Decoding the Universe’s Heavy Elements in the Light from a Neutron Star Merger

Scientists have obtained the first measurement of the merger of two neutron stars and its explosive aftermath. Computer simulations at NERSC were critical for understanding the event, which could provide valuable insights into the origin of universe’s heavy elements. » Read More

Assessing Regional Earthquake Risk and Hazards in the Age of Exascale

Researchers are using NERSC's Cori to build the first-ever end-to-end simulation code to precisely capture the geology and physics of regional earthquakes, and how the shaking impacts buildings. » Read More

Multiscale simulations pinpoint what's behind unruly tokamak plasma behavior

New simulations run on Edison are making it easier to more accurately predict plasma behavior in a tokamak reactor. Turns out electron energy transport is key. » Read More

A TOAST for Next Generation CMB Experiments

Berkeley Lab researchers recently achieved a critical milestone in preparation for upcoming CMB experiments: scaling their data simulation and reduction framework TOAST to run on all 658,784 Knights Landing processors on NERSC’s Cori. » Read More

NERSC Helps Berkeley Lab Scientists Map Key DNA Protein Complex

Using cryo-electron microscopy and supercomputing resources at NERSC, Berkeley Lab scientists have obtained 3-D models of a human transcription factor at near-atomic resolutions. » Read More

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

Project	Machine	Nodes
Accelerated Climate for Energy PI: William D. Collins, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Cori KNL	1,350
Center for Edge Physics Simulation: SciDAC-3 Center PI: Choong-Seock Chang, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)	Cori KNL	1,024
Partitioned Global Address Space Languages PI: Katherine A. Yelick, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Edison	1,024
Direct Numerical Simulations of Clean and Efficient Combustion with Alternative Fuels PI: Jacqueline Chen, Sandia National Laboratories - California	Cori KNL	894
Gyrokinetic turbulence and transport: From basic understanding to truly predictive capability PI: Frank Jenko, University of California Los Angeles	Edison	320
SciDAC GSEP: Gyrokinetic Simulation of Energetic Particle Turbulence and Transport PI: Zhihong Lin, University of California Irvine	Edison	256

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Did You Know?

George Smoot, professor of physics at UC Berkeley & an astrophysicist at Berkeley Lab, won the 2006 Nobel Prize for physics for his cosmic microwave background radiation data analysis. He used NERSC supercomputers to confirm predictions of the Big Bang theory.