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Sandia measurements expert named Asian American Engineer of the Year
April 10, 2018 • [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250"] Sandia National Laboratories senior scientist Hy Tran has been named a 2018 Asian American Engineer of the Year. Tran, whose family came to the United States from Vietnam during the Vietnam War, said "the values of education, har…
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First Sandia employee honored as 2018 LGBTQ+ Scientist of the Year
February 16, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories physicist Danelle Tanner has been named the 2018 Scientist of the Year by the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals. She is the first labs employee to receive the honor since the NOGLSTP created the award in 2004. The annual...
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Three Sandia researchers elected fellows of the American Physical Society
February 8, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researchers Carlos Gutierrez, Alec Talin and Thomas Mattsson have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society. The honor is afforded each year to no more than one half of one percent of the members of the society. Talin, from Sandia’s California site, was...
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National Hispanic engineering organization honors two Sandia engineers
February 5, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The technical achievements of two Sandia National Laboratories weapons engineers have been recognized by Great Minds in STEM, an organization supporting careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Systems analysis manager Steven Trujillo was awarded for his professional achievements and Humberto Santacruz, a lead engineer on Sandia’s...
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American Indian Science and Engineering Society honors two Sandia employees
January 16, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researcher Ginger Hernandez and Tribal Government Program manager Laurence Brown have been honored by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society for their career accomplishments. Hernandez is the recipient of the AI…
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Sandia National Laboratories researcher Ginger Hernandez has been honored by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society with its 2017 Technical Excellence Award.

Optical Society elects two Sandia researchers as fellows
November 16, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researchers Hope Michelsen and Jeff Tsao have been elected fellows of the Optical Society.Michelsen was elected for pioneering contributions to the fundamental understanding of laser-radiation interactions with soot particle…
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Sandia researcher receives IEEE Computer Society’s 2017 Sidney Fernbach Award
November 8, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Steve Plimpton, a computational scientist at Sandia National Laboratories’ Center for Computing Research, has received the IEEE Computer Society’s 2017 Sidney Fernbach Award for “high-performance computer simulation frameworks that have advanced r…
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Two Sandia engineers named University of New Mexico distinguished alumni
November 1, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico School of Engineering has named two Sandia National Laboratories engineers as distinguished alumni for 2017.Ireena Erteza was honored for electrical and computer engineering and Kenneth Armijo was selected for mechanical eng…
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Three Sandia engineers recognized for contributions to advancing women in STEM
October 24, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Three Sandia National Laboratories engineers have been recognized by the Society of Women Engineers as part of its annual awards program for their support in the enrichment and advancement of women in engineering. Janet Williams won the Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes members who have made significant...
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Sandia computing researcher wins DOE Early Career Research Program Award
October 4, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories researcher Tim Wildey has received a 2017 Early Career Research Program award from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Wildey is Sandia’s first winner of the Advanced Scientific Computing Research branch of the prestigious program, said manager Daniel Turner. The national award, now...
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Sandia Labs wins 5 regional technology transfer awards
September 20, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories won five awards from the 2017 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 outs…
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Islamic Center kids, Sandia coach, win big in international STEM competition
September 7, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Motivated by the importance of involving kids in STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math applications, Sandia National Laboratories computer scientist Mohamed Ebeida started a robotics program last year at the Islamic Center of New Mexico for boys and girls from 6 to 14 years old. This...
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Trio of Sandia women recognized as leaders in STEM, diversity
August 9, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Three Sandia women have received a Women Worth Watching Award, presented by Profiles in Diversity Journal. Chemical engineers Carol Adkins and Justine Johannes each received a Women Worth Watching in STEM Award and were recently profiled in the special STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) edition of...
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Sandia researchers named IEEE fellows
June 27, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Sandia National Laboratories researchers have been named fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, known as IEEE. Bryan Oliver, senior manager of the Radiation Effects Sciences and Applications Department, was named for his contributions to the theory and simulation of intense particle beams and...
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Bryan Oliver

Sandia recognizes top female high school students in math, science in northern California
May 16, 2017 • [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"] Sandia National Laboratories researcher Marilyn F. Hawley, right, presents an award to a student from Manteca, California, while Sandia Business Development Manager Annie Garcia, center, announces the recipients of this year’s…
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26th annual Sandia Math and Science Awards

Dan Sinars represents Sandia in first energy leadership class
March 13, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dan Sinars, a senior manager in Sandia National Laboratories’ pulsed power center, which built and operates the Z facility, is the sole representative from a nuclear weapons lab in a Department of Energy leadership program that recently visited Sandia. Members of the Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership...
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Sandia scientist named fellow for diverse contributions to aeronautics, space research
March 2, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gary Polansky, the chief scientist for hypersonic technology development and applications at Sandia National Laboratories, has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). AIAA, the world’s largest aerospace professional society, confers the distinction of fellow to recognize professionals’ notable and valuable...
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Sandia intern, mentor win chemical society award
February 24, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Sandia National Laboratories student intern Julian A. Vigil and researcher Timothy N. Lambert captured a 2017 American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Inorganic Chemistry Award for Undergraduate Research. Vigil will receive a financial stipend and a plaque; his mentor Lambert will receive a plaque for permanent display at Sandia....
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Julian Vigil and Tim Lambert

Sandia researcher wins early-career computer modeling award
February 23, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Salvatore Campione of Sandia National Laboratories has been awarded the 2017 Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Early Career Award “for innovative contributions to the electromagnetic modeling of complex systems and structures, from microwave to optical frequencies.” The ACES Early Career Award honors achievements and contributions in the...
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Salvatore Campione

Asian-American engineer sees prestigious national award as Sandia ‘career achievement’
February 20, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Ireena Erteza has engineering in her blood. She’s had a love for it as far back as she can remember. “My father showed me what it is to be a scholar and an engineer,” she said. “He was playful and creative. He gave me free rein to play...
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Energy work brings Sandia Labs two national technology transfer awards
February 15, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories won the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s (FLC) national 2017 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for a heat-exchanger technology that makes power generation more efficient. And Sandia won the FLC’s State and Local Economic Development Recognition award for its work on the New Jersey TRANSITGRID...
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Sandia receives ENERGISE award to study how to help utilities better manage power systems
January 31, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories has been awarded a three-year, $2.5 million award to help utility companies better visualize, manage and protect power systems as they include increasing numbers of distributed energy resources (DER) such as wind and solar. The project creates open-source advanced distribution management system (ADMS) algorithms...
Categories: Awards, Renewable energy, Technology transfer / Economic Impact
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