue, he looks back at some of the photos that have illustrated Sandia’s story.
Remembering Paul Cooper
Paul Cooper, one of the world’s foremost explosives experts, passed away recently at the age of 83. Paul retired from Sandia in 2012, but his explosives research, seminal textbook and mentorship of future scientists lives on at the Labs and in other organizations internationally.