Combating COVID-19 at the ALCF

ALCF supercomputing resources are helping to advance the fight against COVID-19.

Researchers are leveraging some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, including the ALCF’s Theta system, to advance our understanding of COVID-19. With their combined might, these supercomputers are powering research in molecular modeling, bioinformatics, and epidemiology to accelerate the development of treatments and strategies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how Argonne researchers and supercomputing resources are contributing to the global fight.

COVID-19 Research

COVID-19 HPC Consortium enables critical research

Fighting Covid-19
The ALCF is proud to be a part of a new public-private consortium that is providing access to supercomputing resources in support of COVID-19 research.
COVID-19 HPC Consortium

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