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OLCF 25: Breaking Down Biomass

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. Since 2007, a team led by ORNL’s Jeremy Smith has…
OLCF Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
OLCF History

OLCF 25: Detailing Combustion

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. A team led by Jacqueline Chen at Sandia National Laboratories…
OLCF Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
OLCF History

OLCF 25: Revealing Supernova Secrets

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 2003, a group of computational astrophysicists led by ORNL’s Anthony…
OLCF Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
OLCF History

OLCF 25: Building a SmartTruck

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. To increase the fuel efficiency of Class 8 long-haul trucks small…
OLCF Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
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OLCF 25: Shaking up Earthquake Preparedness

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. Since 2010, a multi-institutional team led by Thomas Jordan of the…
OLCF Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
OLCF History

OLCF 25: Unearthing the Subsurface

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 the 1990s, a multi-institutional team used CCS supercomputers to develop…
OLCF Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
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OLCF 25: Mapping the Nuclear Landscape

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 2012, an ORNL and University of Tennessee team used the…
OLCF Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
OLCF History

OLCF 25: Tunneling Electrons

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. At the turn of the 21st century, materials scientists at ORNL…
OLCF Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
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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 Writer
December 6, 2017
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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 Writer
December 6, 2017
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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 Writer
December 6, 2017
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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 Writer
December 6, 2017