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Personalized medicine software vulnerability uncovered by Sandia researchers

July 1, 2019 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — A weakness in one common open source software for genomic analysis left DNA-based medical diagnostics vulnerable to cyberattacks.Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories identified the weakness and notified the software developers, who issued a patch…
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories uncovered a vulnerability in open source genome mapping software that has now been fixed by developers.

National security, science collaboration bolstered by new agreement

May 9, 2019 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico are joining forces to bolster national security and advance science and engineering with an agreement signed this week. “Once we have that umbrella in place, it opens the knowledge cache of both institutions — our scientific researchers collaborating...

High-speed experiments improve hypersonic flight predictions

May 2, 2019 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When traveling at five times the speed of sound or faster, the tiniest bit of turbulence is more than a bump in the road, said the Sandia National Laboratories aerospace engineer who for the first time characterized the vibrational effect of the pressure field beneath one of...
Katya Casper at wind tunnel

Breakthroughs in neuromorphic computing demonstrate high computing efficiency, performance

April 26, 2019 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — As the demands on computers are rapidly changing to more data-centric tasks — such as image processing, voice recognition or autonomous driving functions — there quickly arises a need for greater computing efficiencies.[caption id="" align="alignrig…
Categories: Computing

Nanomaterials researcher wins mid-career research award

April 17, 2019 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories materials scientist Hongyou Fan is the sole recipient of this year’s Mid-Career Researcher Award from the Materials Research Society, the largest materials society in the United States. The distinction is given midway in a researcher’s career for exceptional achievements in materials research and for...

Fields of gold

April 4, 2019 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On a drive around Sandia National Laboratories, ecologist Jennifer Payne sees more than wide-open desert, grasslands, cacti and dirt. She notices tiers of soil that have experienced stress, looks closely at the height and spacing of vegetation and recit…

Deconstructing deleterious soot

February 7, 2019 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — In most situations, breaking things apart isn’t the best way to solve a problem. However, sometimes the opposite is true if you’re trying to characterize complex chemical compounds. That’s what Sandia National Laboratories scientists Nils Hansen a…

Sandia Labs spending tops $1 billion on goods and services, economic impact booms in FY18

January 17, 2019 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories spent nearly $1.3 billion on goods and services in fiscal year 2018, with spending on New Mexico companies up by $55 million compared to the previous year, according to the labs’ latest economic impact report. “We had a really good year and topping $1...
Sandia engineer and Westwind owners looking at Astra supercomputer.

Sandia engineer elected American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow

November 8, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories engineer Larry Luna has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, marking significant achievements during more than 30 years of service and leadership. “I am pretty excited about it,” Luna said. “I think the fellow designation is a great honor...

Veterans hired at Sandia Labs triples over past year

November 6, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The number of military veterans hired at Sandia tripled the last fiscal year, and marked the highest veteran hiring rate in the history of Sandia National Laboratories.As part of a broader laboratories recruiting strategy, Sandia engaged in a new delibe…

Scientists, leaders take home five awards honoring their work

October 30, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Five Sandia National Laboratories employees with accomplishments in science, engineering, management or diversity and inclusion received career achievement and leadership awards.Three awards were presented to Sandia’s Chief Information Officer Carol J…
Categories: Awards

Early biologists catch the bird … and lizard … and snake

October 25, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Its heart beating rapidly, a wild gray flycatcher sits in the palm of a steady hand, making side-eye contact and shaking, waiting for just the right moment to escape from its perceived human predator.Mere seconds are filled with fear, connection and pro…

Business partnerships, technology transfer efforts earn Sandia 4 regional awards

September 12, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories won four awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for work to develop and commercialize innovative technologies.The annual FLC awards program recognizes federal laboratories and their industry partners for outstanding t…
Business development specialist Jason Martinez developed and implemented a strategy that strengthened Sandia National Laboratories’ CRADA portfolio.

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....

First Sandia employee honored as 2018 LGBTQ+ Scientist of the Year

February 16, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories physicist Danelle Tanner has been named the 2018 Scientist of the Year by the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals. She is the first labs employee to receive the honor since the NOGLSTP created the award in 2004. The annual...

Sandia physicist leads effort to revamp former jail into winter refuge for city’s homeless

November 13, 2017, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One weekend a month, Rosalie Multari drives west through the petroglyphs, past the Three Sisters volcanoes, following dirt paths and loose gravel roads, until she reaches what was once an Albuquerque jail. Just inside the perimeter gate — still adorned with razor wire in some areas —...

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...
Categories: Awards, HR / Personnel

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...
Categories: Awards, Military / Defense
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Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hikers provide data for Sandia study of health, performance

January 4, 2017 • LIVERMORE, Calif. – It takes a special type of person to hike from one rim of the Grand Canyon to the other in a single day. These motivated, resilient athletes now are helping researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico (UNM) to collect an…
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Hydrogen-powered passenger ferry in San Francisco Bay is possible, says Sandia study

October 6, 2016 • [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"] An engineering design of the proposed San Francisco Bay Renewable Energy Electric Vessel with Zero Emissions (SF-BREEZE). A Sandia National Laboratories-led study found that a high-speed, hydrogen-fueled passenger ferry is feas…
An artistic rendering of the proposed San Francisco Bay Renewable Energy Electric Vessel with Zero Emissions (SF-BREEZE), A Sandia-led study found that a high-speed, hydrogen-fueled passenger ferry is feasible. (Image courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image.
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