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Black engineer awards distinguish Sandia Labs

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...

Women @ Energy blog features Sandia director

March 7, 2022 • Amy Halloran featured on DOE STEM Rising website Amy Halloran became the director of nuclear fuel cycle and grid modernization for Sandia in 2021. Her team works in diverse areas of research, from ensuring the electric grid can handle renewable energy sources to enhancing the safety of nuclear energy to...

Sandia engineer elected fellow of two prestigious national societies

March 2, 2022 • Babu Chalamala, an engineer and manager of Sandia National Laboratories’ energy storage group, was recently elected fellow of two prestigious national societies. On Jan. 26, he became a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. On Dec. 7, he became a fellow of the National Academy of...

Save the Date — 2022 Sandia Blade Workshop: Oct. 17-20, Albuquerque, NM

March 1, 2022 • Save the Date! When: October 17—20, 2022 Where: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Please mark your calendars for the return of the Sandia Blade Workshop, in-person and in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct. 17-20, 2022. The workshop brings together wind industry experts, wind farm stakeholders and operators, manufacturers, and researchers to address...

Algorithm could shorten quality testing, research in many industries by months

February 16, 2022 • Machine learning used to predict direction-dependent mechanical properties of metals A machine-learning algorithm developed at Sandia could provide auto manufacturing, aerospace and other industries a faster and more cost-efficient way to test bulk materials. The technique was published recently in the scientific journal Materials Science and Engineering: A. Production stoppages are...
Sandia researchers examine data generated by the machine-learning algorithm Material Data Driven Design.

New connector links structural, electrical systems

January 10, 2022 • Sandia has filed a patent for a simple modification to traditional rivets that may help engineer safer systems. Kyle LeBlanc and Tim Briggs worked with machinist Brian Holliday to create what they are calling the wire rivet — a rivet with a lengthwise gap that, when crimped together through mechanically...
a labeled wire-rivet diagram

Icephobic surfaces for ice, snow shedding in utility scale solar

December 15, 2021 • A Sandia National Laboratories-led research team has developed a transparent, polymeric-based coating that helps photovoltaic panels continuously shed snow and ice. Read the complete article in Renewable Energy World. Go to the article

Sandia National Laboratories leads perovskite research center

July 20, 2021 • PV Magazine highlighted a $14 million award for the Perovskite Photovoltaic Accelerator for Commercializing Technologies Center. The facility is led by Sandia National Laboratories to develop research in perovskite solar technology. Go to the article

Over-irradiance events affect utility scale PV components

February 1, 2021 • In a preliminary study into the effects of ‘over-irradiance' events on PV power generation, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and colleagues in Brazil, the UK and Germany found that sudden spikes can affect the components of large scale PV power plants, especially if they last longer than a minute and...
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