A call for nominations has been issued to find a replacement for Barb Helland, the long-time and esteemed associate director for the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), by the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. Helland will officially retire on January 15. Helland, known to be media-shy, has politely declined […]
ASCR Announces 2022 Leadership Computing Challenge
October 14, 2022 by
Oct. 14, 2022 — The ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) is an allocation program for projects of interest to the Department of Energy (DOE), with an emphasis on high-risk, high-payoff scientific campaigns enabled via high-performance computing (HPC) in areas directly related to the DOE mission, that respond to national emergencies, or that broaden the community […]
DOE Awards 18M HPC Node Hours to 45 ASCR Projects, Including Access to Perlmutter, Polaris and Frontier
June 29, 2022 by
June 29, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that 18 million node-hours have been awarded to 45 scientific projects under the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) program. The projects, with applications ranging from advanced energy systems to climate change to cancer research, will use DOE supercomputers with the goal of uncovering […]
DOE Announces $10M for Novel Algorithms for Understanding Energy Systems and Processes
April 19, 2022 by
April 19, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $10 million for basic research in the design, development, and scalability of randomized algorithms for scientific computing. The funding opportunity announcement, sponsored by the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program within the Department’s Office of Science, can be found here. “Randomized algorithms are accelerating the time to […]
DOE’s ASCR: $20M for Extreme-Scale Science Research
April 18, 2022 by
April 18, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $20 million in basic research to explore potentially high-impact approaches in extreme-scale science and scientific computing. The Funding Opportunity Announcement, sponsored by the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program within the Department’s Office of Science, can be found here. “Disruptive technology changes, due to advances in high-end computing […]
DOE: $40M Funding Opportunity for Mathematical Multifaceted Capability Centers
April 15, 2022 by
April 15, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $40 million for fundamental mathematics research on problems of interest to the DOE that require the integration of multiple mathematical topic areas. The Mathematical Multifaceted Integrated Capability Centers (MMICCs) supported by this funding opportunity will enable five-year, multi-institutional collaborations for cross-cutting mathematics. Collaborative applications […]
DOE’s Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee to Meet Sept. 29-30
September 27, 2021 by
The next meeting of the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee (ASCAC), the federal advisory committee for the US Department of Energy Office of Science’s program on Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) will take place on Wednesday, September 29th, and Thursday, September 30th, 2021, from 11-3 EDT via Zoom. For information on how to join the meeting, please visit […]
DOE Funds $28M for Scientific Supercomputing Research Projects
July 16, 2021 by
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $28 million in funding for five research projects to develop software designed to better leverage DOE supercomputers in fields such as quantum information science and chemical reactions for clean energy applications. A list of projects can be found here. The projects are sponsored by the Offices of Advanced Scientific Computing […]
DOE Announces $34.5M for Data Science and Machine Learning for Climate Solutions
March 19, 2021 by
Washington, DC — March 19, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $34.5 million for research tools for scientific discoveries, including clean energy and climate solutions. Two new funding opportunities will support researchers using data science and computation-based methods—including artificial intelligence and machine learning—to tackle basic science challenges, advance clean […]
Exascale and Beyond: DOE Funds $12M for Adapting Software for Next-Gen Supercomputers
January 28, 2021 by
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced plans to provide up to $12 million for research aimed at adapting scientific software to run on next-generation of supercomputers. DOE said applications will be open to DOE national laboratories, universities, industry, and nonprofit research institutions. Funding is to be awarded competitively, on the basis of peer […]
