NERSCPowering Scientific Discovery for 50 Years

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

Now Computing

Some of the science now being computed at NERSC

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Project System Nodes Node Hours Used
Energy Exascale Earth System Modeling (E3SM)
 Biological & Environmental Research
 PI: Lai-Yung Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
perlmutter 512
Lattice QCD search for physics beyond the standard model
 High Energy Physics
 PI: Rajan Gupta, Los Alamos National Laboratory
perlmutter 80
Calibrated and Systematic Characterization Attribution and Detection of Extremes
 Biological & Environmental Research
 PI: Mark Risser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
perlmutter 64
FLASH Simulations for the ARPA-E BETHE Program for Innovative Fusion Energy Technologies and Laser-driven Laboratory Astrophysics
 Fusion Energy Sciences
 PI: Edward Hansen, University of Rochester
perlmutter 32
Transforming X-ray Science Toward Data-Centrism
 Basic Energy Sciences
 PI: Amedeo Perazzo, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
perlmutter 32
Magnetic Reconnection in Laboratory and Space Relevant Plasmas
 Fusion Energy Sciences
 PI: Paul Cassak, West Virginia University
perlmutter 32

Did You Know?

'Bubbles' the Cray-2

Cray 2 cropped

In 1985, NERSC was the first to install the Cray-2, then the fastest computer in the world. Today, just about any mobile phone has more processing power. The Cray-2 was nicknamed "Bubbles" for its unique liquid cooling system.

 

Visit our interactive timeline to learn more about NERSC history.