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SLOPE-Grid

A sophisticated, cost-effective framework combines HPC, ML models, and mathematical algorithms to optimize power grid stability and security.

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MFEM

The open-source MFEM library enables application scientists to quickly prototype parallel physics application codes based on PDEs discretized with high-order finite elements.

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SUNDIALS

This project solves initial value problems for ODE systems, sensitivity analysis capabilities, additive Runge-Kutta methods, DAE systems, and nonlinear algebraic systems.

PEOPLE
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Yohann Dudouit

Morphing an interest in simulation into a career in sophisticated software development, Yohann Dudouit helps the Laboratory visualize complex scientific phenomena in the national interest.

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Robert Stephany

As Computing’s eighth Fernbach Fellow, postdoctoral researcher Robert Stephany will develop specialized algorithms under the mentorship of Youngsoo Choi.

Tarik Dzanic

Tarik Dzanic

As Computing’s seventh Fernbach Fellow, postdoctoral researcher Tarik Dzanic will develop new algorithms and test them in computational physics simulations under the mentorship of Bob Anderson.

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CASC Newsletter | Vol 16 | December 2025

Highlights include innovative solutions for contact mechanics, HPC optimization, quantum dynamics, and carbon capture.

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LLNL caps SC25 with HPC leadership, major science advances and artificial intelligence

LLNL’s presence, which included dozens of sessions, including tutorials, workshops, paper presentations and birds-of-a-feather meetings was felt across virtually every major event of the week.

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LLNL, UT & UCSD win Gordon Bell Prize with exascale tsunami forecasting

Widely viewed as the highest recognition in HPC, the Gordon Bell Prize recognizes innovations that push the limits of computational performance, scalability and scientific impact on pressing real-world problems.