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For over 25 years, Sandia’s tribal technical assistance has enabled participating tribes to realize their unique energy vision. Stan Atcitty, leader of Sandia’s Energy Storage Power Electronics subprogram and proud member of the Navajo Nation, discusses his experiences and the value of tribal professionals assisting tribal communities .

Sandia hired two undergraduate summer interns from MSI institution North Carolina Central University who will participate in the Center for Computing Research Summer Intern Program by conducting research of mutual interest to Sandia and NSAM- ML universities. • Advanced Synergistic Program for Indigenous Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) • Partnership for Advanced Manufacturing Education and Research (PAMER) • Indigenous Mutual Partnership to Advanced Cybersecurity Technology (IMPACT) In August 2022, six Sandia subrecipient proposals were selected for award negotiation in response to the MSIPP and Tribal Education Partnership Program. The six selected proposals that will receive up to $6.65M in federal funding are led by the Navajo Technical University, the University of California, Riverside, Florida A&M University, the University of Texas at El Paso, the University of New Mexico, and the University of North Texas. work is funded by NNSA’s Minority Serving Institute Partnership Program, which pays for a 3-year project to enhance research and education at tribal colleges and universities in advanced manufacturing and funds summer students in technical projects. The program also seeks to develop needed skills and talent for NNSA’s enduring technical workforce at its national laboratories and production plants. Power electronics researcher Stan Atcitty led visitors through Sandia’s energy test facilities , including the Energy Storage Analysis Laboratory and the Energy Storage Test Pad/Energy Storage Analysis Lab. Sandia’s

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