University of New Mexico

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Out of the desert, a quantum powerhouse rises

February 27, 2024 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — They knew it was an ambitious goal. But by the time they announced it in 2022, Sandia National Laboratories and The University of New Mexico — two of the state’s largest research institutions — had been working out their strategy for more than a year. Their goal:...

Categories: Community / Education, Computing, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Topics: national quantum initiative, quantum information science, Sandia University Partnerships Network, University of New Mexico

Students of nuclear security have a problem. Here’s how to help them.

November 12, 2020 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Radioactive materials are attractive targets to thieves and other bad actors. These are rare finds, valuable on the black market and relatively easy to weaponize. New security professionals rarely learn practical skills for protecting these targets until they are on the job at nuclear power plants, research...

Categories: Homeland security, Science / Technology / Engineering

Topics: education, nuclear security, University of New Mexico

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...

Categories: Community / Education, Science / Technology / Engineering, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Topics: academic alliance, Atlas Detector, CERN, Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, CRADA, Gamma Irradiation Facility, Higgs boson, Ion Beam Laboratory, Sandia, Sandia National Laboratories, University of New Mexico, unm

A splash of detergent makes catalytic compounds more powerful

May 30, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — Researcher David Rosenberg examines images of a white powder under a powerful scanning electron microscope. Up close, the powder looks like coarse gravel, a heap of similar but irregular chunks. Then he looks at a second image — the same material produced by colleague Hongyou Fan instead...

Categories: Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physics

Topics: Advanced Materials Lab, catalyst, David Rosenberg, detergent, Georgia Institute of Technology, Hongyou Fan, modeling, nanomaterials, nanotechnology, synthesis, University of New Mexico

Using biomimicry to detect outbreaks faster

April 9, 2018 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Our immune systems are made up of billions of white blood cells searching for signs of infections and foreign invaders, ready to raise the alarm. Sandia National Laboratories computer scientists Pat Finley and Drew Levin have been working to improve the U.S. biosurveillance system that alerts authorities...

Categories: Bioscience / Medical Research, Computing

Topics: academic alliance, biomimicry, biosurveillance, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, computer modeling and simulation, deep learning, immune system, influenza, machine learning, University of New Mexico, Zika

Pat Finley, Drew Levin, and Melanie Moses sit in an emergency room, looking at a laptop.

Project management jobs pipeline focus of Sandia, University of New Mexico agreement

January 30, 2018, Media Advisory • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management have reached a new agreement to collaborate on project management education and professional development. The memorandum of understanding to be signed Wednesday supports creating a Master of Science degree in project controls, project management...

Categories: Community / Education, Media advisories, Operations / Budget

Topics: internships, jobs, project management, University of New Mexico

Painless microneedles extract fluid for wearable sensors for soldiers, athletes

October 2, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The lab is calm and quiet, clean and well organized; boxes of tiny needles and sample tubes are neatly stacked above a pristine paper-covered countertop. This is a far cry from the hectic emergency room, dusty battlefield or sweaty training center Sandia National Laboratories and University of...

Categories: Bioscience / Medical Research

Topics: biomedical research, interstitial fluid, microneedles, physiological monitoring, TEDx conference, University of New Mexico, wearable sensors

Ronen Polsky positions a prototype 3-D-printed microneedle holder on the arm of Mollie Rappe in a lab.

Research from Sandia shows brain stimulation during training boosts performance

April 24, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Your Saturday Salsa club or Introductory Italian class might be even better for you than you thought. According to Sandia National Laboratories cognitive scientist Mike Trumbo, learning a language or an instrument or going dancing is the best way to keep your brain keen despite the ravages...

Categories: Bioscience / Medical Research

Topics: brain, brain stimulation, cognitive, cognitive study, memory research, tDCS, training, University of New Mexico, working memory

Mike Trumbo adjusts an electrode on Laura Matzen's head

Blowing bubbles to catch carbon dioxide

September 1, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico (UNM) have created a powerful new way to capture carbon dioxide from coal- and gas-fired electricity plants with a bubble-like membrane that harnesses the power of nature to reduce CO2 emissions efficiently. CO2 is a primary greenhouse gas,...

Categories: Biology, Energy / Environment / Water, Materials Science

Topics: bio-inspired, biomimicry, carbon capture, carbon dioxide, clean coal, collaboration, energy, flc, greenhouse gas, liquid membrane, membrane, R&D 100, R&D100, University of New Mexico

Sandia, UNM ink pact to promote research, recruiting

July 13, 2015 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The nation’s largest national laboratory and New Mexico’s flagship university on Monday expanded their commitment to work together to help redefine the future of science and engineering for national security, partner on research and jointly recruit …

Categories: Science / Technology / Engineering

Topics: cyber security, nano, University of New Mexico, unm

Joint hire increases materials science collaboration for Sandia Labs, UNM

July 24, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico (UNM) have hired Fernando Garzon, a nationally recognized scientist and inventor, to work for both institutions. It is the first joint hire recruited together by Sandia and UNM. “Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have...

Categories: Energy / Environment / Water, Materials Science, Science / Technology / Engineering

Topics: collaboration, joint hire, national laboratories, partnerships, research, University of New Mexico

Agreement lets Sandia, UNM staff work side-by-side

February 14, 2014 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has launched a new kind of collaboration designed to strengthen its research bonds with the University of New Mexico (UNM). “This is another sign of the close and deepening partnership between two of the pre-eminent research institutions in the state,” Sandia Vice President and...

Categories: Community / Education, Science / Technology / Engineering, Technology transfer / Economic Impact

Topics: business, collaboration, community, economic development, national laboratories, national labs, partnerships, research, tech transfer, technology, University of New Mexico, unm