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Arctic Road Rally supported by Sandia
News Article, August 12, 2022 • The northernmost stretch of road in the US is about to become accessible for the first time to electric vehicles. From August 12 to 16, electric vehicle drivers will travel the Dalton Highway to and from the Arctic Ocean as part of the 2022 Arctic Road Rally. Sandia is supporting...
Dalton Highway in Summer, Alaska, USA

Arctic Science & Security
Page • Arctic Science & Security Providing science, applied research, and technology for local and global Arctic challenges Part of Sandia’s responsibilities as a National Laboratory serving the country is to anticipate, transform, and support solutions to address national security issues. Foundational to Sandia’s Arctic program is the ability to leverage over...

Arctic Sciences
Page • The Arctic region is experiencing rapid change, which poses strategic and human challenges. Sandia collects comprehensive measurements of Arctic data and uses state-of-the-art, high-resolution Earth system model development and simulation tools to produce the best possible forecasts in the Arctic. Sandia employs a multidisciplinary approach informed by our national and...

Arctic Security
Page • Sandia partners to anticipate—and resolve—emerging Arctic national security challenges. Security in the Arctic impacts the world stage. A secure Arctic requires the logistics, information, and physical resources needed to prevent or respond to a security event. Security in the Arctic spans operations and infrastructure. Whether the threat comes from sea...

Asian-American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) Awards
News Article, June 17, 2015 • Two Sandia engineers were recognized during the 2015 AAEOY Awards Gala held in late February: Somuri Prasad (in Sandia’s Materials Mechanics &Tribology Dept.) received his AAEOY Award for pioneering contributions to the science/applications of tribology (interacting surfaces in relative motion) and mentorship of graduate students, postdoctoral associates, and early-career staff....

At Sandia Labs, a vision for navigating when GPS goes dark
News Article, October 25, 2022 • Words like “tough” or “rugged” are rarely associated with a quantum inertial sensor. The remarkable scientific instrument can measure motion a thousand times more accurately than the devices that help navigate today’s missiles, aircraft and drones. But its delicate, table-sized array of components that includes a complex laser and vacuum...
Sandia National Laboratories atomic physicist Jongmin Lee examines the sensor head of a cold-atom interferometer that could help vehicles stay on course where GPS is unavailable. (Photo by Bret Latter)

Atmospheric Scientist Uses Statistical Approaches to Study Climate Impacts
News Article, March 21, 2022 • Diana Bull, a researcher in Sandia’s atmospheric sciences group, is not afraid to try new things. Her research has taken her from private industry pursuing ocean wave energy research, to research at the University of Pennsylvania, to exploring innovative ideas supporting climate security at Sandia. Though her applied research background...
Diana Bull examines a coastal permafrost bluff along the North Slope of Alaska. (Photo by Jennifer Frederick)

Atri Bera
Staff Page • Electrical Engineer. Biography Atri Bera is a Senior Member of Technical Staff in the Energy Storage Technology and Systems Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India, in 2015, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State...

Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Solar + Storage Project
News Article, October 27, 2022 • Sandia recently partnered with Albuquerque Public Schools, NM Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department, the Department of Energy, and OE Solar for the opening of the district’s largest solar installation together with the state’s most extensive battery energy storage system. The $3.2 million solar + storage project at Atrisco Heritage...
Atrisco Heritage Ribbon Cutting

Austin G. Motes
Staff Page • Controls Engineer. Biography Austin (Gerrit) Motes provides engineering support to multiple projects across the Wind Energy Design and Experimentation and Water Power Technologies Departments at Sandia National Laboratories. While he specializes in dynamics and controls, Gerrit has experience with engineering change management, test and acceptance, electromechanical sensors and actuators, microcontrollers...

Australian Renewable-Energy Official Visits Sandia
News Article, July 15, 2015 • Louise Vickery, General Manager, Renewable Futures at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). At the end of June, Louise Vickery, General Manager, Renewable Futures at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) visited Sandia. ARENA manages the Australian government’s commitment to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies and to increase...

