Sandia National Labs Academic Alliance Collaboration Report 2020-2021

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

High-power applications get charged up with unconventional batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Prominent quantum research funded at UNM and Sandia.. . . . . 46

Building the world’s first laser refrigerated sensor. . . . . . . . . 48

Nuclear engineering and project management programs result from UNM-Sandia partnership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Putting hot research topics in the spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . 52

The holy grail of detector development. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Funding great research two different ways. . . . . . . . . . . . 54

UNM Gabriel Lopez Vice President of Research and Economic Development Edl Schamiloglu Associate Dean of Research and Innovation, UNM School of Engineering, Special Assistant to the Provost for Laboratory Relations Christos Christodoulou Dean of Research and Innovation, UNM School of Engineering and Computing Mark Peceny Dean of College of Arts and Sciences Shawn Berman Interim Dean of the Anderson School of Management KEY LEADERSHIP

Sandia Labs LeAnn Miller Director of Center 5900, Campus Executive Isaac Romero

Senior Manager in Center 8100, UNM Deputy Campus Executive Diane Peebles Manager in Center 1900, NM Partnerships Manager Theresa Cordova Manager in Center 2900, UNM Technical Recruiting Lead Nicole Streu Technical Recruiting Specialist Cody Steele Manager in Center 7200, UNM Mission Services Talent Acquisition Team Recruiting Lead Antoinette Cummings UNM Mission Services Talent Acquisition Team Recruiting Specialist