Modeling and Simulation at the Exascale for Energy and the Environment Town Hall Meetings Report

The objective of this ten-year vision is to focus the computational science experiences gained over the past ten years on the opportunities introduced with exascale computing to revolutionize our approaches to energy, environmental sustainability and security global challenges.

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SciDAC Review - Issue 7, Spring 2008
This issue has an interview with LBNL director Dr. Steve Chu who discusses computational science and collaboration.  There are articles on molecular dynamics research, a database built from weather maps and the tight relationship between fusion research and scientific computing.  A feature on subsurface science discusses how high-performance computing is involved in exploring Earth's most enigmatic realm, and why such research is so important.  Argonne's new Blue Gene/P system is featured in the hardware section, and the issue closes with science accomplishments.
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Computational Research Needs in Alternative and Renewable Energy

Final report from the workshop on Computational Research Needs in Alternative and Renewable Energy held in Rockville, Maryland September 19 and 20, 2007.
Posted May, 2008
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SciDAC Highlighted in CTWatch
The articles of this issue of CTWatch Quarterly described the connection between scalable software technology and breakthrough science.  Each article offers an informative and stimulating discussion of some of the major work being carried out by one of the Centers for Enabling Technologies (CET) of the Department of Energy's wide ranging and influential SciDAC program.
November, 2007
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Advanced Scientific Computing Research:
Delivering Computing for the Frontiers of Science - Facilities Division Strategic Plan for High Performance Computing Resources
The strategic vision for High Performance Computing (HPC) resources in the Facilities Division of the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program in the Department of Energy’s Office of Science for the next 10 years.
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SciDAC Review - Issue 6, Winter 2007
In this issue is an interview with Nobel Laureate Dr. George Smoot, paired with a computational cosmology article.  In addition are a look inside the Performance Engineering Research Institute, the work of the Universal Nuclear Energy Density Functional collaboration and a story about computer modeling research on Parkinson's disease.  Cutting edge computing at the National Center for Computational Sciences is the subject of the hardware section, and the news section includes the announcement of two new SciDAC projects and a look at the activities of the SciDAC Outreach Center.
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Visualization and Knowledge Discovery: Report from the DOE/ASCR Workshop on Visual Analysis and Data Exploration at Extreme Scale
The developed visualization and data exploration tools have served admirably with gigabyte and even terabyte datasets, but at the peta- and exascale levels, those tools will no longer suffice.  Scientists and researchers met under the auspices of ASCR in Salt Lake City on June 7-8, 2007 to discuss the coming "data tsunami" and issues involved in data exploration, data understanding, and data visualization at the petascale and beyond.
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SciDAC Review - Issue 5, Summer 2007
This issue is dedicated to the memory of Ken Kennedy (1945-2007), a pioneer in the advanced computing community.  In our interview, Dr. Michael Turner answers questions about the national labs and large-scale science pursuits.  This issue also features stories on the BioPilot project, the CSCAPES Institute, the Center for Scalable Application Development Software, and some unconventional approaches to supercomputing.  In closing, Dr. Michael Strayer delivers a message on the next generation of computing.  
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Software Development Tools for Petascale Computing Workshop

The findings generated at the Software Development Tools for PetaScale Computing (SDTPC) Workshop held in Washington, D.C. on August 1 and 2, 2007 are in this final report.

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SciDAC Review - Issue 4, Spring 2007
The interview for this issue with Dr. Warren Washington discusses the importance of computer models for understanding, mitigating, and adapting to climate change.  Project features include articles on Type Ia supernova simulations at the Flash Center, the applied mathematics and software tools of APDEC, and discovery at very small scales through lattice QCD research. Also appearing in this issue are stories about the power of ESnet, and scientific computing at LANL.   Click here to view the web page

