Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Success in Clean Energy Technology and Industrial Solutions

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) has received notable recognition for its advancements in clean energy technology and the integration of new technology in addressing industrial challenges. This acknowledgment was made known at the 2023 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC23) in Denver, Colorado. The accolades, presented by HPCwire, a prominent publication within the high performance computing (HPC) industry, honoured PSC’s contributions to pioneering and state-of-the-art research. Dr. Barr von Oehsen, Director of PSC and holder of a PhD, highlighted the center’s facilitation of exceptional research through its research computing and data systems, as well as the proficiency and expertise of the PSC team.

PSC was awarded the Readers’ Choice: Best Use of HPC in Energy accolade for its collaboration with Ohio University, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Oxford. They utilized PSC’s flagship Bridges-2 supercomputer to conduct simulations on the transformation of a coal-like substance into a graphitic form, crucial for clean energy and advanced applications such as lithium ion batteries.

Additionally, PSC was distinguished with the Editors’ Choice: Best HPC in Industry award for its collaboration with the National Energy Technology Laboratory and Cerebras Systems on the Rayleigh–Bénard convection problem. This joint effort resulted in the world’s first fluid flow solution using Cerebras’s Wafer-Scale Engine technology in PSC’s experimental Neocortex supercomputer. The simulation has far-reaching applications, from forecasting severe weather events to comprehending magma movement in the earth’s core and plasma movement in the sun.

The HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards are highly esteemed within the HPC community and are determined through a rigorous nomination and voting process. Tom Tabor, CEO of Tabor Communications, lauded the achievements of the recipients, underscoring the pivotal role of HPC in exploring and resolving grand challenge problems. These awards serve as a means of acknowledging the significant accomplishments and contributions of HPC to society, highlighting the outstanding scientists tackling complex problems made possible by HPC technology.

For additional information on these awards, please visit the HPCwire website or follow the hashtag #HPCwireAwards on Twitter.