Research Highlights Archive

Artificial Intelligence, Computing Collaborations, Computing Research, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics

THE TRI-LABS AND CEREBRAS MEET AT SANDIA – The program and team leads from Sandia, Los Alamos, and Lawrence Livermore...

DOE Office of Science, Physical Science, Research Awards

The Department of State named chemist Krupa Ramasesha to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program to Austria for the 2025-2026 academic...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, Nanodevices & Microsystems, Research Awards

The Harry S. Truman Postdoctoral Fellowships and Jill Hruby Postdoctoral Fellowships are three-year distinguished positions at Sandia created to attract...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, Research Awards

Rich Lehoucq was chosen as a SIAM Fellow for his significant contributions to the fields of applied mathematics, computational science,...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, Nanodevices & Microsystems, Radiation Effects & High Energy Physics, Research Awards

The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on...

Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, Research Awards

Sandia researcher Hongyou Fan was awarded the prestigious 2024 Materials Research Society (MRS) Medal, recognizing his innovative approach to synthesizing...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, DOE Office of Science, Research Awards

Sandia scientists Mitchell Wood (left) and Gianluca Geraci (right) received 2024 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program awards....

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, NNSA

Thinking creatively about rotations, the team discovered new numerical methods for solving differential equations on rotation groups with increased precision....

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, NNSA, Radiation Effects & High Energy Physics

To enable future innovative designs for fusion platforms on the Z machine, a Sandia LDRD team developed an automated framework...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, NNSA, NNSA

Error from imperfect computer representations of numbers when visualizing a sphere at 1km and 20,000km distance from an observer. Computers...

DOE, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, Laboratory Directed R&D, NNSA, NNSA

Sandia researchers are using remote data to determine the structure of underground tunnels. Specifically, their research focuses on understanding acoustic...

DOE, Engineering Science, Laboratory Directed R&D, NNSA, NNSA

Sandia researchers utilized machine learning techniques to address the limitations of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence models in predicting hypersonic turbulent...

DOE, Engineering Science, Laboratory Directed R&D, NNSA, NNSA

Simulated and observed photon travel time agreed within uncertainty across the two cloud thicknesses (1, 2) under study. How long...

Biological Science, DOE, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, NNSA, NNSA

When it comes to nuclear arms control, verification is essential. By detecting unique metastable radionuclide signatures in non-nuclear material disposition...

Biological Science, Laboratory Directed R&D

Sandia researchers are focused on protecting soldiers and citizens from biological threats by creating innovative solutions to prevent and treat...

Artificial Intelligence, Computing Collaborations, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, NNSA

New neuromorphic computing system arrives at Sandia THE HARDWARE BEHIND THE BRAIN — NERL Braunfels consists of three chassis, or...

Biological Science, Laboratory Directed R&D, Research Area

As permafrost thaws, it exposes ancient organic matter that microbes can use as fuel. This process contributes to the release...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, DOE, DOE Office of Science, NNSA, Research Area

Liquid metal dealloying. The initial species fields (cA and cB at t=0) are contaminated with low-amplitude random white noise (left fields). Given the chaotic...

DOE, DOE Office of Science, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, NNSA, Research Area

Positive and negative correlations of measured gas-phase methyl and formaldehyde with predicted surface coverages Scientists at Sandia are studying how...

DOE, DOE Office of Science, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, NNSA, Research Area

Disconnections, such as the disconnection dipole shown here from relaxed molecular dynamics simulations, are found on many grain boundaries and...

DOE, DOE Office of Science, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, NNSA, Research Area

By rotating the đ¶3 symmetry breaking deformation ( 𝜑), the angular positions of the Dirac points and the corresponding polarization...

DOE, DOE Office of Science, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, NNSA, Research Area

Scientists at Sandia have created a new way to create atomic structures that show the important features of different materials....

Biological Science, DOE, DOE Office of Science, NNSA, Research Area

The schematic diagram for screening of solvents for lignin dissolution. Using ionic liquids (IL) to break down and make use...

DOE, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, Laboratory Directed R&D, Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, NNSA, Research Area

Understanding how materials will interact with their environment is crucial when selecting components for engineering applications. To help inform material...

Computing Collaborations, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, NNSA

In a partnership just reaching two years, Sandia and Cerebras Systems have unveiled a cluster composed of four Cerebras CS-3...

Computing Collaborations, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, NNSA, Radiation Effects & High Energy Physics

Physicists from Sandia worked with a team of researchers at Google Quantum AI and other affiliated institutions over the last...

Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, DOE, Research Area

Sandia’s Jennifer Gaudioso testified before Congress on how scientists at U.S. national laboratories are poised to elevate artificial intelligence to...

Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, DOE, Research Area

Ten national laboratories, including Sandia, shared one of the largest booths at the AI Expo for National Competitiveness from May...

Computing Collaborations, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, NNSA

Sandia National Laboratories has announced a new project with NVIDIA to pursue critical research and development of memory technologies. This...

Computing Collaborations, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, NNSA

Sandia National Laboratories and DataDirect Networks (DDN) have partnered over the last 3.5+ years to design a next generation parallel...

Computing Collaborations, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, NNSA

Sandia National Laboratories, leading a tri-lab consortium with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), announces...

Computing Collaborations, Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, NNSA

Sandia National Laboratories has announced a partnership with AI and neuromorphic computing company, SpiNNcloud. Leveraging a next generation system, SpiNNaker2, this...

