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In this computer model, dislocations are shown moving through a lightweight aluminum-lithium alloy as it is strained. The model is used to design the composition of the alloy for use in lighter-weight jet turbine blades.

New Call for HPC4EnergyInnovation Proposals

Monday, April 1, 2019
The DOE and LLNL announced the spring 2019 call for proposals for the High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) Program, which provides industry with HPC expertise and resources.
Source: LLNL News Article
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Multi-Lab Workshops Explore Advances in HPC Performance Portability and Productivity

Monday, March 25, 2019
LLNL looks forward to the Performance, Portability and Productivity meeting where attendees will share ideas and updates on performance portability across the DOE’s supercomputers.
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Multi-Institutional Meeting Centers on Making the ‘Impossible’ Possible in Cancer Research

Friday, March 22, 2019
Computer scientists, biomedical engineers, cancer biologists, and bioinformaticians from 8 DOE labs, health agencies, and universities advance cancer research through computation.
Source: LLNL News Article
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CASC Research Showcased at Major Data Science Venues

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
LLNL’s Center for Applied Scientific Computing looks back at 2018 papers, presentations, and other activities recognizing research and innovation in data science.
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Making Connections, Career Development Highlight Women in Data Science Regional Event

Monday, March 11, 2019
For the 2nd straight year, LLNL's HPC Innovation Center hosted to a Women in Data Science (WiDS) regional event, drawing dozens of attendees from LLNL, local universities, and other Bay Area labs.
Source: LLNL News Article
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Video: Spack – A Package Manager for HPC

Saturday, March 9, 2019
In this video from the 2019 Stanford HPC Conference, LLNL's Todd Gamblin presents "Spack – A Package Manager for HPC."
Source: InsideHPC
plot of a Porsche 911 model imported from a NASTRAN bulk data file and generated with VisIt

The Great Migration: VisIt Moves from Subversion to GitHub

Friday, March 8, 2019
Migrating 2 million lines of code is easier said than done. An Computation team discusses the logistics, challenges, and benefits of VisIt’s complicated migration.
turbulent fluid simulation

Video: Sierra – Science Unleashed

Thursday, March 7, 2019
In this video from the 2019 Stanford HPC Conference, LLNL's Rob Neely presents "Sierra – Science Unleashed." Sierra is NNSA’s first large-scale production heterogeneous system.
Source: InsideHPC
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HPC4Mfg Program Names Awardees for Latest Round of DOE Funding

Thursday, March 7, 2019
The HPC for Manufacturing Program (HPC4Mfg) announced the recipients of $1.2 million in federal funding for projects aimed at solving key manufacturing challenges through supercomputing.
Source: LLNL News Article
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People to Watch 2019: Lori Diachin, ECP Deputy Director

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Profile of LLNL's Lori Diachin, who has over 25 years experience in applied mathematics research including mesh quality improvement, mesh component software, numerical methods, and parallel computing.
Source: HPCwire

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