2024 Science Highlights

In 2024, researchers from around the globe used ALCF supercomputing and AI resources to drive breakthroughs in fields ranging from protein design to fusion energy, hypersonic flight, and astrophysics.


Biological Sciences

MProt-DPO: Breaking the ExaFLOPS Barrier for Multimodal Protein Design Workflows with Direct Preference Optimization

PI: Arvind Ramanathan, Argonne National Laboratory
Chemistry

Microscopic Insight into Transport Properties of Li-Battery Electrolytes

PI: Wei Jiang, Argonne National Laboratory
Computer Science

Demonstrating Cross-Facility Data Processing at Scale with Laue Microdiffraction

PI: Michael Prince, Argonne National Laboratory
Computer Science

Efficient Algorithms for Monte Carlo Particle Transport on AI Accelerator Hardware

PI: John Tramm, Argonne National Laboratory
Engineering

From Quantum Mechanics to Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics

PI: Maninder Grover, University of Dayton Research Institute
Engineering

Robust Gas Turbine Film Cooling Under Manufacturing Uncertainty for Improved Jet Engine Lifecycle Energy Efficiency

PI: Michael Joly, RTX Technology Research Center; Pinaki Pal and Muhsin Ameen, Argonne National Laboratory
Engineering

Three-Dimensional Shock Boundary Layer Interactions over Flexible Walls

PI: Johan Larsson, University of Maryland; Ivan Bermejo-Moreno, University of Southern California
Physics

Exascale Gyrokinetic Study of ITER Challenge on Power-Exhaust and ELM-Free Edge

PI: Choongseok Chang, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Physics

Simulating the Cosmos for the Roman and Rubin Telescopes

PI: Katrin Heitmann, Argonne National Laboratory
Physics

State-of-the-Art High-Resolution 3D Simulations of Core-Collapse Supernovae

PI: Adam Burrows, Princeton University