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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
Lattice QCD search for physics beyond the standard model High Energy Physics PI: Rajan Gupta, Los Alamos National Laboratory	perlmutter	576
A Digital Twin for Spatiotemporal experiments Basic Energy Sciences PI: Subramanian Sankaranarayanan, Argonne National Laboratory	perlmutter	400
Partnership Center for High-fidelity Boundary Plasma Simulation: SciDAC-4 Center Fusion Energy Sciences PI: Choongseok Chang, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)	perlmutter	128
ECS in climate models: quantifying the uncertainties due to cloud feedback versus ocean heat uptake using a modeling hierarchy Biological & Environmental Research PI: Wei Cheng, University of Washington	perlmutter	85
Relativistic quantum dynamics in the non-equilibrium regime Basic Energy Sciences PI: Albert De Prince, Florida State University	perlmutter	80
Improving the Quasi-biennial oscillation through surrogate-accelerated parameter optimization and vertical grid modification Biological & Environmental Research PI: James Benedict, Los Alamos National Laboratory	perlmutter	75