Sandia LabNews

Issue November 14, 2024

New centrifuge spins lasting partnership

WETL celebrates completion of new centrifuge

New centrifuge spins lasting partnership

The Weapons Evaluation Test Laboratory celebrates completion of a new centrifuge. The addition will enable the lab to perform more nonnuclear testing of weapons systems in the U.S. nuclear arsenal in a shorter timeframe.

New program aims to BRIDGE gap in solar

Sandia partners with nonprofit Cloud Renewable to provide Native American women with hands-on training in photovoltaic panel installation.

Goal Getters II celebrates persistence and dedication to the mission

Four Sandians demonstrate that believing in their ideas and their impact is foundational to accelerating innovation and leading in modern engineering.

Generations of dedication

For many Sandians, the history of the Labs is woven into their family histories. Read stories of three families in an ongoing series in celebration of Sandia's 75th anniversary.

Blueprints to better buildings

In-house architects, planners and craftspeople join hands to support mission work, while saving time and money on design and construction projects.

Postdoctoral researchers compete in Bay Area SLAM

Postdocs from each of the Bay Area’s DOE labs showed up with their most innovative ideas and a crowd of enthusiastic supporters.

Then and now: Time capsule

On Oct. 31, Sandia opened the time capsule sealed in 1999, during its 50th anniversary celebration, and replaced it with a new one to celebrate its 75th year.

Sandia veterans share stories, solidarity at Veterans Day event

During the ceremony on Nov. 11, Sandia veterans John Bailon, Geoff Bacon and Kevin Stielow spoke and veterans received challenge coins. Sandia California’s Veterans Day on Nov. 7 featured keynote speaker Lt. Col. Brian Cracchiola.