Computational Sciences/Simulation

Our research explores a number of different scientific simulation fields, most of which have particular significance to LLNL programs (e.g., high-energy-density physics). Other scientific simulation work showcases the Lab’s high performance computing capabilities in collaborative efforts with scientists at other institutions. View content related to Computational Sciences/Simulation.

Lab Wins Six Tech Commercialization Grants

LLNL researchers have posted another standout year securing major grants through the DOE's Technology Commercialization Fund, including one for the Radiation Field Training Simulator.

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Dirty Bomb Simulator Prepares Responders

Ryan Chen, LLNL data analyst and visualization technologist, has developed a model called the RDD Studio that provides a detailed simulation of an optimal response to a radiological dispersal device.

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HPC4Energy Innovation Program Announces First Awards for Public/Private Partnerships

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.

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Meghan McGarry Leads LLNL in New Nuclear Nonproliferation Consortium

In the recently launched MTV Consortium, the Lab and academia join forces to address crucial global security challenges.

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

Researchers from Lawrence Livermore and Berkeley Labs are using supercomputers to quantify earthquake hazard and risk across the Bay Area.

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Why Do We Need Supercomputers and Who Is Using Them?

LLNL is home to several supercomputers, including Sierra, the world's second fastest. PCMag stopped by to find out how these computers handle virtual nuclear weapons tests and weather modeling.

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Supercomputing Asteroid Impacts for Planetary Defenses

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.

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Hyperion Research Announces New Winners of HPC Innovation Excellence Awards

An LLNL team used LANL's Trinity supercomputer for a machine-learned surrogate representation of their laser-driven fusion implosion model.

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LLNL, Foundation Seek to Set up ALS Consortium

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.

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Redesign of Cardioid's Heartbeat Simulation Brings Code One Step Closer to Open Source

LLNL researchers have optimized a code that models the human heartbeat for next-generation, GPU-based supercomputers, with an eye on developing it for clinical settings.

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