ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories has issued three information technology contracts totaling $353 million over a potential term of seven years. The awards streamline IT contracting at the labs. “These contracts replace current IT contracts that are expiring,” said Chris Slater of the Sandia Procurement group. “We are integrating multiple service contracts to create […]
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Disabled kids inspire musical instrument anyone can play
February 6, 2013 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Not everyone can play music. You need timing and rhythm, an ear for pitch and notes and an ability to interpret sheet music and symbols. You need physical coordination to apply those talents plus control of lungs, lips, arms and fingers to match the mechanics of a musical instrument. And you need […]
Sandia’s Paul Hommert named FLC Laboratory Director of the Year
February 4, 2013 – 3:30 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — Paul Hommert has been named 2013 Laboratory Director of the Year by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for his support of technology transfer activities at Sandia National Laboratories. The FLC said the award recognized the excellence of work during 2012 by Hommert, Sandia’s president and laboratories director, and the entire Sandia tech […]
Report spotlights Sandia’s impact on New Mexico economy
February 1, 2013 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories spent roughly $900 million on goods and services in fiscal year 2012 and New Mexico businesses were awarded more than $400 million, or 45 percent, of the total, according to the labs’ latest economic impact report. U.S. small businesses received $472.7 million in Sandia contracts, with the New Mexico […]
Sandia helps DOE bring large-scale solar systems to market
November 27, 2012 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories is advancing viable, low-carbon power through collaborating on five U.S. Regional Test Centers (RTCs) where industry can assess the performance, reliability and bankability of large-scale photovoltaic energy systems. “With the trend in the solar industry toward larger systems and greater capital investment – substantial amounts of money are going […]
Northrop Grumman, GE partnerships tap wide range of Sandia Labs expertise
November 5, 2012 – 5:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories has signed a pair of cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs) that could broadly add to the Labs’ research into combustion, defense, energy and nuclear security. The umbrella CRADAs, which enable Sandia and its partners to pursue multiple projects in a variety of categories, are with Northrop Grumman Information […]
Four technology transfer awards go to Sandia Labs
October 22, 2012 – 10:00 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories has won four awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Sandia’s efforts to develop and commercialize innovative technologies. The FLC’s Far West/Mid-Continent regional awards recognized Sandia’s technology transfer work with crystalline silico-titanates (CSTs), biomimetic membranes, the i-Gate Innovation Hub and DAKOTA software. “It is always gratifying when the […]
Sandia Science & Technology Park fuels economy with jobs, tax revenue, spending
August 28, 2012 – 10:35 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The $1.89 billion in economic activity generated by the Sandia Science & Technology Park (SS&TP) since it was established in 1998 has produced more than $73 million in tax revenue for the state of New Mexico and $10.4 million for the city of Albuquerque, according to a new report by the Mid-Region […]