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Louisiana Blue Ribbon Commission on Bayou Corne Safety

On May 9, 2013, in Capabilities, Carbon Capture & Storage, Climate, Earth Sciences Research Center, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Research & Capabilities

Secretary Stephen Chustz, from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LADNR), asked David Borns (in Sandia’s Geotechnology and Engineering Dept.) to serve on the blue ribbon commission (BRC) that was formed by Governor Bobby Jindal to provide science-based public safety recommendations regarding the sinkhole in the Bayou Corne area. The BRC will help LADNR continue [...]


Implemented “Vertically Lagrangian” Option in the Community Atmosphere Model

On May 2, 2013, in Analysis, Climate, Global Climate & Energy, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events

The Community Earth System Model (CESM) is a state-of-the-art global climate model being developed with the support of the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy and used for climate-change science and assessments. Sandia has been leading a multilaboratory effort to develop a new “dynamical core” for CESM’s atmospheric component. This new dynamical core [...]


CRF Researchers Measure Reaction Rates of Second Key Atmospheric Component

On May 1, 2013, in Analysis, Capabilities, Climate, CRF, Energy, Facilities, Global Climate & Energy, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Office of Science, Research & Capabilities, Sensing & Monitoring, Transportation Energy

Researchers at Sandia’s Combustion Research Facility, the University of Manchester, Bristol University, University of Southampton, and Hong Kong Polytechnic have successfully measured reaction rates of a second Criegee intermediate, CH3CHOO, and proven that the reactivity of the atmospheric chemical depends strongly on which way the molecule is twisted. The measurements will provide further insight into [...]


Caterpillar, Sandia CRADA Opens Door to Multiple Research Projects

On April 17, 2013, in Capabilities, Computational Modeling & Simulation, CRF, Materials Science, Modeling, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Partnership, Research & Capabilities, Sensors & Optical Diagnostics, Systems Analysis, Systems Engineering, Transportation Energy

Sandia and industrial giant Caterpillar Inc. have signed their first umbrella cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA), opening the door to a wide range of scientific research. “This agreement will lead to an expanded relationship with Caterpillar,” said Vic Weiss, the Sandia business development specialist who helped negotiate the CRADA. “It’s a strategic collaboration.” The [...]


Mark Boslough Featured in NOVA Special about the Chelyabinsk Meteor

On April 3, 2013, in Capabilities, Computational Modeling & Simulation, Modeling, Modeling, Modeling & Analysis, Modeling & Analysis, News, News & Events, Research & Capabilities

Scientist Mark Boslough (Discrete Mathematics and Complex Systems Dept.) was featured in NOVA’s special program ”Meteor Strike,” which aired Wednesday, March 27. The episode is about last month’s giant meteor explosion in Russia. Mark traveled to Chelyabinsk, Russia, where he performed astrometric calibrations of dashcam videos to help pinpoint the altitude and coordinates of the [...]


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