Sensors used in the ultrafast X-ray imager are inspected under a microscope at Sandia National Laboratories. (Photo by Craig Fritz) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — To say that the technology and products that Sandia National Laboratories researchers have helped imagine, innovate and industrialize have had a massive impact on the country would be an understatement.

Two studies commissioned by Sandia and the National Nuclear Security Administration show Sandia’s work has had a staggering $140 billion economic impact since the year 2000.

Members of the media are invited to attend as Deputy Labs Director and Chief Operating Officer David Gibson, Senior Manager of Business Development Mary Monson, and others discuss the impact, its contributing factors, and how Sandia continues collaboration with businesses to move labs-developed technology to market.

The speakers will also highlight some of the successful business partnerships that have been cultivated over the decades.

What: Sandia National Laboratories’ 20-year economic impact news conference
When: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 2
Where: Center for Global Security
10600 Research Rd. SE
RSVP: Kim Quintana, kdquint@sandia.gov, 505-537-3294

Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. Sandia Labs has major research and development responsibilities in nuclear deterrence, global security, defense, energy technologies and economic competitiveness, with main facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Livermore, California.

Sandia news media contact: Kim Quintana, kdquint@sandia.gov, 505-537-3294