When: April 10, 2024, 1:00-2:00 p.m. CDT
Online: Attend via Zoom
In-Person: Laukka Conference Room, 2nd. Floor, McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) is hosting Sandia Day at the University of Minnesota, a chance for interested researchers to learn more about Sandia National Laboratories and potential partnerships and projects.
Participants will get a chance to hear from Sandia officials Amy Shrouf and Ken Patel:
Sandia Overview
Presented by: Amy Shrouf, Director, Proliferation Assessments/National Security Programs, Sandia National Laboratories
Topics: General information; History; Program portfolio descriptions (Nuclear Deterrence, Global Security, National Security Programs, Energy & Homeland Security, Advanced Science & Technology); Funding sources; Laboratory accomplishments; Research & Development
www.sandia.gov/about/
Sandia Academic Programs Overview
Presented by: Ken Patel, Manager, Academic Programs
Topics: Sandia University Partnerships Network; Laboratory Directed Research & Development (LDRD); Postdoctoral research and fellowship programs; Faculty collaborations; Academic research; Talent acquisition
www.sandia.gov/working-with-sandia/academic-partnerships/
The University has been building connections with Sandia for several years, and Sandia has a local office in Shoreview that serves as a point of contact for partners from the U and other Minnesota collaborators.
Sandia has an exciting portfolio of research that includes the LDRD program, which invests in high-risk, high-payoff R&D. UMN hypersonics researchers have participated in this program, which focuses on:
- Biological Science
- Earth, Energy & Environmental Science
- Engineering Science
- Materials & Advanced Manufacturing
- Mathematics, Computing & Information Science
- Nanodevices and Microsystems
- Physical Science
- Radiation Effects & High Energy Physics
Please contact Laura Fingerson, fing0007@umn.edu, in RIO with questions about the event.