By: TOP500 Team

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (Feb. 17, 2016) announced $3 million for 10 new projects that will enable private-sector companies to use high-performance computing resources at DOE's national laboratories to tackle major manufacturing challenges. The awards are part of DOE’s High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4mfg) program, which was rolled out last year.

The announcement was made by David Danielson, assistant secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), during an online media event hosted at Berkeley Lab. Also on hand were Mark Johnson, director of the DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office, which created and sponsors the HPC4mfg program; Mark D’Evelyn, vice president of bulk technology at Soraa, which has been collaborating with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to develop a high quality crystal growth model for the gallium nitride reactor to create more efficient lighting; and representatives from LLNL, Berkeley Lab and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which are partnering to lead and support the project.

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