Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today congratulated Sandia National Laboratories on 60 years of science and technology innovation.

During an event commemorating this milestone at the Capitol Visitor Center, Bingaman lauded Sandians for their contributions to the nation.

"Sandia's mission has broadened from ensuring our nuclear stockpile is safe and secure to pioneering new energy technologies such a concentrating solar, light emitting diodes and nuclear energy. Sandia will continue to serve the country by pioneering new fields of nanoscience, biofuels, smart grid and even health care modeling using supercomputers. I congratulate Sandia on this milestone and I am proud to have this great laboratory in New Mexico," Bingaman said.

Bingaman chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Energy.