David Baker Wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry
David Baker, a computational biologist and professor of biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, director of the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington, and prolific user of the systems at NERSC, has been awarded a Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work in computational protein design. » Read More
Quantum Computing Partnership Extended
After a successful first year punctuated by strong scientific results, NERSC’s partnership with QuEra Computing has been extended. » Read More
Magnifying Deep Space Through the 'Carousel Lens'
Using the Perlmutter supercomputer, DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, researchers identified a rare and revealing gravitational lens. » Read More
Got What it Takes to be a Grace Hopper Postdoctoral Fellow?
Applications are now open. » Read More
Tropical Cyclones Intensify Due to Warming Atmosphere
Tropical cyclones have grown more intense near global coastal regions. A new study found that hotter air interacting with humidity and wind shear is likely the culprit. » Read More
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NERSC Resources Have Played a Part in Seven Nobel Prize Winning Discoveries
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George Smoot
Seven Nobel Prize-winning researchers or teams have used NERSC resources in their work, including two Berkeley Lab astrophysicists who made breakthrough discoveries about the nature of the Universe.
George Smoot, professor of physics at UC Berkeley and an astrophysicist at Berkeley Lab, won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics for his cosmic microwave background radiation data analysis. Smoot used NERSC supercomputers to confirm predictions of the Big Bang theory.
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Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter, a professor of physics at UC Berkeley and a faculty senior scientist at Berkeley Lab, was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics for his 1998 discovery that the Universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. He confirmed his observations by running thousands of simulations at NERSC, and his research team is believed to have been the first to use supercomputers to analyze and validate observational data in cosmology. Our flagship high performance computing system is named Perlmutter in his honor.
Read more about Nobel-prize winning science NERSC has supported over the years.
NERSC@50
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Tune In To NERSC's 50th Anniversary User Meeting Via Zoom October 15, 2024
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Bailey to Explore DESI Collab for NERSC@50 September 25, 2024
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Bell Gets in the Flow for NERSC@50 September 10, 2024
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Voting Now Open in NERSC Science as Art Competition September 9, 2024
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Nugent to Illuminate Astrophysics at NERSC in Upcoming Seminar August 21, 2024
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NERSC Science as Art Contest Deadline Extended July 31, 2024
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Perlmutter Helps Identify 'Exquisite' Gravitational Lens October 10, 2024
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Magnifying Deep Space Through the 'Carousel Lens' September 18, 2024
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Collaboration Exploring Neutral Atom Technology Expanded for Second Year September 4, 2024
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Tropical Cyclones Intensifying Due to Warming Atmosphere August 23, 2024
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New Alloy Won't Crack at Extreme Temperatures June 6, 2024