Marcy Sanchez, Author at America's Engineers

A man smiling and wearing a red medal ribbon around his neck holds an official certificate from the Army Engineer Association, flanked by a civilian man and a female U.S. Army officer.

Grid Pioneer: How an Engineer’s Off-Grid Upbringing Revolutionized Hydropower Modeling

At A Glance Core Innovation: Spearheaded development of the approved GENQEJ generator modeling tool for the Western Interconnection. System Geography: Manages maintenance engineering arrays spanning the sprawling Columbia and Snake River hydropower networks. Grid Interfacing: Collaborated directly with industry expert […]

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District's Dworshak Dam, is shown where a flooded turbine bay, future location of the dam's fourth generating unit, is assessed during the first flooding of the bay in 50 years. This flooding was part of initial design work to test draft tube bulkheads and assess how the space could be converted into an operating hydropower unit. (Courtesy Photo)

Dworshak’s “Skeleton Bay” Flooded in Key Step Toward Regional Energy Growth

Civil Works, Environment

On the banks of the North Fork Clearwater River, a new chapter is being written for one of the Pacific Northwest’s most important hydropower resources. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District, in partnership with the Bonneville

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Strengthening Community Resilience Through Engineering

Civil Works

On a crisp spring morning, a small aircraft rises into the bright sky over southeastern Washington and parts of Oregon and Idaho. Inside, a specialized crew from the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, peers down at the

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Modernizing Post-war Era Infrastructure: Heavy Lift Braces Future of McNary Lock and Dam

Civil Works, Projects

Seventy years ago, the 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower, performed the dedication ceremony on the 1.4-mile long, concrete gravity, McNary Lock and Dam on the Columbia River, the first project assigned to the U.S. Army Corps

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