HPC Helps Researchers Boost Tree Growth and Photosynthesis

A team of scientists at two Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers have identified a gene in a poplar tree that enhances photosynthesis and can boost tree height by about 30 percent in the field and by as much as 200 percent in the greenhouse.

DOE Announces Research, Technology and Economic Security Framework

Dec. 2, 20224 — For applicants and recipients of Department of Energy (DOE) financial assistance and loan funding, a newly published “Research Technology and Economic Security Framework” highlights DOE’s goals, process, high-level risk factors, and commitment to mitigation when assessing RTES risk. This framework codifies a harmonized approach across all DOE/NNSA funding offices, while also […]

DOE Office of Science Funds $31M for Research Capacity at Academic Institutions

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 21, 2024 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $31 million in funding for 42 projects to 36 institutions in 24 states to build research capacity, infrastructure, and expertise at academic institutions. Total funding is $31 million for projects lasting up to three years in duration. The list of projects […]

HPC4EI: DOE Announces $3.4M Funding Opportunity and Awards $4M for Energy Innovation Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $4 million federal investment for 10 projects across 8 states that will harness the processing power of the world’s most powerful supercomputers—and the lab experts who operate them—to tackle today’s toughest manufacturing challenges, strengthen America’s manufacturing competitiveness, and move the country closer to an […]

DOE Issues 2 $6M System Science Funding Opportunities

Nov. 5, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Program announced its interest in receiving applications for research in Environmental System Science (ESS). The deadline for pre-applications is Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 5 pm ET; the dealine for applications is Thursday, March 13 at 11:59 pm ET. Learn more about […]

HPC News Bytes 20241028: US Chip Fab Beats Taiwan, Tech and Danish Royalty Unveil AI Supercomputer, White Houe Initiative on AI National Security Risk

Good Halloween Week to you! From the always-active world of HPC-AI here’s a quick ….

DOE and NNSA in Effort to Harness AI National Security Mission 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week, the White House issued a national security memorandum (NSM) on artificial intelligence. “Recognizing that advances at the frontier of AI will have significant implications for national security and foreign policy, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are leading work to help understand and mitigate the risks […]

Breaking the ICE at Livermore: ICECap to Use Exascale Fusion Simulations for Digital Design

A multidisciplinary team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers is combining the power of exascale computing with AI, advanced workflows and GPU-acceleration with the intent to advance scientific innovation and revolutionize digital design.

Nov. 11 Deadline: ASCR Announces 2025 Leadership Computing Challenge

Oct. 7 2024 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) is an allocation program for projects of interest to DOE, with emphasis on high-risk, high-payoff scientific campaigns enabled via high-performance computing (HPC) in areas  related to the DOE mission, that respond to national emergencies, or that broaden the community of researchers […]

Nov. 14 Deadlinefor 2 DOE ASCR Scientific Computing Review Panels

Oct. 7, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program has announced that Thursday, Nov. 14 is the deadline for two scientic computing review panels. Notice of Funding Opportunity DE-FOA-0003432 contains submission requirements for: Randomized Algorithms for Combinatorial Scientific Computing This topic area is highlighted in Section 3.3 of the ASCR […]