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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)

Sandia collaborating with UNM-led team on sea ice model

News Article, December 12, 2022 • This fall, the Department of Energy announced funding for several projects aimed at improving their Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) to enhance climate prediction and efforts to curb climate change. Three Sandians are part of the team working on one of the projects being led by University of New...
The Arctic Ocean near Barrow, officially known as Utqiaġvik, in late June 2012. Image courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility.

Statistician seeks to understand climate change through variable relationships

News Article, April 24, 2024 • Climate change is a confusing maze of inputs and outputs. Katherine Goode spends her days trying make the variable chaos behave. Katherine is a research and development statistician at Sandia currently supporting the CLDERA Grand Challenge. She is part of a large research team working to understand climate change mitigation strategies...
Photo of K Goode on skis

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.

Webinar Series to Explore Water’s Role in a Carbon Neutral Future

News Article, March 30, 2022 • What is water’s role in a carbon neutral future? Sandia invites you to learn more about the broader water security challenges related to carbon neutral efforts in a series of webinars, April 4–6. While greenhouse gas emissions are often at the center of discussions around carbon neutrality, water is an...