Sandia Labs FY22 Laboratory Directed Research & Development Annual Report

LDRD PROGRAM VALUE

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS While the FY22 LDRD program represented only about 5.1% of Sandia’s total costs, the metrics shown below highlight how LDRD has a much greater relative impact on key performance indicators (KPI) and metrics for the Labs. The bar graph illustrates the large percentage

of early career staff engaged in the LDRD program, thus validating LDRD’s important role in attracting, developing, and retaining a world-class workforce to meet the most challenging national security needs.

$ 214.7M Total Program Cost

$ 375K Median Project Size

522 Total LDRD Projects

290 New Projects in 2022

350

300

10-25% 25-50%

>50%

250

Time Charged to LDRD

200

150

100

NUMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF

50

0

0 to 5 years

5 to 10 years

10 to 15 years

15 to 19 years

>20 years

NUMBER OF YEARS AS A SANDIA EMPLOYEE

46 % OF SANDIA TOTAL

45 % OF SANDIA TOTAL

26 % OF SANDIA TOTAL

42 % OF SANDIA TOTAL

40 Patents Issued 43 % OF SANDIA TOTAL

18 % OF SANDIA TOTAL

3 R&D 100 Awards 50 % OF SANDIA TOTAL

209 LDRD Supported Postdocs

42 LDRD Supported Postdoc to Staff Conversions

380 Refereed Publications

117 Technical Advances

26 Copyrights

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LABORATORY DIRECTED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT