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2016 Annual Report Laboratory Directed Research and Development 2016 ANNUAL REPORT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2016 LDRD ANNUAL REPORT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2016 LDRD ANNUAL REPORT LABORATORY DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION FOR OUR NATION FROM THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Over the past quarter century, Sandia’s LDRD program has initiated innovations that have contributed to national security, ranging from ensuring the safety, security and reliability of the US nuclear stockpile to securing a sustainable energy future. In addition to enabling Sandia to create and sustain an environment of creativity and innovation, the LDRD program is significant because it expands Sandia’s science and technology capabilities and contributes to our long-term vitality, enables Sandia to recruit and retain highly talented scientists and engineers, and has led to an impressive array of technological advances, awards, patents, and publications. Each year, researchers across Sandia submit proposals for creative, forward-looking R&D projects that have the potential to greatly benefit our national security mission. NNSA guidance—as well as Sandia’s internal LDRD processes—provides the framework for review and selection of Sandia’s LDRD portfolio. Evaluation criteria include: alignment with Sandia strategy and potential national security impact; technical merit and feasibility; and leading edge, high risk R&D character. In a highly competitive FY2016 process, 689 short idea proposals were submitted. Of those, 187 were invited to submit full proposals, of which 111 were funded. When added to ongoing projects and late-start projects (which are also reviewed), 366 projects were active in FY 2016. In this report, you will find descriptions of each of our active projects, as well as more information on Sandia’s LDRD program. LDRD provides the knowledge that drives our future and continues to lead to many new scientific and technological breakthroughs that exemplify Sandia’s commitment to exceptional service in the national interest. Rob Leland Chief Technology Officer Vice President, Science and Technology 2 SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2016 LDRD ANNUAL REPORT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2016 LDRD ANNUAL REPORT Table of Contents Program Overview ............................................................................................................................................................4 Bioscience .......................................................................................................................................................................14 Computing and Information Science ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������22 Engineering Sciences .....................................................................................................................................................40 Geoscience ......................................................................................................................................................................56 Materials Science ...........................................................................................................................................................64 Nanodevices and Microsystems .....................................................................................................................................80 Radiation Effects and High Energy Density Sciences ....................................................................................................94 New Ideas .....................................................................................................................................................................106 Defense Systems and Assessments �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������112 Energy and Climate.......................................................................................................................................................146 International, Homeland, and Nuclear Security ..........................................................................................................166 Nuclear Weapons ..........................................................................................................................................................186 Grand Challenges .........................................................................................................................................................198 Exploratory Express ......................................................................................................................................................204 Unpublished Summaries ..............................................................................................................................................218 Awards and Recognition ...............................................................................................................................................220 Publications ..................................................................................................................................................................222 ON THE COVER, LDRD IN THE NEWS IN 2016 Bernie Hernandez-Sanchez is the first woman at Sandia National Laboratories to win the 2016 Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference Award for Tian Ma was named the 2016 Most Promising outstanding technical achievement. Asian American Engineer, recognized for his (Grand Challenges, Project 190245, achievements in developing new tracking 2016) algorithms for remote-sensing systems. (DS&A, Project 165555, 2015) Electron Backscatter Diffraction map of advanced manufactured stainless steel. (Materials, Project 178667, 2016) Oscar Negrete, Edwin Saada and Sara Bird check out a CRISPR library preparation. (Bioscience Project 180811, 2016) Robert Kolasinski received an Early Career Research Program award from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science to support his work on how Sandia Artifact printed in stainless steel alloy intense fusion plasmas interact with 17-4PH using a commercial vendor (Fineline) the interior surfaces of fusion reactors. with a ConceptLaser Mlab Printer (Grand (Grand Challenges, Project 173104, Challenges, Project 191144, 2016) 2016) 3 SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2016 LDRD ANNUAL REPORT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2016 LDRD ANNUAL REPORT A SNAPSHOT OF SANDIA’S LDRD PROGRAM Sandia National Laboratories is charged with working on tough technical problems on behalf of the nation. Sandia’s LDRD program is an essential element of the Laboratories’ purpose to provide “exceptional service in the national interest.” As Sandia’s sole discretionary R&D program, LDRD funds foundational, leading-edge R&D that nurtures and enhances core science and engineering capabilities, supports national security missions, and leads to the creation of new capabilities. ENDURING LDRD PROGRAM GOALS FY 2016 LDRD PROGRAM STATISTICS 173 [dollars,155 million] [dollars,300 K] 366[projects] NEW IN $TOTAL LDRD $ MEDIAN TOTAL LDRD FY 2016 PROGRAM COST PROJECT SIZE PROJECTS 400 s ee y 350 o l p 44% m 300 E of all Sandia D 501 & 250 LDRD-SUPPORTED POSTDOCS R t [FY 2012 - 2016] c n 200 i t s i D 150 f o r LDRD-SUPPORTED e 100 b POSTDOC-TO-STAFF m u 50 N 87 CONVERSIONS WHO WORKS ON ON WORKS WHO 0 LDRD PROJECTS? LDRD 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20+ [FY 2012 - 2016] 58% of all Sandia Time (in years) as a Sandia employee 10-25% time charged 25-50% time charged >50% time charged 31% 47% 52% 26% 81% of all Sandia of all Sandia of all Sandia of all Sandia of all Sandia REFEREED TECHNICAL PATENTS SOFTWARE R&D 100 PUBLICATIONS ADVANCES ISSUED COPYRIGHTS AWARDS [CY 2011 - 2015] [FY 2012 - 2016] [FY 2012 - 2016] [FY 2012 - 2016] [CY 2012 - 2016] PROGRAM OVERVIEW PROGRAM 1340 due to LDRD 793 due to LDRD 286 due to LDRD 91 due to LDRD 16 due to LDRD 4 SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2016 LDRD ANNUAL REPORT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES 2016 LDRD ANNUAL REPORT PROGRAM STRUCTURE Sandia’s research strategy arises from lab strategy: LDRD investments are based on a strategic and balanced portfolio of funding targets for major elements, known as Program Areas, which are further broken down into Investment Areas (IA). Each IA is focused on discipline- or mission-based research priorities set by Sandia’s leadership. The LDRD program structure and the allocation of funds to the associated IAs are designed to align LDRD investments with Sandia strategy and future mission needs. LDRD investments provide cutting-edge foundational support for all of Sandia’s strategic national security missions (Research Foundations), create and nurture the ability to provide innovative solutions for NNSA, DOE, and other Federal agencies (Mission Foundations), and address major research challenges to develop bold solutions to important national security challenges (Grand Challenges). The Corporate Investments Program Area supports strategic collaborations; special Lab fellowships; and Exploratory Express, an agile mechanism to test and mature novel R&D ideas. Investment Area Mission Impact and/or Laboratory Capability Analyze, understand, and control the functions of biological systems in order to reduce Bioscience global chemical and biological dangers and secure a sustainable energy future. Computing and Advance the state of the art in computer and computational science and engineering, Information Sciences and information
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