Sandia Climate Community

Sandia’s Climate Community is a growing community of researchers and professionals who share a passion for using their knowledge and skills to address climate change is key to Sandia’s climate efforts. Our Climate Community Series highlights the diverse range of climate research and actions being taken by Sandians. Click on each name below to learn more about the climate-related challenges each Sandian is excited to work on.

Katherine Goode skiing

‘I’m working with observational data collected by satellites to try to understand how different climate variables are related to some sort of climate event.”

– Katherine Goode, Statistician


Dave Luxat, Nuclear Energy Safety Engineer

“Engineering the next generation of energy technologies that are safer and have reduced risks is critical to ensure we can provide the energy that underpins a modern technological society energy to everyone.”

– Dave Luxat, Nuclear Energy Safety Engineer


Lynn Yang, Systems Analysis Group manager canoeing

“My vision for a climate-secure world is one in which climate change and environmental considerations are measured and incorporated into the economics that drive our choices, policies and systems.”

– Lynn Yang, Systems Analysis Group Manager


Andrew Knight, Chemist, hiking

“As Sandians, we must try to do our part to minimize our impact and we must push other Sandians — and Sandia as a lab — to continue to make changes to be more conscious of our impact.”

– Andrew Knight, Chemist


Lorraine Torres-Castro, Battery Safety Team Lead

Lorraine Torres-Castro, Battery Safety Team Lead

Unakant Mishra, Soil Scientist, skiing

Umakant Mishra, Soil Scientist

Robin Jones, Building Systems Engineer

Robin Jones, Building Systems Engineer

Evan Bush, Mechanical Engineer

Evan Bush, Mechanical Engineer

Diana Bull, Atmospheric Scientist

Diana Bull, Atmospheric Scientist

Lynn Yang, Systems Analysis Group manager canoeing

Lynn Yang, Systems Analysis Group Manager

Andrew Knight, Chemist, hiking

Andrew Knight, Chemist

Thushra Gunda, Systems Research Analyst

Thushara Gunda, Systems Research Analyst

Dave Luxat, Nuclear Energy Safety Engineer

Dave Luxat, Nuclear Safety Engineer

Katherine Goode, Statistician, skiing

Katherine Goode, Statistician