DOE, DOE Office of Science, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, Research Area

A multidisciplinary team has combined measurements in the Amazon forest with experimental and theoretical kinetics to show the role of...

DOE, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, Laboratory Directed R&D, Purdue University, Research Area

Experimental war gaming provides insightful data for real-world cyberattacks In Greek mythology, Tantalus was the king of Sipylus who so...

Biological Science, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, Laboratory Directed R&D, Research Area

The major challenge with using algae as a feedstock is growing it economically, which hinges strongly on the ability to...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, Research Area

Brittle material failure can appear random and unpredictable at subcritical stresses. A fundamental understanding of how structural and environmental factors...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, Research Area

As counterfeiting methods become more sophisticated, countermeasures must be developed at the same pace. In this Sandia LDRD project, unique...

Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, Research Area

Jonathan Pegues, a researcher in Sandia’s Coatings & Additive Manufacturing department, was approved to be the first formally approved Sandia...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, Radiation Effects & High Energy Physics, Research Area

The development of equations-of-state and transport models in areas such as shock compression and fusion energy science is critical to...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Radiation Effects & High Energy Physics, Research Area

Predictive design of experiments in Radiation, Electrical, and High Energy Density Science (REHEDS) requires knowledge of material properties (e.g., equations...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, Research Area

Chalcogenide thin films that undergo reversible phase changes show promise for next-generation nanophotonics, metasurfaces, and other emerging technologies. This general...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Physical Science, Research Area

Atmospheric corrosion is a critical materials degradation problem, yet the ability to predict its kinetics remains elusive. Conventional approaches provide...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Physical Science, Research Area

Gallium nitride (GaN) is a very hard, mechanically stable wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor that permits devices to operate at much higher...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Physical Science, Research Area

Subcritical fracture controls deformation and permeability of rocks and degradation of manmade materials. To further understand the chemical mechanisms controlling...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Nanodevices & Microsystems, Research Area

Novel material and device concepts previously took years for iteration. Discoveries in this LDRD project will now allow them to...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Nanodevices & Microsystems, Research Area

Underfilling is a widely used manufacturing process that helps stabilize and reinforce solder joints in electronic parts. However, heterogeneously integrated...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Nanodevices & Microsystems, Research Area

Data-heavy workflows such as AI require in to increase system efficiency. Work on this memory computing, so this LDRD team...

Biological Science, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, Laboratory Directed R&D, Research Area

An integrated data science and experimental approach is being taken to the challenges of direct capture of CO2 from the...

Biological Science, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science, Laboratory Directed R&D, Research Area

Representation of soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in Earth system models (ESM) is a key source of uncertainty in predicting...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, Laboratory Directed R&D, Research Area

While ML classifiers are widespread, output is often not part of a follow-on decision-making process because of lack of uncertainty...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, Laboratory Directed R&D, Research Area

Multiscale materials modeling fundamental insight into microscopic mechanisms that determine materials properties in nuclear stockpile applications that leverage radiation harden...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, Laboratory Directed R&D, Research Area

Multimaterial problems exist in mission applications such as mechanics and subsurface transport. To capture effects arising from long-range forces at...

DOE, Engineering Science, Research Area

Accurately capturing solidification of fluids and the development of residual stress is critical for fully predictive simulations for numerous applications...

DOE, Engineering Science, Research Area

Computer aided design (CAD) to simulation workflows for nuclear deterrence (ND) have shown dramatic performance improvements with ML. This work...

DOE, Engineering Science, Research Area

Predicting explosive performance at length scales near the minimum needed for a detonation to propagate is often a challenge—surrounding materials,...

DOE, Laboratory Directed R&D, Materials & Advanced Manufacturing, Research Area

The team, led by Sandia principal investigator Jessica Rimsza, developed new modeling capabilities for evaluating multiphase phenomena in cement-based materials...

Laboratory Directed R&D, NNSA, Radiation Effects & High Energy Physics, Research Area

Low density plasmas are predicted to impact Sandia’s Z machine experiments in a variety of ways. Magnetic Resonance Tomography instability...

Biological Science

Ryan Davis, a principal member of Sandia’s technical staff in Bioresource and Environmental Security, and his team developed a high-quality...

Biological Science

The Intrinsic Control for Genome and Transcriptome Editing in Communities (InCoGenTEC) project team, exploiting the CRISPR-associated (CRISPR-Cas) system in bacteria,...

Biological Science, DOE Office of Science

Catherine Mageeney, a senior member of Sandia’s technical staff in bioengineering and biotechnology, has expertise in phage biology and genetics...

Radiation Effects & High Energy Physics, Research Area

Electrothermal instability (ETI) is driven by Joule heating and arises from the dependence of resistivity on temperature. When a metal is...

DOE, DOE Office of Science, Nanodevices & Microsystems, Research Area

Many polymer liquids flow easily when stretched gently but become viscous and solid-like when stretched rapidly. This phenomenon, known as strain...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, Nanodevices & Microsystems, Research Area

Try this thought experiment: imagine a small measurable quantity of something—perhaps a grain of sand or a point of light—then...

Computing, Information Science, and Mathematics, Earth, Energy & Environmental Science

Sandia visualization experts are working with climate scientists to visualize complex simulation results from the Energy Exascale Earth System Model...