News
Earlier Spring Foliage Brings Warmer Air to the North
A group of researchers used NERSC to explore how early leaf growth, or “leaf-out,” affects the earth’s ecosystem. Their findings show that early spring leaf-out is causing a definitive increase in annual surface warming in the Northern Hemisphere. Read More »
Berkeley Lab Collaborates to Prepare Photovoltaic Research for Exascale
CRD and NERSC scientists are collaborating with Carnegie Mellon and a number of other academic institutions on research that will use the nation’s first exascale computer to continue the search for new, more efficient photovoltaic solar cell materials. Read More »
ESnet cybersecurity staff awarded the first-ever “ESNET"
Three members of the Energy Sciences Network’s Cybersecurity team – Michael Dopheide, Vlad Grigorescu, and Sam Oehlert – were recently honored with an Extra Special Noteworthy Exemplary Trophy Award for their SANS 2019 Holiday Hack Challenge entry. Read More »
CRD’s Sherry Li Takes on New Role at Exascale Computing Project
The Exascale Computing Project has named Sherry Li, a senior scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Computational Research Division, as team lead for the ECP’s Mathematical Libraries division. Read More »
Patty Giuntoli: Learning at the Speed of Life
After 11 years at Berkeley Lab and a 30-plus year career in networking, Patty Giuntoli retires on February 25. Read More »
Less is More: LBNL Breaks New Ground in Data Center Optimization
Berkeley Lab's decades of expertise in energy-efficient data centers is now being applied to NERSC resources through the Efficiency Optimization Project, a collaboration between NERSC, ETA, and Sustainable Berkeley Lab that is using operational data analytics to optimize cooling systems and save electricity. Read More »
Quantum Internet Workshop Begins Mapping the Future of Quantum Communications
The Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) was among 70 representatives from government agencies and universities who gathered Feb. 5-6 for the first Quantum Internet Blueprint Workshop. Read More »
ECP Year 4: Annual Meeting Showcases Project’s Momentum and Milestones
More than 40 staff from Berkeley Lab’s Computing Sciences Area participated in the Exascale Computing Project’s 4th annual meeting. Read More »
First Postdoc Symposium Expands Computing Sciences’ Training Program
Twenty-two postdoctoral fellows from across Berkeley Lab's Computing Sciences Area shared the status of their current projects at the first CSA Postdoc Symposium. Read More »
Jonathan Carter to Lead CS Area
Jonathan Carter has been named Associate Lab Director for Computing Sciences at Berkeley Lab. He succeeds Kathy Yelick, who stepped down in December. Read More »