Sandia wins two R&D 100 Awards
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories
and their collaborators have won two
R&D 100 awards, which are presented by
R&D Magazine in recognition of the 100 most
technologically significant products introduced
into the marketplace over the past year.
Sandia winners include:
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Compute Process Allocator, a computer
algorithm technology that increases
processing efficiency on massively
parallel supercomputers. Developed in
conjunction with colleagues at the State
University of New York and the University
of Illinois, the technology was licensed
to Cray Inc. in 2005.
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HTSS10V, a solid-state, fluoride-based
battery that is safer than traditional batteries
in high-temperature applications,
such as oil, gas, and geothermal drilling.
HTSS10V was developed in conjunction
with the High Power Battery Systems
Company in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia,
and General Atomics.
Supercomputer processing of
simulations, like the one shown here,
are more efficient with Compute
Process Allocator.
(Photo by Randy Montoya)
“I congratulate the researchers who have
won these awards, which highlight the power
and promise of DOE’s investment in science
and technology,” Secretary of Energy Samuel
W. Bodman said. “Through the efforts of dedicated
and innovative scientists and engineers
at our national laboratories, DOE is helping to
enhance our nation’s energy.”
The Compute Process Allocator’s principal
application is to maximize throughput on
massively parallel supercomputers by managing
how processors are assigned to particular
computing jobs, given a stream of computing
jobs submitted to a job queue. Applications
vary and include nanoscience, astrophysics,
global climate change, and military missions.
The CPA assigns each job to a set of
processors, which are exclusively dedicated
to the job until completion. The CPA obtains
maximum throughput by choosing processors
for a job that are physically near each other,
minimizing communication and bandwidth
inefficiencies.
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