Sandra Begay

Sandra Begay
NationalityUS (Navajo Nation)
Alma materUniversity of New Mexico (BS)
Stanford University (MS)
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering
InstitutionsSandia National Laboratories

Sandra K. Begay is an American/Navajo Nation mechanical engineer who designs research and development systems at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2020, she was honored by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society's Indigenous Excellence Award. She is known for her work expanding energy access through alternative and renewable solutions for remote tribal members on the Navajo Reservation.