LIVERMORE, Calif. – When a hurricane approaches landfall, local, state and tribal governments must work together to decide whether and how they should evacuate large populations to save lives. Emergency managers must make quick decisions, often with outdated information and computer models. To ensure that emergency officials are better prepared to respond efficiently, researchers at […]
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Understanding hazardous combustion byproducts reduces factors impacting climate change
August 25, 2016 – 5:00 am
Sandia researchers focus on soot, furans, oxygenated hydrocarbons LIVERMORE, Calif. – Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Combustion Research Facility are developing the understanding necessary to build cleaner combustion technologies that will in turn reduce climate impact. Their work focuses on understanding the oxidation chemistry of organic carbon species critical to many processes including controlling emissions […]
Former Army ranger receives Sandia-Livermore Chamber of Commerce Student of the Year Award
July 12, 2016 – 6:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif – Former Army ranger Damon Alcorn has received the Sandia National Laboratories-Livermore Chamber of Commerce Student of the Year Award. Presented at the chamber’s State of the City Luncheon on June 23, the annual award highlights a Las Positas College student who demonstrates exemplary academic achievements and leadership. Born and raised in the […]
Sandia explores aggressive high-efficiency sparkplug-free gasoline auto engines
June 13, 2016 – 10:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Combustion Research Facility are helping to develop sparkplug-free engines that will help meet ambitious automotive fuel economy targets of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. They are working on low-temperature gasoline combustion (LTGC) operating strategies for affordable, high-efficiency engines that will meet stringent air-quality standards. Sandia researchers […]
Sandia develops autoignition model designed for efficient, accurate engine simulations
May 12, 2016 – 5:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a model for how diesel engines autoignite that should lead to increased engine efficiency and a better understanding of how pollutants form. Sandia postdoctoral researcher Layal Hakim, working with mentors and Sandia principal investigators Guilhem Lacaze and Joe Oefelein, designed and implemented an optimized chemical […]
Sandia plasma-materials researcher wins DOE Early Career Award
May 10, 2016 – 5:02 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories researcher Robert Kolasinski has received a $2.5 million, five-year Early Career Research Program award from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science to support his work on how intense fusion plasmas interact with the interior surfaces of fusion reactors. Kolsinski’s research will develop the scientific foundations needed to […]
Sandia’s Hydrogen Risk Assessment Models toolkit now available
April 11, 2016 – 5:04 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories’ Hydrogen Risk Assessment Models (HyRAM), a first-ever software toolkit to assess the safety of hydrogen fueling and storage infrastructure, is now available at hyram.sandia.gov. Sandia will introduce the toolkit, which integrates hydrogen safety data and methods, during a webinar April 26. Register at http://energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/webinars. “HyRAM provides a common platform […]
Sandia, UCLA develop screening libraries to discover drug targets for viral infections
April 4, 2016 – 11:15 am
Project based on CRISPR genome-editing technology LIVERMORE, Calif. — As headlines highlight the threat of viruses like Ebola and Zika, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have teamed up to discover and uncover the viral mechanisms of infection by creating screening libraries based on CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced […]
Sandia inks emergency response pact with California Fire and Rescue Training Authority
March 30, 2016 – 5:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories and the California Fire and Rescue Training Authority (CFRTA) this month signed a memorandum of agreement to develop new concepts and capabilities for emergency planning, exercise and response. The agreement was signed by Marianne Walck, vice president of Sandia’s California site and the Energy & Climate program, and by […]
Jacqueline Chen inducted into Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame
March 15, 2016 – 5:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif.— Jacqueline Chen, a distinguished member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories’ Combustion Research Facility, will be inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame on March 19 in Oakland, California. Chen is being honored in the area of science and technology for her contributions to using the world’s fastest supercomputers to […]
Sandia engine efficiency expert named SAE fellow
March 14, 2016 – 5:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories combustion researcher Mark Musculus has been named a fellow of SAE International, formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers. Established in 1975, the fellow designation honors long-term SAE members who have made a significant impact on society’s mobility technology through leadership, research and innovation. Only about 20 of SAE’s more […]
Sandia’s California site marks 60 years of engineering, science and service
March 8, 2016 – 10:05 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories’ California site celebrates its 60th anniversary today, March 8. The site, which began with a singular nuclear weapons mission, now supports all Sandia missions. Nuclear weapons accounts for nearly half of the site’s work, along with strong programs in homeland security, transportation energy, cyber and chemical and biological defense. […]
Ice sheet modeling of Greenland, Antarctica helps predict sea-level rise
February 11, 2016 – 5:00 am
Sandia Labs research part of five-year multi-partner project titled Predicting Ice Sheet and Climate Evolution at Extreme Scales (PISCEES) LIVERMORE, Calif. — The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets will make a dominant contribution to 21st century sea-level rise if current climate trends continue. However, predicting the expected loss of ice sheet mass is difficult due […]
Two Sandia scientists cited for computing advances yielding real world impact
January 20, 2016 – 5:00 am
Association for Computing Machinery selects Pinar, Phillips as distinguished members LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories scientists Ali Pinar and Cynthia (Cindy) Phillips have been selected as distinguished members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ACM, the world’s leading association of computing professionals, selected Pinar and Phillips for their significant accomplishments and impact within […]
Sandia researcher David Osborn elected physics fellow
January 18, 2016 – 5:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories researcher David Osborn has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society’s (APS) Division of Chemical Physics. Election to fellowship in the APS is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the membership and is recognition by Osborn’s peers of his outstanding contributions to […]