ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories recently was recognized for its contributions to its organization and communities as a 2021 Diversity Team Award winner by Profiles in Diversity Journal. Fifteen companies and 16 diversity teams are being celebrated this summer for their teamwork to advance the cause of diversity and inclusion. The award recognizes talented […]
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Equipped for crises
September 22, 2021 – 11:09 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Shovels symbolically speared the ground today at the site of Sandia National Laboratories new $42.5 million Emergency Operations Center. The 25,000-square-foot complex located on Kirtland Air Force Base is expected to be operational by spring 2023. The center will house National Nuclear Security Administration and Sandia emergency management staff offices, the 24/7 […]
Sandia joins 16 national labs on transgender-inclusive, name-change process for papers
July 28, 2021 – 8:22 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories joins 16 other Department of Energy national laboratories and many prominent publishers, journals and other organizations in scientific publishing in announcing the beginning of a partnership to support name-change requests from researchers on past published papers. This agreement will allow researchers who wish to change their names to claim […]
Forbes magazine again tags Sandia Labs as top large employer
March 29, 2021 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories again has been recognized by Forbes as one of the 500 Best Large Employers 2021. Sandia also won the distinction in 2017 and again in 2019, shortly after garnering a separate award as one of the magazine’s top workplaces for diversity. Forbes and the market research firm Statista conducted […]
Women rank Sandia National Laboratories among best places to work
January 21, 2021 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories was recognized recently by Fairygodboss as one of the Best Companies for Women 2020 and Best Companies where CEOs Support Gender Diversity. Released annually, the honors are based entirely on women’s anonymous reviews left on a social and professional network for highly motivated women to connect with other career-minded […]
Sandia names new leader of nuclear deterrence programs
January 4, 2021 – 8:52 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has named a new deputy labs director to lead its nuclear deterrence programs as part of a reorganization that supports the labs’ continued excellence in assuring the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear arsenal. Laura McGill, who joins Sandia after more than 30 years in the defense […]
Sandia hosts Education With Industry officer
December 8, 2020 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With the resiliency and determination that earned her the U.S. Air Force call sign “Fenix,” Capt. Justine Wolff is using her position as an Education With Industry student at Sandia National Laboratories to better herself and the Air Force. “How great of an opportunity this is to understand our lab partners,” she […]
First companies picked for Sandia’s new Mentor-Protégé Program
October 26, 2020 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has selected three companies as its first protégés in a new partnership program designed to help small businesses develop and build solid foundations when competing for federal and industry opportunities. “Sandia was looking for small businesses that wanted to grow and learn, and we believe we’ve found three great […]
Sandia Labs announces support for employees affected by COVID-19 closures
March 13, 2020 – 6:00 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has announced new temporary measures to support employees unable to work due to school and daycare closures announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, there are no confirmed nor presumptive cases of COVID-19 among Sandia employees. Sandia’s top priority is to keep employees, and by extension […]
Cooling unit saves half-million gallons of water at Sandia supercomputing center
February 18, 2020 – 8:36 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A cooling unit installed on the roof of Sandia National Laboratories’ supercomputer center saved 554,000 gallons of water during its first six months of operation last year, says David J. Martinez, engineering project lead for Sandia’s Infrastructure Computing Services. The dramatic decrease in water use, important for a water-starved state, could be […]
Sandia hosts its first Education With Industry officer
January 23, 2020 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For the first time, a student in the prestigious and highly selective U.S. Air Force Education With Industry program will be bringing his military experience to Sandia National Laboratories and returning to his post with valuable industry experience to share. Capt. Antonio Gallop is not the typical student. He has more than […]
Economic Impact: Sandia Labs spends $3.68B
January 15, 2020 – 12:02 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories pumped an all-time high of nearly $3.68 billion into the economy in fiscal year 2019 by spending on goods, services, payroll, taxes and other payments, Labs Director James Peery announced today. “Sandia is proud of the past success but will not rest,” Peery said. “We will keep building on […]
New Sandia Labs Director named
December 2, 2019 – 2:34 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dr. James S. Peery has been named the next Director of Sandia National Laboratories, the country’s largest National Laboratory. Peery, who began his career at the Labs in 1990, succeeds Dr. Stephen Younger, who is retiring at the end of 2019. Peery becomes the 16th Laboratories Director in Sandia’s 70-year history and […]
Sandia Labs names new leader for California site
September 4, 2019 – 10:00 am
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories has appointed Andrew McIlroy the new associate laboratories director responsible for managing and leading Sandia’s California site in Livermore, effective immediately. McIlroy succeeds D.E. “Dori” Ellis, who was named deputy laboratories director at Sandia in late June. He has been leading the California site on an interim basis since […]
Longtime Sandia leader named second-in-charge of national security lab
June 5, 2019 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —The board of managers of the contractor that manages and operates Sandia National Laboratories, has named labs veteran D.E. “Dori” Ellis as deputy director of the country’s largest national laboratory effective June 28. The National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC Board of Managers named Ellis to succeed David Douglass, who is […]