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simulation of earthquake along the Hayward Fault

Supercomputing Potential Impacts of a Major Quake by Building Location and Size

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore and Berkeley Labs are using supercomputers to quantify earthquake hazard and risk across the Bay Area.
Source: insideHPC
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HPC4Energy Innovation Program Announces First Awards for Public/Private Partnerships

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
The HPC4EI program announced 9 public/private projects awarded more than $2 million from the DOE. This program is the umbrella entity for the HPC4Mfg and HPC4Mtls programs, headed out of LLNL.
Source: LLNL News Article
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Supercomputing Asteroid Impacts for Planetary Defenses

Wednesday, July 3, 2019
In support of NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, researchers are creating 3D models and using LLNL's ALE3D code to produce simulations of hypothetical asteroid impact scenarios.
Source: insideHPC
Trinity supercomputer

Hyperion Research Announces New Winners of HPC Innovation Excellence Awards

Tuesday, June 18, 2019
An LLNL team used LANL's Trinity supercomputer for a machine-learned surrogate representation of their laser-driven fusion implosion model.
Source: HPCwire
Lassen supercomputer

LLNL’s Lassen Supercomputer Leaps to No. 10 on TOP500 List, Sierra Remains No. 2

Tuesday, June 18, 2019
LLNL’s Lassen joined Sierra in the top 10 of the TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, announced at the 2019 International Supercomputing Conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
Source: LLNL News Article
Sierra supercomputer

LLNL, Foundation Seek to Set up ALS Consortium

Friday, June 14, 2019
LLNL and the Livermore Lab Foundation may establish a consortium to leverage the Lab’s computing capabilities to identify causal factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Source: LLNL News Article
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Preparing Scientific Applications for Exascale Computing

Thursday, June 13, 2019
Next-generation computing systems are projected to surpass the speed of today's supercomputers by 5–10 times. This article explains OpenMP-relevant initiatives under the Exascale Computing Project.
Source: Phys.org
DSSI logo alongside a photo of students outside the Sierra machine room

Two-Week Workshop Lets UC Merced Students Step into Shoes of Lab Computer Scientists

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
LLNL recently hosted its first-ever Data Science Challenge Workshop, a two-week crash course in what it’s like to work in data science, with students from UC Merced.
Source: LLNL News Article
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Stephen Herbein Keeps His SC Conference Connection Thriving

Thursday, June 6, 2019
LLNL computer scientist Stephen Herbein (pictured at right, above) was a student volunteer during his first SC conference. Now he's on the planning committee.
Source: Supercomputing Conference 2019
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NFL Comes to Lab to Hear Latest on TBI Research

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
NFL officials visited LLNL to hear how national labs are using HPC and AI to advance scientific understanding of traumatic brain injury.
Source: LLNL News Article

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