Facility • Scaled Wind Farm Technology Facility (SWiFT) Enabling rapid, cost-effective research and making unique assets available to improve wind plant performance, advance technology, and build trusted partnerships. The Sandia Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) Facility, in Lubbock, Texas, is a state-of-the-art public research and training facility funded by the U.S. Department of...
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Scientists chip away at a metallic mystery, one atom at a time
News Article, September 28, 2022 • Gray and white flecks skitter erratically on a computer screen. A towering microscope looms over a landscape of electronic and optical equipment. Inside the microscope, high-energy, accelerated ions bombard a flake of platinum thinner than a hair on a mosquito’s back. Meanwhile, a team of scientists studies the seemingly chaotic...
Shamina Hossain-McKenzie
Staff Page • Principal Member of Technical Staff. Biography Dr. Shamina Hossain-McKenzie is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff in the Cyber Resilience R&D Department at Sandia National Laboratories; she focuses on grid cybersecurity research. She received her electrical engineering Ph. D. and Master’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
SHARCC-Related Publications
Page • DateArticle TitleAuthors2023The Impact of Nuclear Data Uncertainty on Identifying Plutonium Diversion in Liquid-Fueled Molten Salt Reactors Vidal Soares, Andre Augusto ; Kovacevic, Branko ; Johnsen, Amanda ; Lintereur, Azaree ; Betzler, Benjamin ; Dion, Michael ; Shoman, Nathan ; Walters, William 2023Using the Information Harm Triangle to Identify Risk-Informed Cybersecurity Strategies for...
Simulating Turbine–Turbine Interaction
Page • Simulating Turbine–Turbine Interaction Instantaneous contours of stream-wise velocity from a large eddy simulation of the SWiFT test site using the University of Minnesota's Virtual Wind Simulator. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Scaled Wind Farm Technology facility was commissioned in 2013 to provide an experimental site with research-scale wind turbines for...
Simulation & Analysis
Page • Sandia National Laboratories’ Water Power Technologies program develops innovative technological solutions for marine hydrokinetic (MHK) devices. Before MHK technologies can successfully compete in the energy and applications market, industry developers are working to increase device power performance and reliability. These efforts will lead to reducing the levelized cost of energy...
Siting and Barrier Mitigation
Page • Siting and Barrier Mitigation Wind turbines can potentially interfere with radar systems like the one pictured here. Wind plant installations offer low electricity rates and improve air quality. However, like any form of energy installation, they impact surrounding areas. As the number of large wind plants in the the United...
Small-business success
News Article, December 7, 2022 • The Saturday after Thanksgiving, known as Small Business Saturday, offers an opportunity every year to celebrate the jobs, helpful products and services, and economic wealth that small businesses bring to our communities. They must learn how to mitigate risk and quickly adapt to change — as witnessed now more than ever...
Smart Labs pilot program takes off
News Article, July 26, 2023 • Laboratory practices implemented to improve safety, energy efficiency A new program at Sandia aims to increase occupant safety and make operations more energy efficient. The Sandia Smart Labs pilot has been launched in four buildings in New Mexico and California. On June 28, the team completed its first round of...
Society of Women Engineers bestows awards on 3 Sandia staff, including its highest honor
News Article, October 24, 2022 • The Society of Women Engineers has bestowed awards on three Sandia National Laboratories employees. Senior scientist Tina Nenoff received the society’s highest honor, the Achievement Award, chemical engineer Yuliya Preger received a Rising Technical Contributor Award and researcher Nedra Bonal received a Patent Recognition Award. The society bestows awards annually...
Sodium-ion battery safety research: Advancing the next generation of energy storage technology
News Article, June 25, 2024 • Sandia National Laboratories’ Battery Abuse Testing Lab, the Department of Energy’s core facility for battery safety, is investigating the safety of sodium-ion battery technology. Due to sodium’s abundance and an electrochemistry that resembles lithium-ion batteries in some ways, sodium-ion batteries are being considered for grid storage and automotive applications. The...
