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Asian American Engineer of the Year goes to Sandia Labs computer scientist
October 26, 2023 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Tian Ma, a distinguished computer engineer in research and development at Sandia National Laboratories, has been honored as a 2023 Asian American Engineer of the Year by the Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA. Each year, CIE recognizes exceptional Asian American engineers who demonstrate strong technical skills, leadership abilities...
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Black engineer awards distinguish Sandia Labs
February 28, 2022 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Ten Sandia National Laboratories engineers received Black Engineer of the Year Awards this year, including Most Promising Scientist in Government, Research Leadership, Science Spectrum Trailblazers and Modern-Day Technology Leaders. Honorees include Sandia mechanical, electrical, civil, aerospace and aeronautical engineers who excel in their respective fields. From the...
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National 2021 Diversity Team Award goes to Sandia National Labs
September 30, 2021 • 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...
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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.[caption id="" align="alignright" width="2…
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Trio of Sandia women recognized as leaders in STEM, diversity
August 9, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Three Sandia women have received a Women Worth Watching Award, presented by Profiles in Diversity Journal. Chemical engineers Carol Adkins and Justine Johannes each received a Women Worth Watching in STEM Award and were recently profiled in the special STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) edition of...
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NM construction companies awarded $135 million in Sandia contracts
May 25, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Fourteen New Mexico companies, most of them small businesses, have been chosen to provide about $135 million in general, electrical, mechanical and civil construction work at Sandia National Laboratories. The companies are subcontractors for the labs and will compete for individual construction projects as they occur, said...
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Asian-American engineer sees prestigious national award as Sandia ‘career achievement’
February 20, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Ireena Erteza has engineering in her blood. She’s had a love for it as far back as she can remember. “My father showed me what it is to be a scholar and an engineer,” she said. “He was playful and creative. He gave me free rein to play...
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Energy work brings Sandia Labs two national technology transfer awards
February 15, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories won the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s (FLC) national 2017 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for a heat-exchanger technology that makes power generation more efficient. And Sandia won the FLC’s State and Local Economic Development Recognition award for its work on the New Jersey TRANSITGRID...
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Sandia’s solar glitter closer to market with new licensing agreement
January 31, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque company founded by a Sandia National Laboratories scientist-turned-entrepreneur has received a license for a “home-grown” technology that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used. The licensing agreement was signed Jan. 23 between mPower Technology Inc. and Sandia for microsystems enabled photovoltaics (MEPV)....
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Small, NM businesses key factor in Sandia’s 2016 economic impact
January 12, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories spent more than $1 billion on goods and services in fiscal year 2016, up more than $56 million from the previous year, and New Mexico businesses received more than $381 million, or 37 percent of the total, according to the labs’ latest economic impact...
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Kirk McWethy, owner and president of SDV Construction Inc. of Albuquerque, has been a Sandia contractor since 2006. His service-disabled veteran-owned small business has 44 employees and has completed numerous construction projects at the Labs, including an addition to Bldg. 905 shown in this photo. “I love being a Sandia contractor because it is a true partnership. Both sides work to make the other successful,” says McWethy, an Air Force veteran. “The people at Sandia want us to succeed and continue to grow.” (Photo by Randy Montoya) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image.

Face to face: Sandia Labs invites businesses to talk contracts
December 12, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Companies that want to supply products and services to Sandia National Laboratories have a new way to learn the ropes. Sandia now is offering open houses where small and diverse suppliers can talk to staff and contracting experts about doing business with the labs. The first open...
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Sandia National Laboratories supplier diversity specialist Patricia Brown, right, and Theresa Carson, senior manager of Policy, Assurance and Outreach, greet business owners at a Sandia supplier open house. (Photo by Lonnie Anderson)

Sandia Labs, Singapore join forces to develop energy storage
December 6, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the government of Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) that will tap into the labs’ expertise in energy storage. EMA is the statutory body in Singapore responsible for ensuring a reliable and secure energy supply,...
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Dan Borneo, center in blue shirt, and other researchers from Sandia National Laboratories met with government representatives in the Southeast Asian island city-state of Singapore. Sandia will help Singapore’s Energy Market Authority set up the country’s first grid energy storage test-bed through a Comprehensive Research and Development Agreement. (Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image.

Former Sandia Labs executive named to National Science Board
November 16, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — President Barack Obama appointed former Sandia National Laboratories acting Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Julia Phillips to a seat on the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation. The president said Phillips and other recent appointees and to national boards are “fine public servants who...
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Julia Phillips, whose career at Sandia National Laboratories spanned 14 years and a variety of management positions, said she will work to keep the U.S. at the forefront of science and engineering as a member of the National Science Board. (Photo by Randy Montoya) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image.

X-ray vision: Bomb techs strengthen their hand with Sandia’s XTK software
September 6, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In the chaos that followed the terrorist attack at the 2013 Boston Marathon, bomb squads scanned packages at the scene for explosive devices. Two homemade pressure cooker bombs had killed three people and injured more than 250, and techs quickly had to determine if more were waiting...
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Path to success: Sandia women honored for leadership, science
August 26, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two women at Sandia National Laboratories were recognized by professional organizations for their leadership and groundbreaking scientific research. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) recently gave Sandia President and Laboratories Director Jill Hruby —  the first woman to lead a national security laboratory —  its 2016 Suzanne...
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Lessons from Fukushima
August 16, 2016 • Sandia helps industry learn from Japanese reactor accident ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –When you’re an operator or engineer at a nuclear power plant, there are things you want to know long before you’re faced with an emergency. Reactor safety experts from Sandia National Laboratories and elsewhere are sharing lessons learned in Japan’s...
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Joining forces: Military students get a taste of national lab research
July 14, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two years ago, West Point cadet Willahelm Wan signed on to spend a few summer weeks at Sandia National Laboratories in a real-world research environment. What he learned changed his career. “At Sandia, everything is connected,” he said. “Projects have multiple components and overlap between departments. I...
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Lab know-how: Small companies grow with a technical leg up from Sandia, Los Alamos labs
June 14, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Imagine driving a car with no fuel gauge and no idea how big the gas tank is. You want to go as far as possible before filling up but not so far that you sputter to a halt. “That’s what it’s like to operate an electric plane...
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From the Navajo Reservation to Sandia Labs: Health-care pioneer starts new career
May 25, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When Arthur Vall-Spinosa got out of medical school in the 1960s, all the doctors were being drafted. He had a choice between the Army and the Indian Health Service, and the decision was easy. “I had thought about and wanted to work with Native Americans,” he said....
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Sandia Labs takes home three national tech transfer awards
February 4, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories won the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s (FLC) 2016 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for a decontamination product that neutralizes chemical and biological agents and for software that helps emergency responders disable improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Business development specialist Bianca Thayer was named Outstanding Technology...
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Sandia Labs spending, economic impact up in 2015
January 21, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories spent roughly $983 million on goods and services in fiscal year 2015, up nearly $21 million from the previous year, and New Mexico businesses received more than $381 million, or 39 percent of the total, according to the labs’ latest economic impact report. U.S....
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Researchers offer consulting to companies that license Sandia inventions
November 5, 2015 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a boost to technology transfer, Sandia National Laboratories has launched a program that lets researchers consult for companies that license their Sandia work. “There is a need for this. We hear often in the business community that it would help a lot if our people could...
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DOE aims to boost economy through national lab tech transfer
October 29, 2015 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is intensifying efforts to move technology developed at the national laboratories into the private sector to boost the economy and create jobs, says the acting director of the department’s new Office of Technology Transitions. “Tech transfer is a mission of the...
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