Pinpointing the Magnetic Moments of Nuclear Matter

Using NERSC's Edison supercomputer, a team of nuclear physicists has made a key discovery in its quest to shed light on the structure and behavior of subatomic particles. » Read More

A Standard for Neuroscience Data

Berkeley Lab and NERSC researchers are developing tools to standardize data formats and storage for the neuroscience research community. They are also working on a portal to make sharing neuroscience data easier. » Read More

Novel Algorithms Help Illuminate Dark Energy

Using NERSC supercomputers, Berkeley researchers developed novel computational tools to help the Dark Energy Survey identify and monitor Type 1a supernovae. » Read More

Optimized Algorithms Boost Combustion Research

Turbulent combustion simulations, which play an important role in the design of fuel-efficient combustion systems such as diesel engines, have gotten their own efficiency boost. » Read More

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Computing at NERSC

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A small sample of massively parallel scientific computing jobs running right now at NERSC.

Project	Machine	CPU Cores
Center for Edge Physics Simulation: SciDAC-3 Center PI: Choong-Seock Chang, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	Edison	33,600
Center for Edge Physics Simulation: SciDAC-3 Center PI: Choong-Seock Chang, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory	Edison	33,600
Lattice QCD Study of the Structure of Light Nuclei PI: Martin J. Savage, University of Washington	Hopper	16,896
SciDAC-3: Computation-Driven Discovery for the Dark Universe PI: Salman Habib, Argonne National Laboratory	Hopper	6,144
Scientific Data Management Research PI: John (Kesheng) Wu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Edison	4,104
Thermochemical Properties and BEP-relations PI: Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware	Carver	288