Laura Biedermann, a Sandia National Laboratories physicist, received a SWE 2021 Spark Award for her work co-founding the PI Workshop in 2013 and co-creating Sandia’s Peer Mentoring Steering Committee in 2016. Both efforts support the career development and retention of Sandia employees.

Chris LaFleur, a Sandia National Laboratories fire protection engineer, received a SWE 2021 Advocating for Women in Engineering Award for her service as chair of the Sandia Pride Alliance Network, especially her work to make Sandia a more supportive workplace for transgender individuals.

Erica Douglas, a Sandia National Laboratories manager, received a SWE 2021 Emerging Leader Award for her engineering work and outstanding leadership. Even before she became a manager, she found mentoring postdoctoral researchers very rewarding.