OLCF Staff Writer

OLCF 25: Resurrecting Earth’s Paleoclimate

In 2017, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility celebrated 25 years of leadership in high-performance computing. This article is part of a series summarizing a dozen significant contributions to science enabled by OLCF resources. The full report is available here. Beginning in 2008, a multi-institutional team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison…

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 6, 2017

OLCF History

OLCF 25: Illuminating Dark Matter

In 2017, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility celebrated 25 years of leadership in high-performance computing. This article is part of a series summarizing a dozen significant contributions to science enabled by OLCF resources. The full report is available here. In 2007, researchers shone a galactic-sized light on the dark matter…

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 6, 2017

OLCF History

OLCF 25: Improving Everyday Products

In 2017, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility celebrated 25 years of leadership in high-performance computing. This article is part of a series summarizing a dozen significant contributions to science enabled by OLCF resources. The full report is available here. Consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble (P&G), a Fortune 500 firm founded…

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 6, 2017

OLCF History

OLCF 25: Revealing the Quantum World of Materials

In 2017, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility celebrated 25 years of leadership in high-performance computing. This article is part of a series summarizing a dozen significant contributions to science enabled by OLCF resources. The full report is available here. Metals and alloys are ubiquitous, so we may barely notice them.…

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 6, 2017

Science

New Users Tap Titan for Another Year of World-Class Supercomputing Research

Director of Science Jack Wells shares the successes of first-year INCITE users while encouraging new users to apply for time in 2017. The post originally appeared in Cray’s blog.

OLCF Staff WriterApril 19, 2016

People

OLCF Hosts CAAR Teams at Two Workshops

The OLCF hosted two identical kick-off workshops for members of the new CAAR partnership projects this spring. The second of the two events was held June 2-3.

OLCF Staff WriterJune 8, 2015

People

The First Round of 2015 Hackathons Gets Underway

Organizers from the OLCF, the University of Illinois Coordinated Science Laboratory and National Center for Supercomputing Applications, NVIDIA, and The Portland Group gathered last month for the next round of applications acceleration programming.

OLCF Staff WriterMay 21, 2015

Technology

OLCF Shares Lustre Knowledge at International Workshop

The OLCF played a significant role in an ORNL event to share knowledge and discuss the future development of the parallel file system, Lustre.

OLCF Staff WriterMay 21, 2015

Science

Demystifying Quantum Dot Conundrums

Whereas laboratory experiments and various imaging methods could offer only hypotheses, for the first time OLCF"s Titan gave researchers precise predictions about nanocrystal surface development.

OLCF Staff WriterMay 5, 2015

Science

INCITE Seeking Proposals to Advance Science and Engineering at U.S. Leadership Computing Facilities

The INCITE program is now accepting proposals for high-impact, computationally intensive research campaigns in a broad array of science, engineering and computer science domains.

OLCF Staff WriterApril 15, 2015

Science

OLCF Selects Application Readiness Projects to Prepare for Next-generation Summit Supercomputer

The OLCF has selected the next set of partnership projects into its Center for Accelerated Application Readiness program.

OLCF Staff WriterApril 15, 2015

People

OLCF User Earns NVIDIA Award for GPU-accelerated Earthquake Simulations

A team of researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), led by computational scientist Yifeng Cui, was awarded NVIDIA’s 2015 Global Impact Award for its work developing a GPU-accelerated code that simulates high-frequency earthquakes.

OLCF Staff WriterApril 8, 2015

Technology

Test Systems Pike and Crest Pave the Way for Next OLCF Supercomputer

In preparation for Summit, computer scientists and support staff are leaning on two modest-but-mighty test systems to explore Summit’s cutting-edge architecture.

OLCF Staff WriterMarch 10, 2015

People

Buddy Bland Named as one of HPCwire’s 2015 People to Watch

Buddy Bland, project director at the OLCF, has been named one of HPC Wire’s “People to Watch” in 2015. Bland is recognized for his 30-year-career contributions in high-performance computing.

OLCF Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2015

People

OLCF Hosts Portability Meeting with ALCF, NERSC

Team members of the OLCF hosted staff from ALCF, and NERSC for a meeting with high-performance computing vendors late last month to discuss strategies for application readiness and performance portability in preparation for the next generation of supercomputers.

OLCF Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2015

Technology

New Test Bed Helps OLCF Scale Up for Next-Generation Supercomputer

To make sure Summit is ready for researchers from day one, the OLCF Scientific Computing, Technology Integration, and High-Performance Computing Operations groups are collaborating on a test bed for staff and vendors to help the OLCF prepare for Summit.

OLCF Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2015

Technology

Computer Scientists Increase Efficiency Through Lazy Checkpointing

At the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility computer scientists Devesh Tiwari and Saurabh Gupta see laziness—a changed perception that reduces the frequency of application-level checkpoints—as increasingly important in recovering from computer failures on larger and faster machines.

OLCF Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2015

Technology

OLCF Staff Streamlines Application Development and Deployment

In October, 2014, a working group at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory received a significant event award for streamlining the process of writing, testing, reviewing, and deploying code.

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 10, 2014

Technology

OLCF Hosts First OpenACC Hackathon

From October 27 to 31, scientific computing teams from around the world gathered in Knoxville to participate in the OLCF’s inaugural Hackathon, an OpenACC event specifically aimed at scaling scientific applications to run on heterogeneous, high-performance computing systems such as Titan.

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 10, 2014

People

Staff Awarded for Ground-Breaking Research, Outreach, and Cost Savings

Several OLCF Staff Members were recognized at the November 7 Awards Night Event.

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 10, 2014

OLCF 25: Resurrecting Earth’s Paleoclimate

OLCF 25: Illuminating Dark Matter

OLCF 25: Improving Everyday Products

OLCF 25: Revealing the Quantum World of Materials

New Users Tap Titan for Another Year of World-Class Supercomputing Research

OLCF Hosts CAAR Teams at Two Workshops

The First Round of 2015 Hackathons Gets Underway

OLCF Shares Lustre Knowledge at International Workshop

Demystifying Quantum Dot Conundrums

INCITE Seeking Proposals to Advance Science and Engineering at U.S. Leadership Computing Facilities

OLCF Selects Application Readiness Projects to Prepare for Next-generation Summit Supercomputer

OLCF User Earns NVIDIA Award for GPU-accelerated Earthquake Simulations

Test Systems Pike and Crest Pave the Way for Next OLCF Supercomputer

Buddy Bland Named as one of HPCwire’s 2015 People to Watch

OLCF Hosts Portability Meeting with ALCF, NERSC

New Test Bed Helps OLCF Scale Up for Next-Generation Supercomputer

Computer Scientists Increase Efficiency Through Lazy Checkpointing

OLCF Staff Streamlines Application Development and Deployment

OLCF Hosts First OpenACC Hackathon

Staff Awarded for Ground-Breaking Research, Outreach, and Cost Savings

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