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Sandia National Labs joins DOE’S SHASTA initiative to advance underground hydrogen storage capabilities
News Article, September 8, 2022 • The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Subsurface Hydrogen Assessment, Storage and Technology Acceleration (SHASTA) collaboration, a project designed to use unique capabilities and expertise of key national laboratories to determine the viability, safety, and reliability of storing hydrogen in subsurface environments, has added Sandia National Laboratories as its fourth research...

Sandia researcher Stan Atcitty named IEEE fellow
News Article, April 10, 2023 • Sandia National Laboratories Senior Scientist Stan Atcitty has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), one of the world’s largest technical professional organizations. Atcitty’s research focuses on power electronics needed to integrate energy storage and distributed generation with the electric utility grid. Six of...

Sandia studies vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure
News Article, November 17, 2022 • Review of vulnerabilities helps prioritize grid protections, informs policy makers With electric vehicles becoming more common, the risks and hazards of a cyberattack on electric vehicle charging equipment and systems also increases. Jay Johnson, an electrical engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, has been studying the varied vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging...
Kaedi Sanchez plugs in her car at a City of Albuquerque electric vehicle charger before heading to work. Sandia National Laboratories researchers have been studying the vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including public chargers, to better inform policymakers. (Photo by Craig Fritz)

Sandia’s Grid Modernization team for PR100 report receives Secretary’s Honor Award
News Article, March 28, 2024 • A multi-laboratory research team, including members from Sandia’s Grid Modernization group, received a 2023 Secretary’s Honor Award for its contributions to the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100).The prestigious award recognizes the Department of Energy’s employees and contractors who make positive, lasting impacts on...

Sandians visit Puerto Rico to participate in grid resilience and distributed energy conversations in wake of Hurricane Fiona
News Article, November 9, 2022 • Sandians Summer Ferreira, Matt Lave, and Olga Hart recently visited San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they participated in an Advisory Group Meeting associated with the multi-National-Lab PR100 project to discuss lessons learned related to grid resilience and distributed energy in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. Meeting participants included community leaders,...

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...
Yuliya tests batteries in her lab to understand how their performance degrades under different conditions.

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...

Two Sandia researchers elected to National Academy of Engineering
News Article, April 15, 2024 • Tina Nenoff and Babu Chalamala recognized for contributions to engineering Two Sandia National Laboratories researchers, Tina Nenoff and Babu Chalamala, have been elected as members of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering. They are among the 114 new members and 21 international members to be inducted as the class of 2024....
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