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The Path a Proton Takes Through a Fuel Cell Membrane

One challenge that fuel cell designers face is developing an inexpensive and robust polymer membrane that effectively conducts protons. Using supercomputers at NERSC, PNNL researchers are running simulations to see how protons move through different membranes. » Read More

TechWomen Visit NERSC

Thirty women from the United States Department of State’s 2012 TechWomen cultural exchange toured the Department of Energy’s NERSC on Thursday, September 27. » Read More

End-to-End Network Tuning Sends Data Screaming from NERSC to NOAA

Earlier this year, NERSC and ESnet staff helped NOAA's Gary Bates transfer 170 terabytes of data from NERSC in Oakland, Ca back to NOAA in Boulder, Co at a whopping rate of 395 megabytes per second for a weather forecasting project. » Read More

Now Accepting Applications for Alvarez Fellowship!

Apply now for the Luis W. Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Science, sponsored by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Computing Sciences Directorate. The successful applicant will receive a competitive salary and excellent benefits. » Read More

National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center

Computing at NERSC

Now Computing

A small sample of massively parallel scientific computing jobs running right now at NERSC.

Project Machine CPU Cores CPU Core Hours Used
Climate Change Simulations with CESM: Moderate and High Resolution Studies
 PI: Warren M. Washington, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Hopper 7,992
Cosmic Microwave Background Data Analysis For The Planck Satellite Mission
 PI: Julian D. Borrill, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hopper 7,776
Study of laser-plasma interactions relevant to direct-drive ICF implosions
 PI: Chuang Ren, University of Rochester
Hopper 4,800
Cosmic Microwave Background Data Analysis For Post-Planck Experiments
 PI: Julian D. Borrill, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Carver 128
Frontiers in Accelerator Design: Advanced Modeling for Next-Generation BES Accelerators
 PI: Robert Ryne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Carver 128

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