Babu Chalamala
Staff Page • Senior Scientist, Grid Modernization and Energy Storage. Biography Dr. Babu Chalamala is a Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories. From 2015-2022, he was head of the Energy Storage Technology and Systems Department and Program Manager for Grid Energy Storage at the laboratory. Prior to joining Sandia in 2015, he was...

Babu Chalamala elected to National Academy of Engineering
News Article, May 8, 2024 • Since joining Sandia in 2015, Babu Chalamala has diligently worked to improve the safety and reliability of grid storage technologies. In the long run, his efforts support the large-scale integration of grid storage and the modernization of the electricity infrastructure. In the short term, they have earned him election to...

Back to the drawing board: Reinventing offshore wind turbines
News Article, August 16, 2022 • New Sandia software allows for design of innovative floating turbines Brandon Ennis, Sandia National Laboratories’ offshore wind technical lead, had a radically new idea for offshore wind turbines: instead of a tall, unwieldy tower with blades at the top, he imagined a towerless turbine with blades pulled taut like a...
An illustration of a vertical axis wind turbine

Bay-Area National Labs Team to Tackle Long-Standing Automotive Hydrogen-Storage Challenge
News Article, October 16, 2015 • Sandia will lead the tri-lab Hydrogen Materials Advanced Research Consortium (HyMARC: Sandia, Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLLNL], and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [LBNL]) to address scientific challenges to developing viable solid-state materials to store hydrogen onboard vehicles, leading to more reliable, economic hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles. “Hydrogen, as a transportation fuel, has great...

Benjamin Karlson
Staff Page • Wind Energy Market Barrier Mitigation Researcher. Biography Benjamin leads the Wind Turbine Radar Interference Mitigation (WTRIM) activities for the Wind Energy Design and Experimentation Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He has been a member of the Wind Energy Department since July 2007, and has experience in electric power systems, including...

Benjamin Pierce
Staff Page • Systems Analyst / Data Scientist. Biography Benjamin (Ben) Pierce is a member of the Photovoltaics and Materials Technology Program at Sandia National Laboratories. His current research focuses on improving yield of photovoltaic tracker systems using machine learning, as well as systems and database management of photovoltaic data. Ben earned a...

Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez
Staff Page • Chemist—MHK Advanced Materials & Coatings. Biography Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez has been with the Water Power Technologies Program since 2009 and is a principal member of the technical staff. Bernadette leads the Advanced Materials Program and the Department of Energy’s MHK Composite Materials Database. The applied research and development from these...

Biennial Sandia Blade Workshop returns to Albuquerque
News Article, February 3, 2023 • After a four-year hiatus, the Sandia Blade Workshop returned to Albuquerque in October. The workshop is a key venue for wind energy stakeholders, bringing together wind industry experts, wind farm owners and operators, manufacturers, and researchers from across the world. The 2022 conference, Oct. 17–20, drew record-breaking attendance with more...

Bioenergy Cybersecurity Workshop presentations now available
News Article, November 21, 2023 • Developing and manufacturing biofuels involve automated, networked technologies at many stages of the process. Just as we secure our computers at work or home, how do we ensure that these technologies—and the biofuel production they support—are protected against hacking, malware, and cyberattacks? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO),...
Algae in petri dishes for experiment

Bioscience research holds promise to help address environmental damage
News Article, February 28, 2024 • Palm kernel oil is used in almost 40% of beauty and food products worldwide, but the $12 billion industry is estimated to account for millions of acres lost to deforestation and 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Sandia bioscientist Di Liu recently demonstrated novel metabolic routes to produce lipids containing...
Waxen red-orange tinted seeds sit atop a rock.

Black engineer awards distinguish Sandia Labs
News Article, March 9, 2022 • Expertise in advanced modeling and performance shines through 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...

Black Engineer of the Year Award
News Article, June 17, 2015 • Sandia materials scientist Jon Madison (in Sandia’s Materials Mechanics & Tribology Dept.) was recently named the winner of a Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) for Most Promising Scientist. Sandia National Laboratories materials scientist Jon Madison says a key to his academic and professional success was listening to the...
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