With funding from the CARES Act, Theta has been upgraded to provide additional computing power in support of COVID-19 research.

The new projects will use DOE’s leadership-class supercomputers to pursue transformational advances in science and engineering.

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

The ALCF’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.