Software
Page • Software for Complex Environments The Arctic Coastal Erosion (ACE) Model provides a field-validated, predictive model of thermal-chemical-mechanical erosion for the Arctic coastline. The ACE Model is created to solve the limitations of current coastal erosion tools. Albany Land Ice is a dynamical core for ice sheet simulations, featuring PDE constrained optimization tools for...
Southeast Energy Storage Workshop Series
Page • The need to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is becoming ever more obvious and urgent. Energy storage is a critical component of the energy transition. Advances in energy storage technology, policy, and applications are quickly increasing around the world, and keeping up with those changes is an ongoing...
Space Nuclear Systems Launch Safety
Page • “Quantifying radiological risk for mission launch to key decision makers” Sandia has led space nuclear launch safety for both the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) since 2006. Meanwhile, Sandia’s engagement in space nuclear launch safety in an advisory and supporting role dates back...
Srinivasarao Kamala
Staff Page • Postdoctoral Appointee. Biography Dr. Srinivasarao Kamala is the Postdoctoral Appointee in the Resilient Energy and Distributed Systems Integration (REDSI) group at Sandia National Laboratories. He received his Master of Science by Research in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India in the year 2011. He received his...
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Page • Sandia’s geothermal research program includes experts, technicians, and specialists dedicated to advancing geothermal technologies. Connect with a team member below. Contact NAMEPOSITIONE-MAILGiorgia BettinManagergbettin@sandia.govAndrew WrightElectronics Engineeraawrigh@sandia.govAlfred CochraneElectronics Engineerahcochr@sandia.govWilliam KibikasGeosciences Engineeringwmkibik@sandia.govDavid RaymondMechanical Engineeringdwraymo@sandia.govEric RobeyMechanical Engineeringrerobey@sandia.govMelanie SchneiderMechanical Engineeringmbschne@sandia.govJiann SuMechanical Engineeringjsu@sandia.govManny MontanoElectromechanical Technologistmzmonta@sandia.govTaylor MyersElectromechanical Technologisttamyers@sandia.govJoseph PopeElectromechanical Technologistjspope@sandia.govJoshua TafoyaElectromechanical Technologistjjtafoy@sandia.govKurt KraalPostdoctoralkokraal@sandia.govSivana TorresPostdoctoralsivtorr@sandia.govNatalie HerreraOffice Admin Assistantnrherre@sandia.gov
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Page • Staff NamePositionEmailKevin AndersonR&D S&E, Systems Research and Analysisksande@sandia.govKenneth Armijo, PhDR&D, Systems Engineeringkmarmij@sandia.govLaurie Burnham, PhDScientistlburnha@sandia.govSteven DiGregorioPostdoctoral Researchersdigre@sandia.govThushara Gunda, PhDEngineer and Data Scientisttgunda@sandia.govCliff Hansen, PhDR&D, Mathematicscwhanse@sandia.govJames Hartley, PhDMechanical Engineerjkyuan@sandia.govNicole JacksonR&D S&E, Systems Research and Analysisnjacks@sandia.govNorman JostPostdoctoral Researchernrjost@sandia.govBruce King, PhDMaterials Science, Systems Research Analystbhking@sandia.govTom LowryPhotovoltaic Solar Energy Managertslowry@sandia.govDaniel RileyResearch Engineerdriley@sandia.govCharles RobinsonPrinciple Engineering Technologistcdrobin@sandia.govJoshua Stein,...
