The Celebrate Women in Energy and Water Research seminar series continues next week with two seminars from Susan Altman, Deputy to Sandia’s Energy & Homeland Security Portfolio.
Technical Seminar: “Energy R&D at Sandia National Laboratories”
Date/Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13
Location: 401 Steidle
Speaker Bio: Susan Altman is Deputy to Sandia’s Energy & Homeland Security (E/HS) Portfolio. Its mission is to secure the nation’s critical infrastructures and environment against attacks, threats, and climate change by performing world-class research and development. This position includes leading the internally funded Laboratory Directed Research and Development E/HS investment area, as well as the Laboratory Climate Security initiative.
The constant theme through my career has been a focus on protecting or improving our environment. My work has included controlling non-point-source pollution, managing our country’s nuclear waste, minimizing biofouling in water treatment, and understanding the impacts of subsurface carbon sequestration. My current role is leading the Sandia National Laboratories Energy and Homeland Security programs, which have a mission to secure the nation’s critical infrastructures and environment against attacks, threats, and climate change by performing world-class research and development. Working at Sandia has strengthened my skills as an integrator, pulling from the depth of expertise at Sandia to build interdisciplinary teams. In this presentation, which I hope will be interrupted with many questions, I will share stories and highlights from my career, as well as talk about the intersection of my career and personal life.
Prior to moving into management, Altman spent more than 20 years conducting basic and applied research in geohydrology, geochemistry, biofilms, and water treatment, eventually earning the special appointment of Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. She has published over 55 reports and peer-reviewed articles, and she holds three patents. She is also a Fellow at the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State.