NATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITIES AT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES Sandia's research facilities center around world class Technology Deployment Centers and User Facilities (TDC/UF). These consist of interrelated physical facilities, equipment, instrumentation, scientific expertise and necessary operational personnel. TDC/UF's are available to U.S. industry, universities, academia, other laboratories, state and local Governments, and the scientific community in general. TDC/UF's are a unique set of scientific research capabilities and resources whose primary function is to satisfy DOE programmatic needs, while being made accessible to outside users. Center for Security Systems Evaluation (NM): Advanced design, testing analyses and evaluation of security systems and services. Mary Lynn Garcia, 505-844-2010, Debbie Spencer, 505-845-8280. Combustion Research Facility (CA): Scientists use this facility to improve their understanding and control of combustion processes. Projects include studies of combustion-generated pollutants to applied studies of processes in internal combustion engines. William McLean, 510-294-2687, George Fisk, 510-294-3376. COMPONENT MODELING AND CHARACTERIZATION LABORATORY (NM): Modeling and characterization of electromechanical components. Jim Hanlon, 505-845-8868. Design, Evaluation and Test Technology Facility (NM): This facility, which is a collection of numerous specialized facilities, allows the user to design, document, evaluate and test the response of items, ranging from components to full scale systems, to simulated in-use or abnormal environments. These capabilities and diagnostics are being utilized to support areas involved with agile manufacturing, aging structures and systems, and areas where the consequences of failure are unacceptable. Rod May, 505-844-2463. Electronics Technology User Facility (Microelectronics Development Laboratory) (NM): World class, class 1, clean room. Develop, evaluate, fabricate various applications. Harry Weaver, 505-844-7833, Don Rohr, 505-844-5947. Electronics Quality/Reliability Center (EQRC) (NM): This facility is a world leader in electronics reliability and failure analysis. The EQRC deals with all electronic components from cables and connectors to high speed integrated circuits. Ted Dellin, 505-844-2044. Explosives Components Facility (NM): The ECF has the full-range of capabilities necessary to support the understanding of energetic materials and components. Lloyd Bonzon, 505-845-8989, Jean Prusak, 505-845-9338. Intelligent Systems & Robotics Center (NM): A research and development facility that applies intelligent systems and robotics technologies to areas such as manufacturing, environmental cleanup, weapons production and dismantlement, and biomedicine. Ray Harrigan, 505-844-3004, Jerry Stauffer, 505-845-8966. Ion Beam Materials Research Lab (NM): Sandia's Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) program is recognized as one of the best in the world. It has the ability to examine a wide spectrum of materials, from semiconductors to metals and ceramics. Barney L. Doyle, 505-844-7568. LAZAP - Laser Applications: This facility consists of a large Cassegrain beam director/telescope, and several high-power lasers. LAZAP also includes control, tracking, and safety equipment. The telescope can track satellites from low earth to geosynchronous orbits, as well as perform fixed pointing and sidereal rate tracking. Steve Tucker, 505-845-8572. Manufacturing Technologies Center (NM): State of the art analysis tools for research and development of manufacturing sciences and processes. Bob Poole, 505-845-9200, Carla Chirigos, 505-845-8645. Materials and Process Diagnostics Facility (NM): Microstructural/chemical analysis of surface and bulk; optical, spectroscopic, wet chemical, materials and process research. Ronald Loehman, 505-272-7304. Mechanical Test and Evaluation Facility (CA): A national resource for supporting materials, structural and climactic testing, agile manufacturing, nonlinear constitutive thermomechanical modeling and a wide range of test and evaluation laboratories. Wendell Kawahara (mechanics), 510-294-2614, Dennis Nelson (dynamics), 510-294-2339 Jack Casey (climatic, explosives, (510) 294-2545. National Solar Thermal Test Facility and Design Assistance Center (NM): This facility is used for test requiring intense heat and for collecting light with large-scale optics. Specific high-thermal flux applications include investigating the thermophysical properties of materials and testing various solar applications. Jim Chavez, 505-844-4488, Dave Menicucci, 505-844-3077. NUFAC - Nuclear Facilities Resource Center (NM): This center is comprised of several facilities. The Hot Cell Facility provides a means of handling and examining radioactive materials, usually following exposure in one of the reactors. The center also includes the Gamma Irradiation Facility and the Radiation Metrology Laboratory. Ted Luera, 505-845-3026, Don Berry, 505-845-3142. Primary Standards Lab (NM/CA): Complex state of the art standard and calibration facilities available no where else in the world. Ralph Johnson, 505-845-8241, Bod Pilkey (California site), 510-294-2505. Pulsed Power & System Validation Diagnostics Facility (NM): Pulsed power accelerators, laboratories, lasers, remote sensing, advanced computation and diagnostics suited to hostile environments. Paul Raglin, 505-845-7049. Radiation Detector Test Facility (CA): Unique and comprehensive sophisticated detector array and imaging system characterization. Specialized analysis of detector-grade crystals and x-ray detector response. Ralph James, 510-294-2782. Shock Technology and Applied Research Facility (STAR) (NM): The STAR Facility is a state-of-the-art facility which can provide a full range of projective/target interactions with velocities from 0.01 to 16 km/s available with a broad range of diagnostic and analysis capabilities. Mike Furnish, 505-844-2877. TIE-IN Scientific and Engineering Applications (NM): Using TIE-IN, industry partners obtain technical solutions by directly accessing Sandia's computers, software, databases, rapid prototyping equipment, and test and diagnostic equipment. Jim Ang, 505-844-0068. PENDING APPROVAL: Facility for Acceptance, Calibration, and Testing (NM): Testing and calibration of seismic verification system and sensors. Preston B. Herrington, 505-844-9495, Pat Fleming, 505-844-2386. Rock Mechanics Laboratory (NM): Testing facility for characterization of pressure-sensitive materials, rocks and concrete. Wolfgang Wawersik, 505-844-4342. Space Integration and Test Facility (NM): Satellite and payload assembly, integration and test facilities including electrical and environmental analysis. Mark Terhune, 505-845-9794, Ken Deller, 505-845-8562. There are an additional 20+ Sandia facilities interested in TDC/UF approval from DOE. Sandia User Facility Program Manager, Jerry Hanks, phone: 505-271-7824, fax: 505-271-7867, e:mail: jghanks@sandia.gov, Mary Monson (Agreements), 505-271-7831. Tarianne Gallegos (User Facility Agreements), 505-271-7843. Linda Huggins (California), 501-294-2503, Mike Birnbaum (California), 510-292-2302.

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