‘Imagineering World Class Results’
Mark David Jones, a former Disney executive and current president of Small World Alliance, spoke to Sandians in Sept., when he presented Imagineering World Class Results. Jones shared behind-the-scenes insights on how Disney and other world class organizations consistently stay at the top of their game.
2,020 in 2020
The annual Sandia Gives campaign kicks off in October. Sandia has a long tradition of giving generously to both the United Way and 501(c)(3) charities, beginning with its first United Way campaign in 1957. This year, the campaign has set a goal to sign up 2,020 new donors for calendar year 2020.
PSEL wraps up nonreflective solar panel testing
Sandia’s Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory is in the final phase of a collaborative research project with Nishati, a veteran-run manufacturer of light-weight, portable photovoltaic panels. The collaboration will shift to the PV proving grounds project at the end of the fiscal year.
Strategic Priority No. 5
Sandia's Strategic Priority No. 5 is seeking new pathfinder systems to address threats. The goal of this strategic priority is to think beyond Sandia’s traditional boundaries, taking advantage of the Labs' technical depth and breadth across multiple disciplines. Inventing and demonstrating these systems are important steps toward creating the future at Sandia.
Sandia helps Puerto Rico grid resilience
The Sandia-developed Microgrid Design Toolkit provides what-if analysis of microgrid design choices to provide quantitative insights to decision makers for hybrid energy solutions. Using the MDT tool, utilities and other community stakeholders can identify vulnerabilities in infrastructure particularly susceptible to natural disasters and related consequences.
Sandia Labs manufacturing spinoff steps into national market
Sandia’s Entrepreneurial Separation to Transfer Technology program helped Joe Beck and Eric Branson, both former employees, launch their small business. The Albuquerque-based Advanced Manufactured Power Solutions, or AMPS, is a custom manufacturing company builds battery packs, cables and other small components of larger machines.
DOE expo highlights small-business services
The Department of Energy hosted its Summer ’19 New Mexico Small Business Expo in Albuquerque Aug. 6-7, featuring Sandia and other DOE contractors.
Time is money
A Sandia team has designed a time- and money-saving improvement to the ordering process used at the Labs to procure small-value, commercially-available goods and services directly from Sandia suppliers. Their idea was one of three winners of the third annual internal competition held by Sandia’s Fueling Innovations team.
Strategic Priority No. 4
Strategic Priority No. 4: Closing the gaps in threat detection capabilities
Building digital bridges across New Mexico
Every year, Sandia donates used computers and accessories to K-12 school districts throughout New Mexico. The program began in 2003, following an executive order from President Bill Clinton. At this year's event, more than 1,250 computers were donated to 80 schools in 12 counties.