Christi Leigh

Affiliation

Sandia National Laboratories

Biography

In October of 2007 Christi began the management of Sandia’s Repository Investigations Department where she is still today. While in this assignment, Christi has assumed leadership for the science programs supporting certification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). She is currently leading the salt research and development program funded by the US DOE Office of Fuel Cycle Technologies in the Used Fuel Disposition Campaign. Prior work at Sandia National Laboratories focused on performance assessment, probabilistic risk assessment, and decision making for environmental problems in regulatory environments. She has been at Sandia National Laboratories for thirty-five years.