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Tina Declerck to Retire After Decades on the Cutting Edge

December 12, 2024

NERSC Systems Department Head Tina Declerck prepares to retire after decades at NERSC – but she still thinks it's a fun place to work. Read More »

New Report Quantifies Value and Impact of Research at NERSC

December 6, 2024

The value and impact of the scientific research conducted at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) is among the best of global supercomputer sites, according to a new report by Hyperion Research. Read More »

NERSC Staff Gear Up for SC24

November 13, 2024

The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis—known this year as SC24—is a primary event for connection and learning in the HPC community. Many staff from the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) will be sharing their expertise on a range of topics. Read More »

California Poet Laureate Captures "Heart" of NERSC's Work

November 11, 2024

On October 22, California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick attended the 50th anniversary NERSC User Group Annual Meeting and presented an original poem, composed for the occasion, titled “The Heart as a Universe.” Read More »

Berkeley Lab AI Science Summit Fuels Collaboration to Tackle Scientific Challenges

November 6, 2024

This month, over 100 academics, researchers, industry experts, and national lab staff gathered at Berkeley Lab’s Artificial Intelligence Science Summit (BLASS) to explore AI’s potential to drive scientific discovery. Read More »

NERSC Art Contest Winners Show Beauty in Science

October 23, 2024

To celebrate the beauty found in 50 years of science research, the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) is pleased to announce the winners of the NERSC 50th Anniversary Science as Art Contest, announced Tuesday, October 22 at the 50th anniversary edition of the NERSC User Group Annual Meeting. Read More »

NERSC Marks 50 Years of Accelerating Science

October 21, 2024

From October 22–24, NERSC commemorates 50 years of accelerating scientific discovery with a special edition of the NERSC User Group Annual Meeting. Read More »

Data Leaders Put Heads Together in Monterey

October 17, 2024

In late August, 180 experts and leaders from across the computing landscape gathered at the Monterey Data Conference (MDC) on the beautiful California coast to discuss that life cycle, highlighting and discussing the latest advances and continuing challenges in scientific data analysis and computing. Read More »

Tune In To NERSC's 50th Anniversary User Meeting Via Zoom

October 15, 2024

In 2024, the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) marks 50 years of accelerating scientific discovery through high performance computing. NERSC’s 50th year culminates with a special expanded version of its NERSC Annual User Meeting taking place October 22–24, and you can join in virtually via a Zoom broadcast. Read More »

David Baker Wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry

October 11, 2024

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 the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), has been awarded a Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work in computational protein design. Read More »

Bailey to Explore DESI Collab for NERSC@50

September 25, 2024

On Monday, September 30 at 1:30 p.m. PDT on Zoom, Berkeley Lab Senior Software Developer Stephen Bailey will illuminate the collaboration between the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and NERSC, and how it’s changing the role of HPC in experimental science research. Read More »

Bell Gets in the Flow for NERSC@50

September 10, 2024

On Monday, September 16 at 1:30 p.m. PDT, join Berkeley Lab Senior Scientist John Bell for an exciting seminar on NERSC’s long history of supporting fluid dynamics research, with repercussions from a cup of coffee all the way out into space. Read More »

Voting Now Open in NERSC Science as Art Competition

September 9, 2024

The NERSC community is invited to rate entries in our 50th Anniversary Science as Art Competition. Deadline September 15, 2024. Read More »

Nugent to Illuminate Astrophysics at NERSC in Upcoming Seminar

August 21, 2024

To celebrate NERSC's long history of supporting the study of astrophysical transients, Berkeley Lab Applied Math and Computational Research Division Deputy Peter Nugent will give his talk “A Quarter Century of Transient Science and Its Impact on Cosmology at NERSC,” part of the NERSC@50 seminar series. Read More »

Spotlight Falls on Accelerator Science in Next NERSC@50 Seminar

August 6, 2024

In his talk Faster! Faster! Highlights in Particle Accelerator Research at NERSC, Berkeley Lab senior scientist Jean-Luc Vay will present highlights of particle accelerator simulations performed at NERSC over the past decades as well as ongoing work and future directions for the field. Read More »

