Computing, Environment and Life Sciences

The CELS directorate integrates Argonne’s research in the life sciences with the environmental sciences and the computing sciences and has established a leadership computing facility essential for advanced simulation.

The mission of Argonne’s Computing, Environment, and Life Sciences (CELS) directorate is to enable groundbreaking scientific and technical accomplishments in areas of critical importance to the 21^st century.

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Collaborative Research

National User Facilities

Argonne has been an innovator in the field of agent-based modeling for two decades. The laboratory’s simulations of complex systems have provided a detailed view of how information, infectious disease and other social impactors propagate through a population. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

Awards and Recognition

Argonne epidemiological supercomputing model showcases innovation

CityCOVID, a model demonstrating the interactions between “agents” during COVID, was nominated for an ACM Gordon Bell prize.

Computational Science, Biomedical Computing, Multiscale Modeling

The latent space learned by the AI model provides a means to understand the conformational changes in the spike protein complex with the ACE2 receptor. (Image produced by Anda Trifan, Argonne/University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC); John Stone, UIUC; Lorenzo Casalino and Rommie Amaro, University of California San Diego; Alex Brace and Arvind Ramanathan, Argonne.)

Press Release

Collaborative AI effort unraveling SARS-CoV-2 mysteries wins prestigious Gordon Bell Special Prize

Using a combination of AI and supercomputing resources, Argonne researchers are examining the dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to determine how it fuses with the human host cell, advancing the search for drug treatments.

Cell Biology, Protein Science, Computational Biology

Argonne National Laboratory will be well represented at the annual International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC20). (Image courtesy of SC Conference.)

Awards and Recognition

Argonne team collects Best Paper Award at SC20

The research is focused on using a high-performance, iterative reconstruction system for noninvasive imaging at synchrotron facilities.

petascale, Supercomputing

As part of his internship, Rice University student Max Bowman delivers a presentation on his work with the QuaC quantum simulator. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

Feature Story

Virtual reality: ALCF’s remote interns tackle real-world computing projects

The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility’s internship program went virtual this year, providing students with an opportunity to work on real-world research projects that address issues at the forefront of scientific computing.

High Performance Computing, Machine Learning, Quantum Computing

Awards and Recognition

Argonne team collects Best Paper Award at SC20

The research is focused on using a high-performance, iterative reconstruction system for noninvasive imaging at synchrotron facilities.

petascale, Supercomputing

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Viral ‘molecular scissor’ is next COVID-19 drug target: Coronavirus uses enzymatic cutter for virus production and to disable essential immune proteins

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Research Facilities

Research Organizations

Collaborative Research

National User Facilities

Argonne epidemiological supercomputing model showcases innovation

Collaborative AI effort unraveling SARS-CoV-2 mysteries wins prestigious Gordon Bell Special Prize

Argonne team collects Best Paper Award at SC20

Virtual reality: ALCF’s remote interns tackle real-world computing projects

Argonne team collects Best Paper Award at SC20

Globus Celebrates Ten Years of Connecting the Research Universe

Four Lessons From AT&T On Climate Resilience And Business Continuity

Viral ‘molecular scissor’ is next COVID-19 drug target: Coronavirus uses enzymatic cutter for virus production and to disable essential immune proteins

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