Seven thousand units of a life-saving water disruptor used to safely disable improvised explosive devices, were deployed to warfighters in Afghanistan just seven months after Team Technologies, a Sandia Science & Technology Park tenant, acquired a license for the technology from Sandia. Additionally, Entrepreneurial Spirit Week was initiated to emphasize the importance of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit in Sandia’s culture. It featured two major events: the Innovation and Intellectual Property Celebration; and the Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards Luncheon. (1900) DS&A

In photo, Emmilio Segovia, a student at Central New Mexico Community College and an employee with TEAM Technologies Inc., packages Sandia-developed water disruptor devices for shipment to Afghanistan. (Photo by Randy Montoya)

Each citation is followed by the center numbers of centers that contributed most directly to the effort described. An acronym after each accomplishment indicates which of Sandia’s strategic management units (SMUs) or strategic management groups (SMGs) the work most directly supported.

The SMG/SMU acronyms are:

• NW: Nuclear Weapons SMG & SMU
• DS & A: Defense Systems & Assessments SMU
• IHNS: International, Homeland, and Nuclear Security SMU
• ECIS: Energy, Climate, and Infrastructure SMU
• IES: Integrated Enabling Services SMU
• SPP: Sandia Partnership Projects