Hobby sessions build virtual connections
Once a month, Sandia/California comes together for a virtual hobby session, where they learn about a colleague’s favorite pastime. Read about many of the fascinating topics that volunteers have shared.
Encouraging minority students in STEM
Interns learn technical skills and gain insight into national security through a program that connects minority-serving colleges and universities with NNSA labs and plants.
Bay Area giving together
Sandia partners with Berkeley Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to combat food insecurity.
Sandia gives $1M to nonprofits
This year, grants have been awarded to 85 nonprofits in New Mexico and California. On National Nonprofit Day, the Labs recognizes organizations that make a major impact on their communities.
Answering the call
Lab News asked several Sandians about their support of the mission and what it means to them. Read their stories.
Summer STEM with Girls Inc.
Volunteers from Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories teamed up to teach STEM to 70 campers at Girls Inc. in Santa Fe.
Answering the call
Lab News asked Sandians in various roles throughout the Labs about their support of the mission and what it means to them. Their answers inspire thought, and hopefully action.
Labs leaders answer staff questions
In a Q&A town hall on July 18, Sandia leadership urged the workforce to fill gaps in the nuclear programs and alert directors and managers when procedures slow down modernization efforts.
Sandian honored for disability inclusion, advocacy
Advanced Microsystems business lead Heather Spalding was recently recognized as an Employee of the Year by CAREERS & the disABLED magazine. Sandia was named as a 2022 readers’ choice Top 20 Government Employers for Equal Opportunity.
Can an algorithm teach scientists to write better quantum computer programs?
Quantum physicist Timothy Proctor has earned an Early Career Research Award for his work that helps quantum computer scientists write better programs that fail less often.