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Securing the nation’s electric grid ⚡ Sandia’s Resilient Energy Systems Mission Campaign is a seven-year, $50 million, research and development project focused on making energy infrastructure more resilient to cyberattacks and intentional threats.
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ALT Utility poles stand against a cloudy sky, with a mountain in the background and wild grasses in the foreground.
⚙️ After a successful pilot, Sandia is expanding a rotation program that helps early-career mechanical engineers develop new skills and explore different areas of expertise.
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⚛️ @NNSAWilliams visited Sandia to announce the Labs’ selection for $3.38 million in funding to advance next-generation nuclear fuel research.
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Since the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta drone show began five years ago, Sandia drone engineer Dave Novick and his Labs colleagues have volunteered to power and precisely place hundreds of drones to light up the sky.
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ALT Dave Novick wears a red coat on a cold morning before dawn as he crouches down to set up drones on a gravel lot at Balloon Fiesta Park.
Asteroid defense ☄️ Sandia researchers developed a new model that accounts for irregular asteroid shapes to better predict how a nearby nuclear blast would need to be aimed to successfully deflect the object from hitting Earth.
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Sandia’s rising researchers 🌟 @ENERGY selected Sandia researchers Tommie Catanach, Paul Kuberry and Jessica Rimsza for its 2026 Early Career Research Program, which supports promising early-career scientists through five-year research awards.
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Sandia welcomed @NNSAWilliams at an Oct. 30 news conference, where he announced the Labs’ selection for $3.38 million in @ENERGY funding to advance next-generation nuclear fuel research.
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ALT Department of Energy Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Brandon Williams speaks at a news conference to announce that Sandia has been awarded funding to advance next-generation nuclear fuel research.
Halloween weather any time of year 🎃 Sandia’s fog chamber recreates low-visibility conditions with thick fog and heavy rain so researchers can test cameras and sensors used at national security sites.
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#Halloween
🔍 Sandia’s Kelcey Tietjen has worked on major cyber incidents across the world to protect national security. At the Labs, Kelcey teaches community partners and students at @NewMexicoTech how to fight cybercrime.
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#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth0
Spooky vibrations among the stacks 👻 Sandia’s technical library holds a vast collection of research materials and a few ghost stories.
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Keeping an eye on the sky 🔭 SOHBRIT, pronounced “so-bright”, is Sandia’s 12-foot-wide observatory that works through the night to collect images of satellites, helping researchers track their positions in Earth’s increasingly crowded orbit.
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ALT Sandia’s SOHBRIT observatory is shown open at night as Allen Schnibben stands inside to make adjustments to the system.
Manufacturing more time for innovation ⌛ Sandia’s CAMINO facility has been in operation now for eight months, helping the Labs deliver on its national security missions faster.
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Dual fellow achieves a first for Sandia 👏 Rekha Rao is the first Sandia employee to be elected a fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics. She was also elected a fellow of the Society of Rheology this year.
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Advancing tech for national security 🧑💻 Sandia has named Rob Leland as its first chief SI/AI officer, to help accelerate the responsible adoption of emerging technologies across its national security missions.
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Spray fires 🔥 In support of @USDOT, Sandia engineers conducted tests to better understand the fire hazards associated with transporting pressurized aerosol products.
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Protecting people, preventing fires 🧯 Sandia’s fire marshals teach fire safety to employees and develop site-specific plans to address challenges related to explosives, lithium-ion batteries, nuclear facilities and wildfires.
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Experts from NNSA's Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) Region 4 were on the ground providing radiological security overwatch at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Working alongside local, state, and federal partners, our team ensures a secure environment so everyone can look up and enjoy the view.
Sandia employees rolled out their custom cars at the Labs’ annual car show, showcasing polished chrome and immaculate paint jobs. A 1963 Chevy Impala won the People’s Choice Award at the event, part of National Hispanic Heritage Month activities.
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Breaking ground Construction of Sandia’s Secure Weapons Integration Center is underway in Livermore, Calif. The 8,000-square-foot facility will support the Labs’ current and future nuclear deterrence programs.
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Sandia’s Z machine recreated extreme pressures of Earth’s core to test how the Earth may have retained water as it formed. @Nature magazine was at the final shot in a project with @CUBoulder.
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