ORNL Selects 9 Projects for Discovery Supercomputer's 2028 Debut
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Updated · Newswise · Jun 17
ORNL Selects 9 Projects for Discovery Supercomputer's 2028 Debut
3 articles · Updated · Newswise · Jun 17
Summary
Oak Ridge National Laboratory picked nine research applications as the first day-one science projects for Discovery, the DOE flagship supercomputer scheduled to go live in 2028.
The projects will be developed through ORNL’s CAAR program, which is preparing codes, user environments, documentation and training so applications can deliver results as soon as Discovery becomes operational.
A key selection test was whether each application could potentially run 3 to 5 times faster than Frontier, ORNL’s current exascale system, pushing teams toward new algorithms, mixed-precision computing and AI techniques.
The nine projects span fields including astrophysics, molecular biology, quantum chemistry and aerospace engineering, with participants from universities, national labs, NASA and General Electric.
Discovery is part of DOE’s Genesis Mission, which aims to link AI-heavy high-performance computing with emerging quantum technologies to speed scientific, energy and national security research.