March 3, 2026, Media Advisory • Some of New Mexico’s most brilliant young minds will come together March 7 for the annual New Mexico Regional Science Bowl sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories.
January 15, 2026, Media Advisory • Is there a future where food doesn’t go to waste? Where, from farm to table, the health of people and the planet are paramount? That is the future students are tasked with creating at the 2026 Future City Competition.
January 9, 2026 • Sandia National Laboratories generated a record $5.2 billion in economic impact in 2025, marking the 17th consecutive year Sandia has set a new high, according to its annual economic impact report released this week.
July 18, 2025, Media Advisory • Explora visitors can step into the world of augmented, virtual and mixed reality during a special event presented by Sandia National Laboratories on July 23.
June 23, 2025 • Sandia National Laboratories and Central New Mexico Community College are partnering to create a training program to bolster the number of quantum technicians in the state.
May 2, 2025, Media Advisory • Students from three Albuquerque schools are preparing to launch their solar high-altitude balloons into the stratosphere with the help of Sandia National Laboratories volunteers and the nonprofit, Science Heads.
March 12, 2025 • Students from two Albuquerque Public Schools are headed to the 2025 Department of Energy National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., with some serious bragging rights in hand.
February 6, 2025, Media Advisory • High school students will immerse themselves into the world of coding and artificial intelligence while tackling community issues at the second annual Thunderbird Hackathon.
July 3, 2024 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories, with the support of the National Nuclear Security Administration, has donated machinery and attachments to Las Positas College in Livermore, supporting the expansion of a cutting-edge manufacturing program. Those machines will help train the next generation of California students in the art of fabricating...
July 2, 2024, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — QCaMP is returning to New Mexico for its third year, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of scientists in the rapidly growing field of quantum science. Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories, in collaboration with instructors from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,...
March 6, 2024 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Students from Los Alamos have once again proven that when it comes to science and math, they know their stuff. They were among the science and math buffs from seven New Mexico high schools who gathered this weekend at Albuquerque Academy for the Department of Energy Regional...
February 27, 2024 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — They knew it was an ambitious goal. But by the time they announced it in 2022, Sandia National Laboratories and The University of New Mexico — two of the state’s largest research institutions — had been working out their strategy for more than a year. Their goal:...
January 17, 2024 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Tony Garcia often reflects on his grandfather’s words: “Work hard and be good to people, and you’ll end up happy.” This simple principle has been Garcia’s beacon throughout his academic and professional journeys, and now has led to his recognition with a prestigious 2023 Society of Hispanic...
November 9, 2023, Media Advisory • [caption id="attachment_22275" align="alignleft" width="250"] Michelle Walker-Wade helps gather turkeys as part of the 2022 Take a Turkey to Work Day at Sandia National Laboratories. (Photo by Craig Fritz) Click on thumbnail for high resolution image.[/caption]ALBUQUERQUE, N…
October 31, 2023, Media Advisory • [caption id="attachment_22222" align="alignright" width="250"] Chance Bonham from Berrendo Middle School launches his team’s electric car during the 2022 New Mexico Electric Car Challenge. (Photo by Craig Fritz) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image.[/caption]…
September 21, 2023 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nearly every day, a cyberattack or newly discovered zero-day exploit hits the headlines, which makes providing the best training for the next generation of cybersecurity professionals of vital importance. Sandia National Laboratories’ internship institute in cybersecurity, called the Center for Cyber Defenders, has been introducing college students...
September 18, 2023 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A government-funded consortium offering science and technology learning opportunities to student minorities aims to, over time, equalize workforce demographics at national laboratories, said leaders of the effort at Sandia National Laboratories. The partnership, titled the Rio Grande Consortium for Advanced Research on Exascale Simulation, known as...
August 11, 2023 • [caption id="attachment_21819" align="alignright" width="250"] Sandia National Laboratories hosted a ribbon cutting Aug. 7 for its new Emergency Operations Center. Left to right are Sandia Labs Environment, Safety & Health Director David Stuhan, Sandia Labs Chief Operati…
July 29, 2023 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Volunteers from Sandia National Laboratories helped wrap up summer break with fun, hands-on science, technology, engineering and math activities at the fourth annual STEM in the Sun program. With the outdoor temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, this year’s event was moved indoors, creating a unique environment for...
July 24, 2023, Media Advisory • [caption id="attachment_21400" align="alignright" width="250"] Student Christian Martinez, right, explores his surroundings through augmented reality glasses during a demonstration at Sandia National Laboratories. (Photo by Craig Fritz) Click on the thumbnail for a high-reso…
July 3, 2023 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory faced off last month in a friendly battle to see who could bring in the most blood donations to mark World Blood Day and help the community. The competition turned out to be a neck-and-neck situation with the winner...
May 4, 2023 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nearly 2,000 kids filled Sandia National Laboratories’ Albuquerque site, and another 200 filled the Livermore, California site, to see the cool things their parents and relatives do as part of Kids Day, the highest attendance ever recorded. It’s the first time Sandia has opened its gates like...
March 23, 2023, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A group of students from Gallup, Miyamura and Grants high schools will visit Sandia National Laboratories on March 30 to see firsthand some of the Labs’ research and technology that career paths in science, technology, engineering and math can lead to. The students will tour Sandia’s National...
March 21, 2023 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Pluma, LLC, has been nominated by Sandia National Laboratories as the Department of Energy’s Protégé of the Year as part of its Mentor-Protégé Program. Pluma, a general construction business started in Albuquerque, is one of five businesses Sandia accepted into the program with the mission of helping...