Sandia’s self-contained AI chat tool 🖥️ In May 2024, Sandia became the first facility in the nuclear enterprise to provide employees with an AI chat tool for unclassified questions. The Labs established its own secure instance of ChatGPT, where employee questions and the corresponding responses are not shared with Microsoft or OpenAI — only Sandia has access to this data. Read more about how the tool was created and its impact: https://bit.ly/4gtYKQ1
Sandia National Laboratories
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Albuquerque, NM 141,817 followers
DOE labs securing a peaceful and free world through science and technology.
About us
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier DOE science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. Our team of scientists, engineers, researchers, and business specialists apply their knowledge and skill toward delivering cutting-edge technology in an array of areas. Across our main sites in Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA, our research ranges from nuclear defense and homeland and global security to innovative work in biotechnology, environmental preservation, energy, and cyber security. Our teams have shared some of the reasons they enjoy working at Sandia: • Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide • Extraordinary co-workers • Access to some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world (tours.sandia.gov) • Career advancement and enrichment opportunities • Work-life balance with flexible work schedules, competitive benefits, and convenient on-site amenities
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http://www.sandia.gov
External link for Sandia National Laboratories
- Industry
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Albuquerque, NM
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1949
- Specialties
- Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, and Cybersecurity
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PO Box 5800
Albuquerque, NM 87185, US
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7011 East Ave
Livermore, ca 94551, US
Employees at Sandia National Laboratories
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Award-winning speed ⚡ Sandia's new El Dorado supercomputer ranks 20th on the Top500 list of the fastest, most powerful computers in the world. El Dorado is smaller but architecturally identical to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's El Capitan, which took the top spot. El Dorado enables a much higher level of fidelity in simulations for innovative research and national security missions. Learn more about the El Dorado supercomputer ➡️ https://bit.ly/4jLYcrk
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Running towards goals 🏃♀️➡️ In college, Rebecca Schmitt left her Division I cross-country team to focus on becoming an engineer. Now, in her 30s, the Sandia electronics engineer is racing again, chasing a new dream of making the 2028 Olympic trials — and she’s still fast. Very fast. “There are so many reasons we can talk ourselves out of working toward those little dreams we have in the back of our mind, be it life circumstances or we think we’re too old, not smart enough, not good enough,” Rebecca said. “Whatever the goal is, why not take a step today toward reaching that goal?” Read Rebecca’s full story: https://bit.ly/3WFYZ3f
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SIGHTS from space 🔦 Sandia’s high-performance computing research is helping teams run cutting-edge simulations to develop SIGHTS, an advanced sensor that can detect nuclear detonations from space. The multi-physics simulations allow researchers to test how the sensor will perform in orbit. The project is just one example of how HPC is being used to respond to complex challenges that lie at the intersection of science, technology and national security. Explore more projects in the 2024 HPC Annual Report ➡️ bit.ly/3ZOfKeM
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Congratulations to Sandia’s Tina Nenoff, who was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors 👏 Tina is recognized for her innovative research on nano-scale sponges and sieves. She has published more than 190 peer-reviewed articles and been awarded 17 U.S. patents. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hizn4Q
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Hitting the mark 🎯 At a recent press conference announcing Sandia’s 2024 record-breaking economic impact of $5.2 billion, Labs Director James Peery shared how Sandia’s support of small businesses, job creation and cutting-edge technologies benefitted the local and national economy. One of the top highlights was Sandia’s contribution to small businesses, including sharing expertise, making state-of-the-art equipment available and spending $1.08 billion on subcontracts. “For 75 years, Sandia National Laboratories has been a leader in strengthening national security and advancing technology. Our success relies on strong partnerships with diverse suppliers, particularly small businesses, which bring innovation, agility and expertise to our missions,” Peery said. Learn more about Sandia’s significant economic impact https://bit.ly/4geOVVP
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Award-winning super alloys 💪 Sandia scientists created a refractory high-entropy alloy, or super alloy, that is machinable, self-healing, and record size — winning a 2024 R&D 100 Award. “The goal is to turn this technology into a multi-billion-dollar industry in critical areas such as energy, aerospace and electronics,” Sandia scientist Sal Rodriguez said. Learn more about the project and Sandia’s R&D 100 award winners: https://bit.ly/4akTNYb
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Sandia researcher Hongyou Fan received the 2024 Materials Research Society’s MRS Medal — the society’s highest accolade 🏆 The prestigious award recognizes Hongyou’s innovative approach to forming novel nanomaterials under pressure. A key aspect of the research involved using Sandia’s pulsed power facility to scale up the intensity of the synthesis process. “Using pressure has enabled us to form novel nanomaterial configurations with chemical and physical properties that weren’t achievable through conventional methods, resulting in three patents. Depending on the applied pressure and starting materials, we have successfully fabricated a variety of metal, semiconductor and magnetic nanostructures and organic polymers with unique architectures and properties,” Hongyou said. Read more about the achievement: https://bit.ly/3PJGN4Z
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Vanishing atoms can ruin quantum calculations. For the first time, Sandia researchers have demonstrated a practical way to locate these leaks, which are difficult to detect. This achievement removes a major roadblock for one branch of quantum computing, bringing scientists closer to realizing the technology’s full potential. ⚛️ https://bit.ly/4aqL72D
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Building partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities 🎓 Sandia employee and HBCU graduate Rahni Kellum has been a driving force behind the Lab’s’ Securing Top Academic Research and Talent with HBCU program, which shares internship and research opportunities with students and faculty. “These partnerships also help expose students to the work we do at the Labs. It’s one thing to see Sandia at a career fair, but to be in a classroom and see your professor working on a Sandia project, that’s a front row seat, which helps students see the kind of work they could be doing at the Labs one day,” Rahni said. Read more about the program: https://bit.ly/40lDkOO
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