ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin (NYSE: LMT) has named a national research university and a
consortium of New Mexico
universities to its team competing for the Sandia National
Laboratories Management and Operating contract. Purdue University, New Mexico
State University and the New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology will play key roles in
Sandia's specialized research and development and technology
transfer initiatives.
Each university will provide expert personnel and facilities to
advance Sandia's dynamic research and development programs, which
are on the cutting edge of nuclear deterrence, cyber security,
energy technologies, non-proliferation and advanced computing. In
addition, the new team arrangements will allow students and faculty
from the universities to interact more strategically at Sandia to
promote collaboration, innovation and talent development.
"Sandia's hallmark is nationwide impact coupled with strong
New Mexico roots, and we've built
a team that reflects that character while positioning the Labs to
meet the needs of a dynamic national security environment," said
Rick Ambrose, chair of the Sandia
Corporation board of directors and executive vice president of
Lockheed Martin Space Systems. "Our goal is to help the National
Nuclear Security Administration further solidify Sandia's role as a
national asset by bringing in even stronger R&D partnerships,
improving the national security talent pipeline and sparking small
business growth through a robust commercialization program."
Purdue will lead technology transfer
initiatives for Sandia, partnering with national and New Mexico-based start-ups and entrepreneurs
to license technology for commercial use. Purdue's Research Foundation and Purdue Foundry
operate one of the most comprehensive technology transfer programs
among leading research universities in the U.S.
"Our missions in research, education and service align extremely
well with those of Sandia and our partners in conducting work in
the national public interest," said Mitch
Daniels, president of Purdue
University. "The excellence of the partner researchers in
areas of importance to national security combined with Purdue's expertise in technology transfer make this
a team without equal."
"As a higher education institution in New Mexico, New Mexico
State University is excited to be part of the Lockheed
Martin team and continue its support of Sandia and the Department
of Energy by leveraging our excellent educational, research, and
technology transfer and commercialization programs," said Dr.
Vimal Chaitanya, NMSU vice president
for research. "NMSU has been a part of the fabric of Sandia for
decades, as more than 25 percent of Sandia employees have received
at least one degree from NMSU."
"This is a great opportunity for New Mexico
Tech to work even more closely with Sandia," said Dr.
Van Romero, New
Mexico Tech's chief operating officer and vice president for
research and economic development. "We have a long history with
Sandia, and have developed programs, both academically and in our
research, specifically to support Sandia over the years. This bid
presents an opportunity to take our work with Sandia to the next
level."
Since 1993, Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lockheed Martin, has served as the Management and Operating
contractor for the Labs, in support of the Department of Energy's
National Nuclear Security Administration. Sandia is currently
meeting scope, schedule and cost requirements on six major
engineering design programs supporting the nation's nuclear
deterrence mission and managing an additional $1 billion portfolio of cutting-edge energy and
national security programs.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
125,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
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