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{{Short description|National laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico.}}
{{Short description|National laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico.}}
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date = March 2019}}'''Sandia National Laboratories''' ('''SNL'''), also known as '''Sandia''',<ref name="sandia.gov">{{Cite web |title=70 Ways Sandia Has Changed The Nation |url=https://www.sandia.gov/70-ways/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=70 Ways Sandia has Changed the Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> is one of three [[research and development]] laboratories of the [[United States Department of Energy]]'s [[National Nuclear Security Administration]] (NNSA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Sandia |url=https://www.sandia.gov/about/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=About Sandia |language=en-US}}</ref> Headquartered in [[Kirtland Air Force Base]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], it has a second principal facility next to [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] in [[Livermore, California]], and a test facility in [[Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii|Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandia National Laboratories: Locations: Kauai Test Facility |url=http://www.sandia.gov/locations/kauai_test_facility.html |access-date=2017-11-09 |website=www.sandia.gov |language=en}}</ref> Sandia is owned by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] but [[Privately held company|privately]] managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Honeywell International]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/honeywell-unit-wins-2-6-billion-contract-to-manage-sandia-national-laboratories-1481947893|title=Honeywell Unit Wins $2.6 Billion Contract to Manage Sandia National Laboratories|agency=Associated Press|date=17 December 2016|newspaper=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name="energy.gov">{{cite web|url=https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/nnsa-awards-sandia-national-laboratories-management-operating-contract|title=NNSA Awards Sandia National Laboratories Management & Operating Contract to National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia (NTESS)}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/910533/sandia-national-laboratories-contract-awarded-unm-will-play-a-role.html|title=Updated: Honeywell selected to manage Sandia labs|author1=Michael Coleman |author2= Kevin Robinson-Avila }}</ref>
{{Infobox laboratory
| name            = Sandia National Laboratories
| image            = [[File:Sandia National Laboratories logo.svg]]
| established      = 1949
| director        = James S. Peery (January 1, 2020–April 2025)<ref name="Peery1">{{cite web|url=https://share-ng.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/labs_director/|title=Sandia National Laboratories: News Releases : New Sandia Labs Director named|access-date=December 2, 2019|archive-date=June 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616103622/https://share-ng.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/labs_director/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Peery2">{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2024/10/10/sandia-labs-director-announces-retirement.html|title=Sandia Labs director James Peery announces retirement|last= Callaghan|first=Molly |date=October 10, 2025|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>
| city            = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]; [[Livermore, California]].
| budget          = [[United States dollar|US$]]3.6 billion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandia.gov/about/facts_figures/index.html/ |title=Sandia Facts and Figures |publisher=Sandia.gov |access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref>
| type            = National security, nuclear science
| staff            = 11,500<ref name="Sandia FAQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.sandia.gov/about/facts_figures/ |title=Sandia FAQ |publisher=Sandia.gov |access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref>
| students        = 830<ref name="Sandia FAQ"/>
| campus          = {{convert|8699|acre|km2|abbr=on}}
|free_label        = Named after
|free              = [[Sandia Mountains]] in the [[Albuquerque metropolitan area]]
| operating_agency = National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, under the direction of [[Honeywell International]] (since May 1, 2017)
| website          = {{URL|https://www.sandia.gov/|sandia.gov}}
}}
 
'''Sandia National Laboratories''' ('''SNL'''), also known as '''Sandia''',<ref name="sandia.gov">{{Cite web |title=70 Ways Sandia Has Changed The Nation |url=https://www.sandia.gov/70-ways/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=70 Ways Sandia has Changed the Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> is one of three [[research and development]] laboratories of the [[United States Department of Energy]]'s [[National Nuclear Security Administration]] (NNSA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Sandia |url=https://www.sandia.gov/about/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=About Sandia |language=en-US}}</ref> Headquartered in [[Kirtland Air Force Base]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], it has a second principal facility next to [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] in [[Livermore, California]], and a test facility in [[Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii|Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandia National Laboratories: Locations: Kauai Test Facility |url=http://www.sandia.gov/locations/kauai_test_facility.html |access-date=2017-11-09 |website=www.sandia.gov |language=en}}</ref> Sandia is owned by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] but [[Privately held company|privately]] managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Honeywell International]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/honeywell-unit-wins-2-6-billion-contract-to-manage-sandia-national-laboratories-1481947893|title=Honeywell Unit Wins $2.6 Billion Contract to Manage Sandia National Laboratories|agency=Associated Press|date=17 December 2016|newspaper=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name="energy.gov">{{cite web|url=https://nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/pressreleases/nnsa-awards-sandia-national-laboratories-management-operating-contract|title=NNSA Awards Sandia National Laboratories Management & Operating Contract to National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia (NTESS)}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/910533/sandia-national-laboratories-contract-awarded-unm-will-play-a-role.html|title=Updated: Honeywell selected to manage Sandia labs|author1=Michael Coleman |author2= Kevin Robinson-Avila }}</ref>


Established in 1949, SNL is a "multimission laboratory"<ref name="sandia.gov"/> with the primary goal of advancing [[National security of the United States|U.S. national security]] by developing various [[High tech|science-based technologies]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fact Sheets |url=https://www.sandia.gov/news/publications/fact-sheets/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=News |language=en-US}}</ref> Its work spans roughly 70 areas of activity, including [[nuclear deterrence]], [[arms control]], [[nonproliferation]], [[hazardous waste|hazardous waste disposal]], and [[climate change]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandia National Laboratories: News Releases : Climate Change |url=https://newsreleases.sandia.gov/category/climate_change/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |language=en}}</ref> Sandia hosts a wide variety of research initiatives, including [[computational biology]], [[physics]], [[materials science]], [[alternative energy]], [[psychology]], [[Microelectromechanical systems|MEMS]], and [[cognitive science]]. Most notably, it hosted some of the world's earliest and fastest [[supercomputer]]s, [[ASCI Red]] and [[Red Storm (computing)|ASCI Red Storm]], and is currently home to the [[Z Pulsed Power Facility|Z Machine]], the largest [[X-ray]] generator in the world, which is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme [[temperature]] and [[pressure]].
Established in 1949, SNL is a "multimission laboratory"<ref name="sandia.gov"/> with the primary goal of advancing [[National security of the United States|U.S. national security]] by developing various [[High tech|science-based technologies]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fact Sheets |url=https://www.sandia.gov/news/publications/fact-sheets/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=News |language=en-US}}</ref> Its work spans roughly 70 areas of activity, including [[nuclear deterrence]], [[arms control]], [[nonproliferation]], [[hazardous waste|hazardous waste disposal]], and [[climate change]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandia National Laboratories: News Releases : Climate Change |url=https://newsreleases.sandia.gov/category/climate_change/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |language=en}}</ref> Sandia hosts a wide variety of research initiatives, including [[computational biology]], [[physics]], [[materials science]], [[alternative energy]], [[psychology]], [[Microelectromechanical systems|MEMS]], and [[cognitive science]]. Most notably, it hosted some of the world's earliest and fastest [[supercomputer]]s, [[ASCI Red]] and [[Red Storm (computing)|ASCI Red Storm]], and is currently home to the [[Z Pulsed Power Facility|Z Machine]], the largest [[X-ray]] generator in the world, which is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme [[temperature]] and [[pressure]].
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