The Engineering Science
Research Foundation is leading engineering transitions in advanced, highly critical systems by
integrating theory development, experimental discovery and diagnostics,
modeling, and computational approaches to refine our understanding of complex behavior in engineered systems.
Why our work matters
Revolutionizing the fundamental
understanding of complex engineered systems can lead to enhancements that will
bolster our national security stance for decades to come.
Our unique value
Leading-edge work on physical phenomena at the
continuum and near-continuum scale
Engineering expertise in national security
systems that is second to none
Foundational knowledge across multiple
disciplines, including solid mechanics, fluid mechanics of reacting and
nonreacting systems, structural dynamics, thermal and combustion sciences,
aerodynamics, shock physics and energetics, and electromagnetic sciences
Corporate expertise in materials sciences,
nanosciences, and microsciences
Advanced and unique facilities and equipment,
including high-performance computing and world-class modeling, simulation, and
visualization capabilities
Our approach
Computer simulation
Goal
Increase the use and impact of computational simulation
throughout Sandia programs
Strategies
Provide predictive simulations with quantified
margins and uncertainties
Improve our ability to address high-impact,
coupled-physics simulations
Increase the use of computational modeling as a
discovery tool for driving experiments
