Sandians stuff turkey donation bins
Volunteers donated 250 frozen turkeys and more than $10K during this year’s Take a Frozen Turkey to Work Day, hosted by Sandia in partnership with Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union, Roadrunner Food Bank and other local pantries.
State of the Labs 2020
Labs Director James Peery looks back at the accomplishments of Sandia’s workforce over the past year in the annual State of the Labs address.
Advancing nuclear security education
Sandia and the University of New Mexico are teaming up to create a new approach to teaching nuclear security. Their goal: create a one-of-a-kind, graduate-level program that focuses on technical skills in education, research and professional development.
Safeguarding biological data
A partnership between Sandia and the Boston firm BioBright LLC to improve the security of synthetic biology equipment has become more relevant after the U.S. and others issued warnings that hackers were using the COVID-19 pandemic to increase their activities.
Material found in house paint may spur technology revolution
The development of a new method to make non-volatile computer memory may have unlocked a problem that has been holding back machine learning and has the potential to revolutionize technologies like voice recognition, image processing and autonomous driving.
First companies picked for Sandia’s new Mentor-Protégé Program
Sandia has selected three companies as its first protégés in a new partnership program designed to help small businesses develop and build solid foundations when competing for federal and industry opportunities.
Successful crash test meets major milestone for nuclear deterrence program
Sandia and partners conducted a successful full-scale MGT crash test this summer, meeting a major NNSA milestone. The test involved using the Labs’ sled track and rockets to propel a tractor-trailer into the MGT prototype.
Cyber programs engage future workforce
The growing demand for cybersecurity professionals around the globe puts a premium on those in the industry and makes cybersecurity a critical skills area at Sandia. GET SCET and Tracer FIRE are two Sandia programs that have been put in place to help grow the number of talented individuals available to enter the cybersecurity pipeline.
Turning up the heat on molten salt valves
Sandia is partnering with Flowserve Corp. and Kairos Power LLC on a $2.5 million, three-year DOE Advanced Valve Project grant to lower the cost and boost the efficiency of concentrating solar power in the U.S.
Protocol moves into high gear during pandemic
On any given day, Sandia’s Executive Protocol Office hosts distinguished visitors that focus on the multitude of Labs priority programs; but during a pandemic, nothing is normal.