By Erica Yee • August 2, 2018 The Science IT Profiles series highlights how the Scientific Computing Group supports the work of Berkeley Lab researchers spanning various disciplines. To invent the first commercially viable electric light bulb, Thomas Edison and his assistants tested … [Read more...] about How the Materials Project connects computational and experimental materials science
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Laboratory Computing: How Molecular Foundry Scientists Model at the Nanoscale
By Gary M Jung on 2019-02-05T17:36:08Z In six of the seven facilities of the Molecular Foundry, scientists at benches or instruments, in lab coats or clean room suits, are hard at work creating and characterizing nanoscale materials. Sandwiched in between those laboratories, however, is a … [Read more...] about Laboratory Computing: How Molecular Foundry Scientists Model at the Nanoscale
High-Energy Nuclear Collisions, Large-Scale Computing Aid Study of Early Universe
By Gary M Jung on 2018-08-29T21:29:54Z ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) is a detector in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) ring designed to investigate quark-gluon plasma, the primitive matter that filled the early universe. Berkeley Lab’s Nuclear Science Division, in partnership with … [Read more...] about High-Energy Nuclear Collisions, Large-Scale Computing Aid Study of Early Universe
How do you study matter at the beginning of the universe? With high-energy nuclear collisions and large-scale computing
By Erica Yee • August 28, 2018 The Science IT Profiles series highlights how the Scientific Computing Group supports the work of Berkeley Lab researchers spanning various disciplines. Scientists can’t go back in time to witness the origin of the universe, so they do the next … [Read more...] about How do you study matter at the beginning of the universe? With high-energy nuclear collisions and large-scale computing
Materials Project Connects Computational, Experimental Materials Science
By Gary M Jung on 2018-08-13T17:52:19Z Thomas Edison tested thousands of materials before discovering the right one for his electric lightbulb. Materials scientists today are only recently transitioning from the “Edisonian” way of discovery to data-driven “materials by design.” Using … [Read more...] about Materials Project Connects Computational, Experimental Materials Science
HPC enables record-breaking ptychographic imaging at the ALS
By Gary M Jung on 2018-08-06T20:21:55Z Scientists at the Advanced Light Source are using the new COSMIC Imaging beamline and a high-performance data pipeline implemented by the IT Division’s Scientific Computing Group to turn large datasets of X-ray diffraction data into high-resolution images. … [Read more...] about HPC enables record-breaking ptychographic imaging at the ALS
High-performance computing enables record-breaking ptychographic imaging at the ALS
By Erica Yee • August 2, 2018 The Science IT Profiles series highlights how the Scientific Computing Group supports the work of Berkeley Lab researchers spanning various disciplines. Technologies from smartphones to electric cars are becoming indispensable, but they’re only useful as … [Read more...] about High-performance computing enables record-breaking ptychographic imaging at the ALS
IT Division’s Jackie Scoggins selected as ‘Women at the Lab’ honoree
By Gary M Jung on 2018-06-30T08:43:00Z The Scientific Computing Group's Jackie Scoggins is one of sixteen women being recognized for their dedication, talent, STEM contributions, and commitment to the Lab's mission. The awards ceremony will be on July 9, 2018 at 3:00 pm … [Read more...] about IT Division’s Jackie Scoggins selected as ‘Women at the Lab’ honoree
How a Climate Scientist Leverages Supercomputing to Study Wild Weather from Winds to Wildfires
By Erica Yee • June 15, 2018 The Science IT Profiles series highlights how the Scientific Computing Group supports the work of Berkeley Lab researchers spanning various disciplines. Professor David Romps spends his days making shapes out of clouds — only these clouds are enormous simulations … [Read more...] about How a Climate Scientist Leverages Supercomputing to Study Wild Weather from Winds to Wildfires
IT Realigns to Focus on Science Needs
By Adam Stone on 2018-05-17T17:10:47Z As announced by Mike Witherell on May 17, 2018, IT Division will be realigning to better focus on the needs of the scientific community at Berkeley Lab. This realignment will enable new services and refinement of existing services in support of the … [Read more...] about IT Realigns to Focus on Science Needs
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