Accelerating science with the Aurora supercomputer

Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center with a decades-long history of enabling science and engineering advances by providing the most powerful supercomputers in the world for open scientific research.

Today’s global challenges—ranging from improving weather forecasting and developing new cancer therapies to ensuring energy security—demand coordinated scientific efforts and advanced tools. Researchers are now processing and analyzing data at unprecedented scales. To meet these demands, Argonne has developed some of the most advanced computational tools in the world.

Housed at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, the Aurora supercomputer gives the global science community a powerful new research tool with unprecedented abilities for simulations, AI, and data analysis. Built in partnership with Intel and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), it is ranked as the fastest supercomputer in the world for AI capabilities, powering breakthroughs in science and engineering, driving advances in technology, and boosting the nation’s innovation infrastructure.

In this video, Katherine Riley, ALCF Director of Science, explores how Aurora’s cutting-edge capabilities in AI and advanced computing are accelerating the pace of discovery. Learn how this revolutionary supercomputer is powering new solutions to some of the toughest scientific challenges of our time.

ABOUT ARGONNE

Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology by conducting leading-edge basic and applied research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, visit the Office of Science website.