Sandia’s Tidwell talks to Congress about water-energy issues
Vince Tidwell of Sandia’s water program testified last month on DOE’s research and development into the connections between energy and water before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Fields of gold
Jennifer Payne is a Sandia ecologist who stabilizes degraded lands. She is also one of two Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioners in New Mexico, a title held by only 150 people in the country. As an ecologist who specializes in restoration, Jennifer ensures that Sandia upholds its commitments to protect land leased from Kirtland Air Force Base and land withdrawn from the U.S. Forest Service.
Air Force officials learn about Sandia/CA weapons contributions
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, deputy chief of staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, visited Sandia California last month to familiarize himself with the site’s contributions to national security through nuclear weapons.
CALLING GAMERS: Future nuclear security experts train with Sandia-designed game
The next generation of nuclear security experts is being trained in an exciting new way — by playing a first-of-its-kind war game Sandia helped design. The game, Signal, which goes online this spring after its launch as a board game last year, offers players a chance to make strategic decisions using modern political, economic and military tools.
‘MANOS’ needs a hand
Many of us can thank a teacher or mentor who early in our lives ignited in us a passion for our current professions. Sandia’s Manos — or “hands-on” — program is looking for the next generation of Sandia volunteer mentors to provide that spark for science, technology, engineering and math in local middle school students.
Power to spare: New Battery Test Facility boosts work of power sources team, with big benefits for customers
When Sandia tests the performance of high-capacity energy storage devices, the power sources group frequently would hit obstacles that reduced efficiencies and stretched out schedules. Those obstacles have now been removed with the construction of a 7,500 square-foot Battery Test Facility that enables the team to assemble and test batteries more efficiently for customers to validate whether they perform up to expectations.
A trajectory for fulfillment
For Sandia's Jasmine King-Bush, Black History Month is a time to look back at the giants on whose shoulders we now stand. Honoring our history is essential, she says, because success isn’t just a single plot point on a timeline. Rather, it’s a vector that can extend from the past into the future.
Space surgeon’s prescription for success
Dr. Yvonne Cagle, astronaut, surgeon, retired U.S. Air Force colonel and aerospace researcher, has developed a device for space flight that heals muscle damage in record time here on earth. Cagle spoke at Sandia/California as part of Sandia’s Black History Month events.
NNSA administrator visits Sandia, Jan. 29
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, DOE undersecretary for nuclear security, visited Sandia/New Mexico on Jan. 29. During the visit, Gordon-Hagerty toured some of Sandia's facilities and met with early career staff members to discuss the role of the national labs’ next-generation researchers.
Sandia named one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity
Forbes Media has recognized Sandia as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2019. Sandia is the only national lab on the list of 500 companies and research labs. The honor is based an independent survey of employees at companies with more than 1,000 employees across all industry sectors.