Julian Borrill Talks Cosmology at NERSC in Upcoming Seminar

July 29, 2024

Find out about NERSC’s role in cosmological research and big data as Berkeley Lab Physics Division scientist gives his talk “Big Bang, Big Data, Big Iron: 50 Years of Cosmic Microwave Background Studies at NERSC”, part of the NERSC@50 anniversary seminar series. Join the seminar on Monday, August 5 at 1:30 p.m. PDT on Zoom. Read More »

Ruby Leung to Highlight NERSC's Role in Climate Modeling

July 23, 2024

Ruby Leung of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will discuss her work on Earth system modeling and the role NERSC plays as part of the NERSC@50 seminar series. Read More »

Kjiersten Fagnan to Report on Vibrant JGI-NERSC Collaboration

July 15, 2024

Tune in Monday, July 22 at 1:30 p.m. PDT on Zoom to learn about NERSC's vibrant collaboration with JGI—past successes, scientific discoveries, and the path forward—with JGI Chief Informatics Officer Kjiersten Fagnan. Read More »

Zaida McCunney Retires After 25 Years at Berkeley Lab

July 8, 2024

NERSC Administrative Supervisor Zaida McCunney retired at the end of June after a long career at Berkeley Lab. Read More »

CS Chang to Speak on State of Fusion Research at NERSC

June 12, 2024

NERSC was founded in 1974 to support nuclear fusion research – and on June 24, the NERSC@50 seminar series returns to those roots as Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory researcher CS Chang presents on his work and the state of fusion research at NERSC. Read More »

Dula Parkinson to Present on ALS and Superfacility for NERSC@50

June 10, 2024

The NERSC@50 seminar series continues on June 17 with Dula Parkinson, the Program Lead for Diffraction and Imaging at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a proud NERSC user since 2010. The seminar, in honor of NERSC’s 50th anniversary, will take place at 1:30 p.m. PDT on Zoom. Read More »

David Baker Talks Protein Design on June 3

June 2, 2024

On June 3 at 1:30 p.m. PDT, the NERSC@50 seminar series welcomes David Baker of the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington. Join us for his presentation on prediction and design of protein interactions and how he’s using NERSC resources in his work to solve some of humanity's pressing problems. Read More »

Manos Mavrikakis to Deliver Next NERSC@50 Seminar

May 9, 2024

The NERSC@50 seminar series celebrating NERSC’s 50th anniversary continues Monday, May 20, at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom, with Manos Mavrikakis of the University of Wisconsin-Madison discussing the reaction-driven formation of novel active sites on catalytic surfaces. Read More »

NERSC@50 Seminar Series Kicks off April 15

April 8, 2024

In celebration of NERSC’s 50th anniversary, NERSC staff and users will gather online for the NERSC@50 seminar series, a special collection of talks reflecting on NERSC’s legacy of advancing science through HPC and what’s on deck for the next 50 years. Read More »

NERSC Quantum Team Wins Prestigious Hans Meuer Award

March 26, 2024

A team studying quantum computing at Berkeley Lab has been awarded the prestigious Hans Meuer Award, which annually recognizes the most outstanding paper submitted to the ISC High Performance computing conference in Hamburg, Germany. Read More »

"A Problem Solver and a Forward Thinker": Jackie Scoggins Reflects on Time at NERSC

February 23, 2024

Former NERSC systems analyst Jackie Scoggins reflects on her time at NERSC as part of In Their Own Words, a Q&A series celebrating NERSC's 50th anniversary. Read More »

50 Years of NERSC Firsts

January 25, 2024

From its humble beginnings in 1974 to today, we present NERSC firsts and highlights over its 50 year history. Read More »

NERSC Celebrates 50 Years in 2024

January 4, 2024

In 2024, NERSC will celebrate the latest of many milestones: 50 years of service to the global science community. Read More »