NNSA leader Jill Hruby visits Sandia
Jill Hruby met with Labs Director James Peery and other leadership during her visit to Sandia on Oct. 7.
Equipped for emergencies
Sandia broke ground on a state-of-the-art, 25,000-square-foot Emergency Operations Center. The complex is expected to be operational by spring 2023.
Major upgrade to HOT Shot rocket program culminates in successful launch
The upgrade added new hardware necessary to recover the vehicle and new onboard memory chips, which researchers can retrieve after launch to gather 40 times more data than in previous missions.
Kauai Test Facility launches its largest missile
Sandians spent four years preparing the test facility to accommodate the missile that sailed over the Pacific Ocean earlier this year.
Sandia 3D-imaging workflow has benefits for medicine, electric cars and nuclear deterrence
The new method produces a range of computer-simulated outcomes, which could equip engineers and doctors with better information.
A global shift for national security
The Labs’ response to threats posed by terrorism and anthrax attacks still shape its mission and programs 20 years later.
Redesigning radiation monitors at U.S. ports
The Department of Homeland Security turned to Sandia and Pacific Northwest national laboratories to develop a new modular design that decreases costs and enhances threat detection.
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…
Sandia brings best cybersecurity minds to bear in national policy talks
The Labs hosted a series of virtual events called Meeting of the Minds to discuss changing threats and ways to improve national cybersecurity.
Simulating sneezes to show how COVID-19 spreads
Sandia scientists publish studies of how spray droplets can spread disease