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Join Sandia at the AGU 2019 Fall Meeting
News Article, December 9, 2019 • Coastal erosion on the Arctic shore. As the Arctic ice sheet melts and the permafrost thaws, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories continue to carefully monitor conditions there. On Monday, Dec. 9th, Sandia’s Arctic researchers will present talks and posters. Low-frequency sound, known as infrasound. The formation of planets. These topics...

Office of Naval Research leverages Sandia-managed airspace over the Arctic Ocean for unmanned aircraft system flight
News Article, July 11, 2024 • Platform Aerospace operated their Ultra-Long Endurance Group 3 Unmanned Aircraft System, Vanilla, in the warning area complex known as W-220, last September at the Oliktok Arctic Research Center. With more than eight-days of endurance, Vanilla holds the world record for continuous, un-refueled flight of a combustion engine aircraft. Sandia National...

Sandia and Port of Alaska sign agreement on renewable-energy and resilience research 
News Article, May 23, 2022 • A new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Sandia National Laboratories and the Port of Alaska was announced on Monday, May 23, at the ArcticX Summit. This collaboration demonstrates both Sandia’s and the Port of Alaska’s commitment to increasing energy reliability and resilience, as well as transitioning to a clean-energy economy...
Port of Anchorage, Alaska.

Sandia’s energy work is making a difference in underserved communities
News Article, August 18, 2021 • Sandia’s world-class research in renewable energy, grid modernization, energy storage, and energy resilience is a key part of our commitment to exceptional service in the national interest. Our research is grounded in our community-based work. Sandia works with American Indian tribes; Alaska Native villages; and communities in Alaska, New Orleans,...
Sandra Begay-Campbell, a Sandia researcher and member of the Navajo Nation, talks with Sandia interns at the Pueblo of Acoma about how a photovoltaic panel works to generate electricity.

Using a fiber optic cable to study Arctic seafloor permafrost
News Article, January 11, 2024 • A permafrost-created pingo or “ice pimple” in the North Slope of Alaska. Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories have been using a fiber optic cable to study permafrost in the Arctic seafloor to improve the understanding of global climate change. (Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories) The Arctic is remote, with...
A verdant arctic tundra extends to the horizon. A small hill is apparent in the middle of the tundra -- it is a A permafrost-created pingo or “ice pimple” in the North Slope of Alaska.