Blog

Results 26–35 of 35
Current Filters Clear all

Outstanding Technology: Ducted Fuel Injection
Post, March 9, 2021 • Sandia researchers won an Outstanding Technology Development Award for its work on ducted fuel injection (DFI), a patented technology that slashes emissions of soot and nitrogen oxides from diesel engines by about 80% and is synergistic with sus­tainable liquid fuels like biodiesel. According to Chuck Mueller, who leads the project,...

Plasma-assisted conversion of siloxanes
Post, July 23, 2026 • Siloxanes (organosilicon compounds with silicon–oxygen (Si–O–Si) structures) have a broad range of technology applications, and understanding their chemical transformations is important both for industrial uses and for managing their disposal. Emma Litzer and Nils Hansen, together with colleagues Tanvir I. Farouk, Prangan Nandy, Raziya S. Chowdhury and Shamia Hoque from...

Real-Time Monitoring of CO2 Reduction
Post, May 11, 2026 • CRF researchers Nils Hansen and Emma Litzer together with colleagues Jawaher Mosrati, Thomas Bierkandt, Markus Köhler (all DLR Stuttgart), and Soufiane Bahou, Malte Wasgien, and Ali Abdel-Mageed (all Leibniz Institute for Catalysis), published a paper on "Real-Time Monitoring of CO2 Reduction on Supported Catalysts Using Near-Surface Molecular Beam Mass Spectrometry...

Sandia Celebrates Women in Research
Post, March 9, 2021 • Sandia researcher shares her story At a March 2021 Sandia Labs celebration of Women’s History Month, Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) Chen—senior scientist in the chemistry, combustion, and materials science division at Sandia’s Livermore, California site—shares her success stories and career path to inspire other women in research. Jackie, honored in 2020...
|||

Sandia hosts Chinese delegation
Post, May 3, 2017 • by Michael Padilla Opening doors for innovation and entrepreneurships opportunities is key for Sandia/California.  As part of that commitment, Sandia/California hosted a delegation of municipal leaders from Luzhou, China, on Thursday, April 20. Luzhou, located in the Sichuan Province of China, is known as the wine city of China.  “Partnering with...

Sandia influences ocean research with hybrid hydrogen fuel cell vessel design
Post, January 31, 2022 • FUEL CELL FUTURE — An Engineering model of a new Scripps Institution of Oceanography research vessel that incorporates hydrogen fuel cells with a liquid hydrogen tank — labelled LH2. The vessel was conceived by Sandia, Glosten and Scripps, with the hydrogen fuel cell providing power for propulsion and energy for...
Sproul-replacement-Scripps

Sandia National Laboratories Honors David Osborn’s Remarkable Career in Chemical Physics
Post, February 20, 2026 • Sandia National Laboratories recently hosted a one-day “Colloquium on Chemical Dynamics” to celebrate the extraordinary career of David Osborn, a distinguished physical chemist in the Combustion Research Facility. The event brought together 70 colleagues, collaborators, and friends—including several who traveled from Europe—to honor David’s scientific contributions, leadership, and lasting impact...

Sandians develop new Theory-Informed Kinetics Model
Post, November 25, 2025 • CRF researchers, along with colleagues from Argonne National Laboratory, University of Colorado Boulder, Southeast University Nanjing, Columbia University, Polytecnico Milano, Brown University, Baylor University, and the Technical University of Denmark, have developed a theory-informed kinetics model (ThInK) for the small molecule chemistry (H2 and C1 – C3 species) that forms...

Spray Combustion Consortium formed to improve engine design
Post, January 13, 2017 • by Michael Padilla Sandia National Laboratories has formed an industry-funded Spray Combustion Consortium to better understand fuel injection by developing modeling tools. Control of fuel sprays is key to the development of clean, affordable fuel-efficient engines. Intended for industry, software vendors and national laboratories, the consortium provides a direct path...

Transient Pulse-Response for Complex Systems
Post, May 6, 2026 • CRF researchers Nils Hansen, Emma Litzer, and David Osborn, together with colleagues Wenqi Zhou, Alexander R. Morey, Carey Chang and Coleman X. Kronawitter from UC Davis, published a paper on "Transient Pulse-Response Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Complex, Deactivating Heterogeneous Catalytic Systems: Application to Ethane Dehydroaromatization" in "The Journal of Physical...
Results 26–35 of 35