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Benjamin Pierce
Staff Page • Systems Analyst / Data Scientist. Biography Benjamin (Ben) Pierce is a member of the Photovoltaics and Materials Technology Program at Sandia National Laboratories. His current research focuses on improving yield of photovoltaic tracker systems using machine learning, as well as systems and database management of photovoltaic data. Ben earned a...

Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez
Staff Page • Chemist—MHK Advanced Materials & Coatings. Biography Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez has been with the Water Power Technologies Program since 2009 and is a principal member of the technical staff. Bernadette leads the Advanced Materials Program and the Department of Energy’s MHK Composite Materials Database. The applied research and development from these...

Bioenergy
Page • Sandia provides the foundational science and technology to enable the production of renewable fuels and bio-advantaged products from biomass. Sandia’s Biological Sciences research facilitates and safeguards the nation’s bioeconomy. Sandia focuses on lignocellulosic, waste, and algal biomass feedstocks. Sandia’s unique capabilities encompass the areas of synthetic biology, pilot-scale algae cultivation, biomass characterization...

Bioenergy Cybersecurity Workshop presentations now available
News Article, November 21, 2023 • Developing and manufacturing biofuels involve automated, networked technologies at many stages of the process. Just as we secure our computers at work or home, how do we ensure that these technologies—and the biofuel production they support—are protected against hacking, malware, and cyberattacks? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO),...
Algae in petri dishes for experiment

Bioscience research holds promise to help address environmental damage
News Article, February 28, 2024 • Palm kernel oil is used in almost 40% of beauty and food products worldwide, but the $12 billion industry is estimated to account for millions of acres lost to deforestation and 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Sandia bioscientist Di Liu recently demonstrated novel metabolic routes to produce lipids containing...
Waxen red-orange tinted seeds sit atop a rock.

Black engineer awards distinguish Sandia Labs
News Article, March 9, 2022 • Expertise in advanced modeling and performance shines through Ten Sandia National Laboratories engineers received Black Engineer of the Year Awards this year, including Most Promising Scientist in Government, Research Leadership, Science Spectrum Trailblazers and Modern-Day Technology Leaders. Honorees include Sandia mechanical, electrical, civil, aerospace and aeronautical engineers who excel in...

Blade Materials and Substructures Testing
Page • Blade Materials and Substructures Testing Coupon testing is used to characterize new composite materials to obtain design properties. Wind turbine blades are subjected to a higher number of complex loading cycles not experienced in other applications of composite structures. These loads can lead to structural failure through various mechanisms such...

Blade Reliability & Composite Materials
Page • Blade Reliability and Composite Materials Improving wind-turbine blade manufacturing quality and determining the most cost-effective methods to mitigate environmental damage. Unplanned maintenance and component failures are a concern to both wind plant owners and wind turbine manufacturers. Sandia leads efforts in wind-turbine reliability research, specifically focusing on: Wind plant reliability...

Blade Reliability Collaborative
Page • Blade Reliability Collaborative Reliability, Operations and Maintenance, and Standards Wind-turbine blades are among the largest composite structures made in the world. The economics of energy production dictates that low-cost manufacturing methods be employed to produce cost-effective machines. This, combined with an often harsh operating environment, creates a challenge for blade...

Boosting battery research
News Article, June 18, 2024 • Most Americans don’t leave home without at least one lithium battery-powered device, and someday, the house itself may have a battery back-up. Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are working to make these large back-up batteries less expensive, hold more energy and be less prone to bursting into flame. One way...

Braden Smith
Staff Page • Optical Engineer. Biography Since 2021, Braden Smith has worked at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) as an optical engineer. Braden previously worked as an optical engineer specializing in remote sensing, working primarily with the simulation and calibration of remote sensing systems. Now, Braden’s research focuses on...

Brandon Davis
Staff Page • Testing and Operations Engineer. Biography Brandon Davis is a senior member of the engineering staff in Sandia National Laboratories’ Wind Energy Design and Experimentation Department. Since 2010 he has worked in renewable energy technologies and has a background in electrical power systems and control. Since joining the department, he has...

