Congratulations to the Winners of the NERSC Science as Art Competition

With 70-plus eye-popping entries, we couldn't pick just one. » Read More

David Baker Wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry

A computational biologist and prolific user of NERSC systems, David Baker has been awarded a Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work in computational protein design. » Read More

Quantum Computing Partnership Extended

After a successful first year punctuated by strong scientific results, NERSC’s partnership with QuEra Computing has been extended. » Read More

Magnifying Deep Space Through the 'Carousel Lens'

Using the Perlmutter supercomputer, DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, researchers identified a rare and revealing gravitational lens. » Read More

Tropical Cyclones Intensify Due to Warming Atmosphere

Tropical cyclones have grown more intense near global coastal regions. A new study found that hotter air interacting with humidity and wind shear is likely the culprit. » Read More

National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center

NERSC is the mission scientific computing facility for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, the nation’s single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences.

Computing at NERSC

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Now Computing

Some of the science now being computed at NERSC

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Project	System	Nodes
Continuing studies of plasma based accelerators High Energy Physics PI: Frank Tsung, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)	perlmutter	54
Atomic-scale design and characterization of sorbents for carbon capture ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge PI: Jonathan Owens, GE Global Research	perlmutter	48
Direct Numerical Simulations of Reactive Flow under Intense Sheared Turbulence and Nonequilibrium Conditions Basic Energy Sciences PI: Jacqueline Chen, Sandia National Laboratories - California	perlmutter	40
Magnetic Reconnection in Laboratory and Space Relevant Plasmas Fusion Energy Sciences PI: Paul Cassak, West Virginia University	perlmutter	32
3D Extended MHD simulation of fusion plasmas Fusion Energy Sciences PI: Stephen Jardin, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)	perlmutter	32
Proactive Data Containers for Exascale Storage Systems PI: Suren Byna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	perlmutter	32