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Explore ARM’s quarter century of Arctic data
News Article, September 7, 2022 • A remote atmospheric observatory in Alaska delivers continuous measurements from a critical locale in the fast-warming, fragile Arctic Among atmospheric scientists, some can’t get enough of cold places. They love visiting and doing science in the Earth’s cryosphere. That is a word for parts of the planet where water is...

Exploring explosives for expanding geothermal energy
News Article, June 23, 2022 • Sandia researchers test explosives and propellants to create geothermal power sites Why are scientists setting off small-scale explosions inside 1-foot cubes of plexiglass? They’re watching how fractures form and grow in a rock-like substance to see if explosives or propellants, similar to jet fuel, can connect geothermal wells in a...
Technicians and students examine a plexiglass cube fractured by a small explosion

Extending nuclear power accident code for advanced reactor designs
News Article, August 24, 2021 • Sandia expands modeling software to support nuclear safety and regulatory activities Nuclear power is a significant source of steady carbon-neutral electricity, making the design and construction of new and next-generation nuclear reactors critical for achieving the U.S.’s green energy goals. A number of new nuclear reactor designs, such as small...
Researchers examine remnants from a series of Lower Head Failure experiments. The results from these experiments, and many others, are used to inform code.

Extreme environments testing
Page • The National Solar Thermal Testing Facility (NSTTF) is equipped to create extreme combined thermal environments, making it a premier site for advanced thermal research and testing using the power of the sun. Our facility uses the sun to simulate a range of high temperatures, extreme solar flux levels, and varying...

Fact Sheets
Page • Explore and connect with Sandia’s Energy Programs through our downloadable fact sheets, featuring key research and development areas, facilities, tools, and projects Fact sheets are organized by program. Overviews | Arctic Science & Security | Climate Security | Electric Grid | Energy & Water | Energy Efficiency | Energy Storage | Fossil Energy | Nuclear Energy | Nuclear Waste Management | Renewable Energy | Research Facilities | Sustainable Transportation | Tribal Energy Security Overviews The Future...

Family-friendly Earth Day virtual event
News Article, April 20, 2022 • Sandia is partnering with national laboratories across the country to host a ‘Sunrise to Sunset’ Earth Day celebration on April 22. The day-long event will feature science-based, educational activities for kids K-12. At 11:30AM (MST) Sandia’s Kenny Armijo will provide a tour of the National Solar Thermal Test Facility and...

Final FY14 Measurement Campaign in Roza Canal, Yakima, Washington
News Article, December 4, 2014 • Uncertainty exists regarding the effects on local water operations of deploying a current energy converter (CEC) turbine in an irrigation canal for the purposes of producing electricity via the canal's flowing water. Budi Gunawan and Guild Copeland and Derek Belka joined a team from the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)...

Finding the right mix to make engines cleaner
News Article, October 29, 2024 • Diesel fuel, used to fuel vehicles, heavy machinery, and generators, produces harmful emissions like particulate matter (soot) and nitrogen oxides when burned. Sandia’s Charles Mueller and collaborators were recently featured for their work as part of an Energy I-Corps team that focused on lowering harmful emissions from diesel engines. The...

First Wake Data Captured During Wake Steering Experiment at the SWiFT Facility
News Article, July 14, 2016 • Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have met a major project milestone as part of the Department of Energy Atmosphere to Electrons (A2e) Wake Steering Experiment being conducted at the Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) Facility. The team successfully installed the Technical University of...

First-Person Science: Jacqueline Chen on Modeling Combustion Engines
News Article, October 27, 2021 • Jacqueline Chen, a senior scientist at the Combustion Research Facility at Sandia National Laboratories, is the latest scientist to appear in the Department of Energy's First Person Science series. In the series, featured on DOE's Office of Science website, scientists describe how they made significant discoveries over years of research....

Five Sandians win Black Engineer of the Year Awards
News Article, March 7, 2024 • The Black Engineer of the Year Award conference honored five Sandians for their outstanding achievements in engineering, science and technology. Nicole Jackson, systems engineer and senior member of Sandia’s technical staff, won the Most Promising Engineer in Industry Award. Jackson's work centers around finding ways to help communities adapt to...
Stephanie Kuzio and Nicole Jackson pose with Nicole's award at the Black Engineer of the Year Award conference

Floating Oscillating Water Column Reference Model Completed
News Article, February 24, 2015 • The floating oscillating water column reference model (RM6) backward bent duct buoy (BBDB) device design and dimensions and Wells turbine schematic. The width of the device (not shown) is 27 m. The DOE-supported Reference Model Project was developed to provide publicly available technical and economic benchmarks for a variety of...

Forbes magazine again tags Sandia as top large employer
News Article, April 5, 2021 • Sandia again has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the 500 Best Large Employers 2021. The Labs also won the distinction in 2017 and again in 2019, shortly after garnering a separate award as one of the magazine’s top workplaces for diversity. The competition is based upon an...

FOSWEC testing helps validate open-source modeling code
News Article, June 9, 2020 • Earlier this year, Sandia National Laboratories Water Power Technologies researchers successfully tested the Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Device (FOSWEC). Testing took place at Oregon State University’s (OSU) Directional Wave Basin. Sandia had previously developed control design and testing methods for wave energy converters (WECs) based on experiments with a...

Four Sandians recognized by Society of Women Engineers
News Article, January 24, 2022 • This fall, four Sandia National Laboratories employees were recognized by the Society of Women Engineers. Laura Biedermann, Annie Dallman, Erica Douglas and Chris LaFleur were recognized for their professional excellence, leadership and support of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. The society, also known as SWE, has...

Fuel-Cell-Powered Mobile Lights Tested, Proven, Ready for Commercial Use
News Article, December 4, 2014 • Developed by Sandia and several industry partners, the fuel-cell mobile light offers a cleaner, quieter alternative to diesel-powered units. As seen here (top center), the system has been used by airport construction personnel at San Francisco International Airport and in other applications. (Photo by Dino Vournas) Mobile lighting systems powered...

Geoff Klise
Staff Page • Department Manager. Biography Geoff Klise currently leads the Sandia Wind Energy Computational Data Sciences Department, which focuses on research and development (R&D) to better understand wind turbine and wind farm flow regimes, including turbine to turbine wake interference, model validation, and uncertainty quantification for multi-fidelity simulations. The department also carries...

Georgios Fragkos
Staff Page • Principal Member, Technical Staff. Biography Dr. Georgios Fragkos is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff on the Renewable and Distributed Systems Integration program. He obtained his 5-year joint diploma degree in Computer Science from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 2018. He received his M.S. and Ph.D....

Giorgio Bacelli
Staff Page • Dynamics & Control Engineer. Biography Giorgio Bacelli is a research engineer in Sandia’s Water Power Technologies Program. Giorgio is working on the development and implementation of control strategies for Wave Energy Converters (WECs). He received his Master of Science in electronic engineering from Universita’ Politecnica delle Marche and his doctorate...

Global Climate Security Symposium
News Article, September 22, 2021 • On October 6, 2021, the Cooperative Monitoring Center (CMC) at Sandia National Laboratories will present a virtual Global Climate Security Symposium, providing an opportunity for a wide and diverse global audience to learn from and engage with regional experts and top U.S. policymakers on climate security. The online event will...

Global Recycling Day: Learn about spent nuclear fuel recycling
News Article, March 15, 2023 • Successfully meeting the nation’s energy needs and climate goals for carbon free energy production will require the construction of new nuclear power plants and a robust role for nuclear energy as part of the nation’s overall energy strategy. Currently approximately 20 percent of the electricity in the United States is...
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