Final Report from the Cyber Security Research Needs for Open Science
These are the results of Priority Research Directions (PRDs) identified during the two-day workshop held on July 23 & 24. The workshop was jointly sponsored by the DOE Office of Science and Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Participation included representation from national labs, higher education and industry. Participants self-identified their interests into five break-out groups, each of which was charged with identifying PRDs.
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SciDAC Review - Issue 3, Spring 2007
The interview for this issue includes insights from two leaders in the supercomputing industry—Peter Ungaro of Cray and Rod Adkins of IBM.  A special feature reviews the Applications, Centers and Institutes that make up the SciDAC-2 projects awarded last September.  Also in this issue are articles on climate modeling and computational chemistry, as well as shorter pieces on supercomputing at NERSC and a successful student mentoring program in Oak Ridge, TN.       Click here to view the web page

Computational Subsurface Sciences Workshop Report
The workshop, held in Bethesda, Maryland, January 9-12, 2007 was to obtain community input on computational science research needs and opportunities in the subsurface sciences and related areas, with a focus on developing a next generation of numerical models of subsurface flow and process simulation.  Collaborating DOE offices were SC, the Office of Environmental Management (EM), the Office of Fossil Energy (FE), and the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW).  April 2007
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Final Report Second DOE Workshop on Multiscale Problems
The Second DOE Workshop on Multiscale Problems was held from July 20 to July 22, 2004 in Broomfield, Colorado.  During these three days, over eighty researchers with expertise in a wide variety of engineering, mathematical and scientific fields gathered to discuss the current state of mathematical methods for multiscale problems, possible future directions for research, and ways in which the Department of Energy could best support such activity.
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Report on the Mathematical Research Challenges in
Optimization of Complex Systems
The goal of the workshop was to articulate opportunities for mathematical research relevant to DOE applied science and technology programs, in mathematical areas that are not already a major part of the DOE applied mathematics research portfolio. December 2006
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Report on the Workshop on Simulation and Modeling for
Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
DOE's Office of Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) and Nuclear Energy (NE) co-sponsored a workshop to identify the research opportunities and priorities for advancing the use of simulation and modeling in the research and development of advanced nuclear energy.  August 2006

Management Model for Delivering High Performance and
Leadership Class Computing Systems for Scientific Discovery
The purpose of this document is to describe a model for managing the activities and tasks associated with the operation of High Performance Computing Facilities (HPCF) that enable scientific discovery as well as the delivery of next generation High Performance Production Computing (HPPC) and Leadership Class Computing (LCC) resources to the HPCF to meet established cost, schedule and performance objectives.  December 2006
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SciDAC Review - Issue 2, Fall 2006
The cover story is an interview with Dr. Victor Reis, a Senior Advisor with DOE, who talks about computational science in national security, nuclear energy, global partnerships and more.  This issue also showcases projects on combustion and data management.  A special feature highlights science accomplishments, demonstrating the power of advanced computing as a tool for scientific discovery.  Finally, a look at future directions as the program phases into SciDAC-2 is provided.     Click here to view the web page

NERSC Programmatic Review    May, 2005
On May 17-19, 2005, a program review of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing (NERSC) Center took place at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). This is a Summary Report.

SciDAC Review - Issue 1, Spring 2006
The cover story is an interview with Dr Raymond Orbach, Director of the Office of Science, who talks about science, discovery and SciDAC.  Several projects are showcased - on accelerators, astrophysics, fusion and terascale solvers - that demonstrate the power of advanced computing as a discovery tool.  And Dr Michael Strayer, Associate Director of the Office of Science and Director of the SciDAC program, looks to the future.
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Data-Management Challenge
The DOE Office of Science Data-Management Workshops were held March-May 2004.  A number of application scientists and computer scientists at these meetings came to the conclusion that the plan as presented was dangerously light on attention to data management, given the increasingly data-intensive nature of research supported by the Office of Science.  This report documents these workshops.
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Guide to the NITRD
Supplement to the President's Budget for FY05 for the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program.  Prepared by the Interagency Working Group on Information Technology Research and Development of the National Science and Technology Council, the Supplement describes accomplishments and proposed activities of the Federal agencies that work collaboratively on R&D in advanced computing, networking, software, and related information technologies to support Federal missions and help maintain U.S. leadership in cutting-edge science, engineering, and technology. PDF file of this report (483kb PDF)

Federal Plan for High-End Computing