High school students excel at STEM
Sandia recently honored 26 young women from California high schools in Tri-Valley, East Bay and San Joaquin County at the annual Sandia Women’s Connection Math & Science Awards.
Engineers teach Stanford 3D printing students, virtually
Sandia engineers Bradley Jared and Nick Leathe exposed more than a dozen freshman students from a 3D printing class at Stanford University to some of Sandia’s additive-manufacturing capabilities in a May 20 online class.
Call me Daisy
Sandia computer scientist Daisy Sophia Hollman reflects on the complexities of gender identity and expression as she shares her personal experiences in coming out as transgender at Sandia.
Making Sandia inclusive for all
In recognition of his work with Abilities Champions of Sandia, ACS co-chair Dalton Bradley has been named a 2020 Employee of the Year by CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine.
Protecting those who protect the community
Sandia/California mechanical engineer Helena Jin and other members of the Tri-Valley Chinese American Community volunteer group have launched an initiative to provide local hospitals and essential businesses with donated masks, gloves, hand sanitizers, disinfectants and other essential products.
Battling COVID-19 with CRISPR
Two Sandia researchers are using genetic resequencing tools to find a way to stop the COVID-19 pandemic in its tracks. Biochemist Joe Schoeniger and virologist Oscar Negrete are working on genetically engineering a deployable antiviral countermeasure for COVID-19 using CRISPR-based technology.
Finding a big life on the open road
Brian Olson doesn’t have weekends like everyone else. He spends his days away from Sandia driving people all over the state. From ferrying the elite athletes of the National Football League to and from games to saving the lives of 86 people during a mass shooting, it’s been an interesting trip.
Serving up kindness
More than a dozen Sandia/California employees and their friends and families helped fight food insecurities throughout the Bay Area with the Alameda County Community Food Bank at the second quarter Sandia Serves Saturday event in February.
Girls get world-class STEM experience, inspiration
Dozens of middle school girls from the Techbridge Girls program in Oakland visited Sandia’s California campus on March 4 during STEM Day for Girls. The girls were welcomed by Energy and Homeland Security Program Management Director Marcey Hoover.
Drive, determination and relationships
In honor of Women's History Month, Energy and Homeland Security Program Management Director Marcy Hoover describes her life and career of firsts and reflects on the importance of drive, determination and relationships in everything you do.