Each summer, URA-Sandia graduate student fellows participate in the presentation of “Lightning Talks” as part of their research experience at Sandia National Laboratories.

An important experience for scientists and engineers is to be able to explain “what you do, why it’s important, and where it can lead” for a non-expert audience and to do so in just a few minutes.

Examples of great talks by 2023 – 2025 Fellows are highlighted below.

Amanda Merkley, Carnegie Mellon University

Charith DeSilva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jenna Andrews, Yale University