News & Announcements Archives
Check here frequently for the latest news and events taking place at Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility, Mathematics and Computer Sciences Division, and the Computing and Life Sciences directorate. Major industry events and announcements in high-performance computing are also included.November 20, 2009
StarGate Demo at SC09 Shows How to Keep Astrophysics Data Out of Archival
As both an astrophysicist and director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), Mike Norman understands two common perspectives on archiving massive scientific datasets. During a live demonstration at the SC09 conference of streaming data simulating cosmic structures of the early universe, Norman said that some center directors view their data archives as "black holes," where a wealth of data accumulates and needs to be protected...more info >
November 17, 2009
Argonne Recognized for 'green computing' in 2009 HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards
Portland, Ore. (Nov. 16, 2009) - The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has been awarded the HPCwire's Readers' Choice Award for Best Application of Green Computing. The award was presented by Tomas Tabor, publisher of HPCwire ,at the annual Supercomputing Conference (SC09), being held in Portlandmore info >
November 10, 2009
'Chicago Tonight' to Focus on Cloud Computing, Argonne
Rich Samuels, a news correspondent with "Chicago Tonight," a local news program that airs on WTTW-Channel 11, visited the laboratory for a segment on cloud computing expected to run tonight during the 7 p...more info >
November 10, 2009
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) program provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields of study that utilize high performance computing to solve complex problems in science and engineering...more info >
November 9, 2009
Climate Modeling Research at Argonne National Laboratory
Climate modeling research at Argonne has three main thrusts. The first involves developing climate models capable of executing efficiently on ultra-high-speed supercomputers, with full integration of biosphere and atmospheric processes...more info >
November 3, 2009
Argonne Staff Engaged in SC09 Activities
Argonne National Laboratory staff will be presenting a wide variety of papers, workshops, Birds-of-a-Feather sessions, tutorials, and posters at SC09 on November 14-20 in Portland, Oregon.In addition to the participation in the technical program, an array of speakers, electronic posters and research highlights will be displayed at the Argonne exhibit.
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October 29, 2009
Argonne Scientists Awarded Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics
Steven Pieper and Robert Wiringa, senior scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, have won the 2010 Tom W. Bonner Prize in nuclear physics. The award will be presented by the American Physical Society in Washington, D...more info >
October 21, 2009
Seeds of Collaboration
Chicago, popularly known for its gangsters, sports fans and deep-dish pizza, also has a cluster of impressive research institutions that often get overshadowed by the elite universities on both US coasts...more info >
October 21, 2009
Argonne's Magellan Cloud Computing Research Project
A new $32 million program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will examine cloud computing as a cost-effective and energy-efficient computing paradigm for scientists to accelerate discoveries in a variety of disciplines...more info >
October 14, 2009
DOE to Explore Scientific Cloud Computing at Argonne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories
Cloud computing is gaining traction in the commercial world, but can such an approach also meet the computing and data storage demands of the nation's scientific community? A new program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U...more info >
