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Contact Mechanics Modeling and Simulation

Newly developed scalable numerical algorithms using AMG techniques help address the limitations in contact mechanics analyses and engineering design.

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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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Formal Methods and Correctness

Livermore researchers are engaged in efforts to apply correctness and formal methods to improve the reliability, reproducibility, and accuracy of the Laboratory’s high performance computing codes.

PEOPLE
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DMTS class of 2026

Six LLNL Computing researchers have been named Distinguished Members of Technical Staff in recognition of their extraordinary scientific and technical contributions.

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Daniel Nichols

As Computing’s ninth Fernbach Fellow, postdoctoral researcher Daniel Nichols will explore how AI can accelerate HPC and computational science under the mentorship of Harshitha Menon.

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Carolyn Albiston

Carolyn Albiston is a research software engineer in NIF Shot Data Systems. Her career is a culmination of her wide range of varied interests and skills.

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CASC Newsletter | Vol 17 | May 2026

Highlights include turbulent flows, virtual reality, correctness checkers, and AI for chemistry.

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Big Ideas Lab podcast highlights HPC4EI

The Big Ideas Lab dives into the High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation program, a collaboration between national labs and private industry that tackles complex industrial challenges with computational science.

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LLNL, Meta co-develop groundbreaking polymer-chemistry dataset for training AI models

In a pioneering partnership to accelerate materials discovery with AI, researchers from LLNL and Meta have created the world’s largest open dataset of atomistic polymer chemistry.