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Page • Staff Wind Energy Technologies NamePositionEmailKenneth BrownAerodynamic Diagnostics and Modeling Engineerkbrown1@sandia.govBrandon Lee EnnisRotor Aeroelastic Leadblennis@sandia.govThomas HergesInstrumentation and Aeronautical Engineertherges@sandia.govBrent HouchensR&D Mechanical Engineerbchouch@sandia.govAlan HsiehCFD and Aeronautical Researcherahsieh@sandia.govGeoffrey Taylor KliseManager, Wind Energy Sciencesgklise@sandia.govDavid Charles ManiaciRotor Blade Wind Plant Aerodynamics Leaddcmania@sandia.govKevin Ray MooreR&D Mechanical Engineerkevmoor@sandia.govGordon North Piegan IIIYear-Round Interngnpiega@sandia.govEvan SproulR&D Mechanical Engineeresproul@sandia.govGopal YallaPostdoctoral Researchergyalla@sandia.govCarolee...
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Page • NameTechnical SpecialtyEmailPhoneRay Byrne, Ph.D.Program Manager,Energy Storagerhbyrne@sandia.gov(505) 844-8716Sharon RuizOffice Administrative Assistantsaruiz@sandia.gov(505) 221-9565 ANALYTICS & CONTROLS NameTechnical SpecialtyEmailPhoneTu Nguyen, Ph.D.Electrical Engineer,Analytics & Controls Leadtunguy@sandia.gov(505) 844-1722Pedro Barba, Ph.D.Electrical Engineerpbarba@sandia.gov(505) 284-3209Atri Bera, Ph.D.Electrical Engineerabera@sandia.gov(505) 553-5302Hyungjin Choi, Ph.D.Electrical Engineerhchoi@sandia.gov(505) 313-9480John Eddy, Ph.D.Mechanical Engineerjpeddy@sandia.gov(505) 284-1642Ryan Elliott, Ph.D.Electrical Engineerrtellio@sandia.gov(505) 844-8663Cody Newlun, Ph.D.Electrical Engineercjnewlu@sandia.govVictoria ObrienElectrical Engineervaobrie@sandia.govDavid Rosewater, Ph.D.Electrical...
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Page • Resilient and Distributed Energy Systems Program Staff Contact an expert within Sandia’s Resilient and Distributed Energy Systems Program. NamePositionSummer Ferreira, Ph.D.Manager, Resilient Energy and Distributed Systems IntegrationJeewon Choi, Ph.D.Postdoctoral AppointeeRachid Darbali-Zamora, Ph.D.Principal Member, Technical StaffJohn Eddy, Ph.D.Principal Member, Technical StaffJack Flicker, Ph.D.Principal Member, Technical StaffGeorgios Fragkos, Ph.D.Principal Member, Technical StaffBrooke...
Stan Atcitty
Staff Page • Senior Scientist, Power Electronics Lead. Biography Dr. Stan Atcitty received his BS and MS degree in electrical engineering from the New Mexico State University in 1993 and 1995, respectively. He received his PhD from Virginia Tech University in 2006. He is presently a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Sandia...
Stephen J. Verzi
Staff Page • Senior Member of Technical Staff. Biography Stephen J. Verzi earned his PhD from the University of New Mexico in computer science, with a focus in neural network design and analysis at Sandia. His professional experience in algorithm development and computational modeling spans many application domains: artificial intelligence, machine learning, information...
Stephen Percival
Staff Page • Materials Scientist. Biography Stephen J. Percival is a Senior R&D Materials Scientist and electrochemist in the Electronic, Optical, and Nano Materials Department at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Stephen received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Reno and PhD from the University of Washington, Seattle. Before...
Sterling Olson
Staff Page • R&D S&E, Mechanical Engineer. Biography Sterling Olson is a technical staff member in the Water Power Technologies Program at Sandia National Laboratories. Sterling is the lead developer for the open-source and freely available Marine and Hydrokinetic Toolkit (MHKiT). MHKiT is the foremost data processing toolbox for generalized marine energy data...
Steven DiGregorio
Staff Page • Postdoctoral Researcher. Biography Steven DiGregorio is a postdoctoral researcher in the Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory (PSEL) at Sandia National Laboratories. His current research focuses on the characterization and statistical analysis of PV connector failures and the quantification of cell and glass cracking due to hail impacts on PV modules. Prior...
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