Rodney Wilson receives NNSA Gold Award
Rodney Wilson, former director of Sandia’s Center for Global Security and Cooperation, received the NNSA Administrator’s Distinguished Service Gold Award this year in recognition of his leadership and service to advance NNSA programs.
Sandia’s half-life
Sandia photojournalist Randy Montoya has spent more than 30 years capturing the work and people at the Labs through his lens. In honor of the final Lab News print issue, he looks back at some of the photos that have illustrated Sandia’s story.
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.
Nuclear waste storage canisters put to the test
Sandia is outfitting three stainless-steel storage canisters with heaters and instrumentation to simulate nuclear waste so researchers can study their durability. Researchers plan to study how much salt gathers on the canisters over time.
Sandia brings the magic to Science Fiesta
Sandia researchers got creative this year to develop virtual tours, video experiments and more to support the annual New Mexico Science Fiesta Expo, an interactive learning event for children of all ages from across the state. YouTube videos of many of the events are still available online.
Think 2 Up, Act 2 Over
When former Special Forces officer Ed Williams joined Sandia’s California site as a strategic planner last year, he was already well versed in Integrated Service Delivery. Here, he explains how to use the Think 2 Up, Act 2 Over approach to improve personal accountability and teaming for mission success.
Bo Song named Asian American Engineer of the Year
Sandia mechanical engineer Bo Song has been recognized as a 2020 Asian American Engineer of the Year by the DiscoverE Engineering Program, which honors outstanding Asian American professionals in science and engineering for their technical achievements, leadership and public service.
Society of Women Engineers honors three Sandians
Sandia researchers Christina Beppler, Ireena Erteza and Anne Grillet have earned recognition for their career achievements at the 2020 Society of Women Engineers annual awards.
SASE honors Sandia and Tian Ma at annual awards
The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers named Sandia its 2020 Organization of the Year in the government category and honored Sandia computer scientist Tian Ma with the 2020 Professional Achievement Award at its virtual national conference in October.
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.