For nearly a century, Albuquerque has been a hub for scientific research. The city is home to Sandia National Laboratories, one of the National Nuclear Security Administration's R&D labs. In addition to researching nuclear weapons and technology, Sandia Labs also advances research in climate change, computational biology, mathematics, materials science, alternative energy, psychology and cognitive science.
An Intel manufacturing facility that includes one of the nation's largest cleanrooms
A Torc Robotics autonomous vehicle test center
The headquarters of RS21, an innovator in data science and artificial intelligence
The headquarters of BayoTech, which develops hydrogen energy products
The Mind Research Network, an interdisciplinary association of brain-research scientists from around the world
Other engineering, aerospace and scientific businesses near Albuquerque include Spaceport America, a hub for aviation and space technologies location three hours south of Albuquerque, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, a R&D lab of the U.S. Department of Energy, located two hours north.
STEM Events recently held in Albuquerque
Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems - 27th SolarPACES Conference
Sandia National Laboratories - DOE Office of Electricity, Energy Storage Program Annual Meeting
US Association for Computational Mechanics
American Membrane Technology Association - AMTA and Southwest Membrane Operator Association Technology Transfer Workshop
American Astronomical Society -Summer Meeting
Electric Power Research Institute - Gas Turbine Process Compensated Resonance Testing (PCRT) Forum
American Society of Animal Science - Annual Meeting