Brandon Ennis
Staff Page • Rotor Aeroelastic Lead. Biography Dr. Brandon Ennis joined Sandia National Laboratories in 2014 and is a member of the Wind Energy Computational Sciences Department. He has supported multiple projects performing rotor structural design as the aeroelastics lead for the National Rotor Testbed and offshore vertical-axis wind turbine projects, wind turbine...

Brantley Mills
Staff Page • R&D S&E, Mechanical Engineering. Biography In February 2015, Brantley joined Sandia National Laboratories as a senior member of the technical staff in the Thermal Sciences and Engineering Program. He has worked in a broad range of heat transfer and fluids subject areas including thermal systems analysis, thermal-fluid cryogenics, reduced-order modeling,...

Brayton Cycle Test Loop
Facility • Using the Nuclear Energy Systems Laboratory (NESL) / Brayton Lab, Sandia National Laboratories is creating a thermal-to-electric power conversion technology in a configuration called the recompression closed Brayton cycle (RCBC) that uses supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) as the working fluid, rather than steam, thereby dramatically increasing conversion efficiency compared to the...

Brent G. Austgen
Staff Page • Member of Technical Staff. Biography Brent G. Austgen is a Member of the Technical Staff in the Electric Power Systems Research Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He attained his Ph.D. degree (2024) and M.S. degree (2019) in operations research at The University of Texas at Austin and his B.S. degree...

Brian J. Pierre
Staff Page • Manager, Electric Power Systems Research Department. Biography Dr. Brian J. Pierre is the Manager of the Electric Power Systems Research Department at Sandia National Laboratories as part of the Electric Grid Security group. Brian also manages Sandia’s Advanced Grid Modeling Program and Wildfire Electric Grid Resilience Program. He holds a...

Brooke Marshall Garcia
Staff Page • Principal Member of Technical Staff. Biography Brooke Marshall Garcia is a principal member of technical staff and technical project manager for the Resilient Energy and Distributed Systems Integration group. She is a licensed civil engineer with experience in water resource modeling and site planning. She has an advanced business degree...

Bruce King
Staff Page • Technical Lead for PV Proving Grounds (Sandia). To view Dr. King's biography, please go here.

Bruised and bleeding: New materials show where they’re hurt
News Article, March 18, 2024 • Cody Corbin spreads oxygen sensitive material inside two concentric cylinders at Sandia National Labs on Nov. 30, 2023. Once constructed the cylinder will protect contents by indicating if there has been tampering. Photo by Craig Fritz Every over-the-counter medication bottle sports a protective seal, usually a plastic wrap or foam...
Scientist Cody Corbin stands at a lab station, his body is separated from the material he is working with by glass, and his arms are protected by rubber sleeves.

Bryan Arguello
Staff Page • Senior Member of the Technical Staff. Biography Bryan is an optimization modeler who has focused on power grid resiliency and microgrid cost analysis. In addition, he has a keen interest in scheduling problems. Education Masters of Science in Engineering, Operations Research from the University of Texas at AustinMasters of Art,...

Bryan Wygant
Staff Page • Chemist. Biography Bryan R. Wygant is a Postdoctoral Appointee at Sandia National Laboratories in the Photovoltaics & Materials Tech organization. He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Texas Tech University in 2014 and received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020. His research...

Budi Gunawan
Staff Page • Principal R&D Engineer. Biography Budi Gunawan is a principal research engineer in the Water Power Technologies Program at Sandia National Laboratories. He has experience in environmental fluid dynamics, hydraulic engineering, and marine and hydrokinetic energy. Since 2011, Budi has overseen various projects involving hydrodynamic measurements and modeling, component and system...

C. Birk Jones
Staff Page • Principal Member Technical Staff, Resilient Energy and Distributed Systems Integration. Biography Dr. Birk Jones has accumulated over two decades of experience committed to improving the construction, operation, and utilization of buildings and the electric grid. His comprehensive professional history includes roles as a design engineer, construction engineer, and research staff...
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