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In 2024, NERSC celebrates its 50th anniversary, commemorating half a century of computational breakthroughs and supercharged science.
50th Anniversary Celebration Event, October 22-24
Over the coming year, we have talks, activities, and special events on tap to mark a half-century of scientific computing excellence. A couple of highlights include a scientific visualization art contest for NERSC users and a Special Edition of the annual NERSC Users Meeting in Berkeley, CA.
Legacy and Mission Grounded in Science
Founded in 1974 with a retired computer, NERSC has grown into a powerhouse of scientific productivity and high performance computing excellence, including affiliation with six Nobel prizes. We take pride in our unique heritage as we look forward to powering another 50 years of scientific discovery.
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NERSC 50th Anniversary News
Bailey to Explore DESI Collab for NERSC@50
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
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
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
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
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 »
NERSC Science as Art Contest Deadline Extended
To help visualize the allure of 50 years of NERSC, you are invited to enter NERSC’s Science as Art competition. Read More »
Julian Borrill Talks Cosmology at NERSC in Upcoming Seminar
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
Modeling is a key tool for understanding climate change, and the computational power provided by NERSC systems has made many researchers’ climate models possible. One of those researchers, Ruby Leung of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), will discuss her work on Earth system modeling and the role NERSC plays in it, as part of the NERSC@50 seminar series. Her presentation will take place Monday, July 29, at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom. Read More »
Kjiersten Fagnan to Report on Vibrant JGI-NERSC Collaboration
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 »
CS Chang to Speak on State of Fusion Research at NERSC
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 »
