Mechanical Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories

In a small village in Honduras, villagers recently poured out from their homes in their pajamas to celebrate a miracle that most of us take for granted: electricity. A team led by Debora Ley of Sandia National Laboratories had installed a small
hydroelectric system in Los Suncuyos and, for the first time, people found out what it was like to have light at night.

Feeling powerful?
Use objects around the house to create lightning.

Try your own skills at mechanical engineering...
Build and test a spaghetti bridge.

Orlando Auciello
Materials Scientist

Nathan Castro
Intern

Miguel Contreras
Materials Scientist

Yahel De La Cruz
Systems Engineer

Mike Kaminski
Materials Engineer

Edgar Lara-Curzio
Materials Scientist

Debora Ley
Mechanical Engineer

Eva Nogales
Biophysicist

Lucia Petkovic
Chemical Engineer

Jose Rodriguez
Chemist

Jose Zayas
Engineer