Jill Hruby received her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1981, and earned her master’s degree in the same field at the University of California at Berkley. Hruby joined Sandia National Laboratories in 1983 and worked in diverse fields such as renewable energy, nuclear weapons, microsystem development, and materials science. With over 30 years of service, she is currently the President and Laboratories Director of Sandia National Laboratories.

Hruby will discuss Sandia’s work in anticipating and solving the nation’s most difficult security challenges, highlights of the Labs’ programmatic focus throughout her career, the importance of the Labs’ academic alliances in attracting and retaining new talent, and engineering careers in public service.