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Sandia appoints new vice president of science and technology
October 13, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has appointed Rob Leland as vice president of science and technology and chief technology officer. Sandia executives Duane Dimos and Julia Phillips, respectively, had served in those roles on an acting basis for the past 20 months. Leland joined Sandia in 1990. With a...
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Sandia Labs plans partnership center to boost collaboration, tech transfer
October 3, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories will pursue a Center for Collaboration and Commercialization to strengthen partnerships, technology transfer and ties to the community. The center, known as C3, will support the city of Albuquerque’s and the University of New Mexico’s Innovation District and Innovate ABQ initiatives. C3 will offer...
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Math skill put Sandia Labs HENAAC honoree on the path to success
October 2, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Edward Jimenez, a Sandia National Laboratories applied mathematician, was named a 2014 HENAAC Award winner as Most Promising Engineer/Advanced Degree by Great Minds in STEM. He joins other honorees at the 26th annual HENAAC conference in New Orleans from Oct. 2-4. HENAAC, formerly the Hispanic Engineering National...
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In-flight sensor tests a step toward Structural Health Monitoring for safer flights
September 29, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nine commercial aircraft flying regular routes are on the frontier of aviation safety, carrying sensors that monitor their structural health along with their routine maintenance. These flight tests are part of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification process that will make the sensors widely available to U.S....
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Sandia researchers find clues to superbug evolution
September 23, 2014 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Imagine going to the hospital with one disease and coming home with something much worse, or not coming home at all. With the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistance pathogens, healthcare-associated infections have become a serious threat. On any given day about one in 25 hospital patients has...
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Sandia magnetized fusion technique produces significant results
September 22, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine have produced a significant output of fusion neutrons, using a method fully functioning for only little more than a year. The experimental work is described in a paper to be published in the Sept. 24 Physical Review Letters online. A...
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Sandia pioneers software for smart and sustainable institutions
September 18, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories’ Institutional Transformation (IX) model helps the federal laboratory reduce its energy consumption and could help other large institutions do the same. The IX model allows planners to experiment with energy conservation measures, such as adding cool roofs or replacing old heating, ventilation and air...
Categories: Energy / Environment / Water, Operations / Budget, Science / Technology / Engineering
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American-made wind turbine blades
September 17, 2014, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is helping makers of wind turbine blades improve the labor productivity associated with blade fabrication and finishing. This improved productivity makes domestic blades more cost competitive with blades from countries that pay workers lower wages. The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (AMII), a three-year $6.3...
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Showcase to spur commercialization of Sandia technologies
September 16, 2014, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A showcase that brought Sandia National Laboratories’ cutting-edge research and technology to the community the past two years has a new look and target audience. Instead of an annual daylong gathering open to the public, the re-envisioned Sandia Technology Showcase will become a yearlong series of events...
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Carbon sequestration research continues at Sandia Labs under Energy Department funds
September 15, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia researchers are sharing a four-year, $12 million Department of Energy research contract on the long-term geologic sequestration of carbon, considered a key element in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The contract from the department’s Office of Science funds research by the Center for Frontiers of Subsurface Energy...
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Sandia cyber-testing contributes to DHS Transition to Practice
September 10, 2014 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Through the Department of Homeland Security’s Transition to Practice (TTP) program, cybersecurity technologies developed at Sandia National Laboratories — and at other federal labs — now stand a better chance of finding their way into the real world. The innovative TTP program, spearheaded by the department’s Science...
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New project is the ACME of computer science to address climate change
August 20, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — High performance computing researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are working with the Department of Energy (DOE) and other national laboratories and institutions to develop and apply the most complete climate and Earth system model, to address the most challenging and demanding climate change issues. Accelerated Climate Modeling...
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Chief Computational Scientist Mark Taylor

Sandia report draws lessons learned from ‘perfect heists’ for national security
August 19, 2014 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — In 2003, the unthinkable happened at Belgium’s Antwerp Diamond Center. Thieves broke into its reputedly impenetrable vault and made off with hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of diamonds, gold, cash and other valuables. Through years of meticulous planning, they got past police officers less than 200...
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New way to report purchases better shows how Sandia Labs spends money
August 18, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has changed the way it categorizes purchased goods and services by linking each acquisition to a specific industry code. “This change in our data systems allows Sandia to better describe to our stakeholders, customers and the general public how we spend our money,” said...
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Tech transfer awards salute innovation, commercialization at Sandia Labs
August 14, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories won four regional awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for its work to develop and commercialize innovative technologies. The FLC is a nationwide network of more than 300 members that provides the forum to develop strategies and opportunities for linking laboratory mission technologies...
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3-D codes yield unprecedented physics, engineering insights
August 4, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on re-entry in 2002, sophisticated computer models were key to determining what happened. A piece of foam flew off at launch and hit a tile, damaging the leading edge of the shuttle wing and exposing the underlying structure. Temperatures soared to...
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Sandia National Laboratories researchers Steve Plimpton, left, and Michael Gallis look at a projection of a model of the Russian MIR space station, which fell out of orbit several years ago and disintegrated, with the remains ending up at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. Using Sandia's 3-D code SPARTA, the calculation is simulating an instance of the process of de-orbiting.

Watching neurons fire from a front-row seat
July 28, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — They are with us every moment of every day, controlling every action we make, from the breath we breathe to the words we speak, and yet there is still a lot we don’t know about the cells that make up our nervous systems. When things go awry...
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Joint hire increases materials science collaboration for Sandia Labs, UNM
July 24, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico (UNM) have hired Fernando Garzon, a nationally recognized scientist and inventor, to work for both institutions. It is the first joint hire recruited together by Sandia and UNM. “Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have...
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Survivor: Sandia ensures US nuclear weapons deterrent can remain effective, credible
July 22, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It may sound strange to say that nuclear weapons must survive radiation. But as part of its mission of ensuring the nation’s stockpile is safe, secure and effective as a deterrent, Sandia National Laboratories must make sure crucial parts can function if they’re hit by radiation, especially...
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Security professional at Sandia nationally recognized with annual NNSA award
July 18, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories security professional Paulette Solis has received the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Bradley A. Peterson Contractor Security Professional of the Year Award. This year’s federal honoree is Susan Christian-Payne of the Nevada Field Office, who received the NNSA’s Bradley A. Peterson Federal Security Professional...
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IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Society Merit Award honors Sandia radiation effects expert
July 17, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia radiation effects researcher Jim Schwank has won the 2014 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Merit Award, which recognizes outstanding technical contributions to the fields of nuclear and plasma sciences. “I feel highly honored,” said Schwank, who is the second active Sandia employee to win the...
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Vehicle fuel efficiency, biofuels, climate change to be explored by world’s leading combustion scientists
July 14, 2014, Media Advisory • International symposium to feature foremost experts on fuel and combustion research LIVERMORE, Calif.— Nearly 1,500 of the world’s foremost fuels and combustion scientists and engineers will gather in San Francisco on Aug. 3-8 for the 35th International Symposium on Comb…
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Sandia researchers win three R&D 100 awards
July 11, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researchers — competing in an international pool of universities, corporations and government labs — captured three R&D 100 Awards in this year’s contest. R&D Magazine presents the awards each year to researchers whom its editors and independent judging panels determine have developed the year’s...
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More California gas stations can provide H2 than previously thought, Sandia study says
July 8, 2014 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — A study by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories concludes that a number of existing gas stations in California can safely store and dispense hydrogen, suggesting a broader network of hydrogen fueling stations may be within reach. The report examined 70 commercial gasoline stations in the state of...
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