American Indian

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‘Iconic’ Sandia researcher wins Indigenous Excellence Award

October 28, 2020 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Her peers know her as an exceptional engineer. But to some Indigenous people, Sandra Begay is legendary. “Like many Native American students in STEM, I knew of Sandra before I met her,” said Suzanne Singer, who is Navajo and interned under Begay at Sandia National Laboratories in...

Categories: Awards

Topics: American Indian, clean energy, diversity, mentoring

Sandia Labs collects $245,000 for Native American neighbors

May 11, 2020 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As COVID-19 began ravaging Native American communities in the Southwest last month, a sense of urgency was mounting for Sandia National Laboratories tribal government relations program manager Laurence Brown. As the virus spread rapidly in parts of the Navajo Nation and New Mexico pueblos, a groundswell of...

Categories: Community / Education, Coronavirus

Topics: American Indian, American Indian Outreach Committee, coronavirus, COVID-19, diversity, fundraising, Native American, Need is Now

Photo of Sandia employees and Navajo Nation dance group Native American Heritage Month in November 2017.

Catching dreams

June 7, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories in a new partnership with New Mexico Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement, or NM MESA, has increased the number of students in Sandia’s Dream Catchers Science Program. The latest hands-on science and engineering program was recently held at the University of New Mexico-Gallup campus....

Categories: Community / Education, Media advisories, Science / Technology / Engineering

Topics: American Indian, community, diversity, education, national labs, Native American, outreach, partnerships, robotics, Sandia, Sandia National Laboratories, STEM, technology

American Indian engineers present inaugural award to Sandia diversity specialist

November 10, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Introducing the first recipient of the Blazing Flame Award from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) requires a customary introduction. Translated from Navajo: “They call me Marie Capitan. I am Navajo and Alaskan. I am born to the Water’s Edge People clan and born for...

Categories: Awards, Community / Education

Topics: AISES, American Indian, diversity, human resources, inclusion, Native American, outreach, STEM

American Indian group names Sandia engineer 2014 Professional of the Year

November 19, 2013 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Randy McKee’s passion is engineering excellence. “I’m a process guy,” says the Cherokee Nation member. “I always put that first in anything I do.” Close behind is his desire to help young people become professional engineers. McKee has spent countless hours mentoring in minority recruitment, graduate and...

Categories: Awards, HR / Personnel, Science / Technology / Engineering

Topics: AISES, American Indian, awards, diversity, education, engineers, mentoring, national labs, North Carolina A&T State, professional development, STEM

Sandia’s Dream Catcher program sparks hands-on science learning

June 15, 2013, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories’ annual Dream Catcher Science Program on Saturdays this month encourages middle and high school student interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and seeks to increase American Indian student interest in STEM fields. The program was launched in 1991 by Sandia’s American Indian...

Categories: Community / Education

Topics: American Indian, dream catcher, education, Native American, school