‘A win-win for everybody’
Students from more than 40 New Mexico schools benefitted from Sandia’s annual K-12 Computer Donation Event, where more than 1,100 computers and related accessories were distributed.
Sandia hosts Albuquerque’s first CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp
About 20 middle and high school students came to Sandia for Albuquerque’s first CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp, a weeklong cybersecurity workshop supporting the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot program. The workshop taught students advanced security concepts and prepared them for an upcoming competition season this fall.
Society of Women Engineers recognizes Jackie Chen with its highest honor
Jackie Chen has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the Society of Women Engineers for her impact on the society and the engineering community. The award is the highest honor given by the society and recognizes outstanding technical contributions of at least 20 years in engineering.
Detecting quark nuggets, a candidate for extreme ball lightning and dark matter
Thirteen years ago, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Science and Technology Pace VanDevender retired from Sandia to become an 18th-century style “gentleman physicist.” He wanted to understand two mysteries before he died: puzzling electromagnetic signals observed on the Los Alamos-Sandia FORTE satellite and extreme ball lightning.
Business partnerships, technology transfer earn Sandia four regional awards
Sandia has won four regional awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for its work to develop and commercialize innovative technologies. The annual FLC awards program recognizes federal laboratories and their industry partners for outstanding technology transfer achievements.
Q&A with 2019 Truman Fellows
Sandia will welcome two new Truman Fellows in October. Pauli Kehayias and Thomas O’Connor will join the Labs for the next three years to apply breakthroughs they have made in their respective fields to Sandia applications.
Shocking experiences bring intern back for more
Rebecca Nylen, a doctoral candidate in civil engineering at Georgia Tech, is completing her second summer internship at Sandia and has every intention of returning to Albuquerque in 2019.
Visitors study physics of Earth, exoplanet minerals under pressure
Sandia’s materials science team has engineered a platinum-gold alloy believed to be the most wear-resistant metal in the world. It’s 100 times more durable than high-strength steel, making it the first alloy in the same class as diamond and sapphire, nature’s most wear-resistant materials.
Sandia Science & Technology Park celebrates 20 years, announces positive economic impact
The Sandia Science & Technology Park, home to 26 buildings, 47 companies and organizations and more than 2,050 jobs, celebrated its 20th anniversary last week and highlighted the park’s economic impact through 2017.
Florida gator savors watermelon
Sandia has a special allure for manager and University of Florida alumnus Marie Kane. The national security mission, engaging work, friendly culture and excellent work/life balance are all factors that brought Kane not once, but twice to Sandia’s door.