DOE seeks materials for severe environments

• Date: 05 October 2017
• Published date: 05 October 2017
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.30147

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DOE seeks materials

for severe environments

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick

Perry recently announced a new high-performance

computing (HPC) initiative that will help U.S.

industry accelerate the development of new or

improved materials for use in severe environments.

“The High Performance Computing for Materials

Program will provide opportunities for our industry

partners to access the high-performance computing

capabilities and expertise of DOE’s national labs as

they work to create and improve technologies that

combat extreme conditions,” said Secretary Perry in

a statement.

The High Performance Computing for Materials

(HPC4Mtls) initiative will initially focus on

challenges facing industry as they work to develop

new or improved materials that can sustain

extreme conditions—including extreme pressure,

radiation, and temperature, corrosion, chemical

environment, vibration, fatigue or stress states. It

will also focus on developing improved lightweight

material technologies.

DOE said through HPC4Mtls, industry will be

able to solve common materials issues and enhance

their products and processes using the labs’ world-

class computational resources and capabilities.

These material advancements will also increase

U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace,

DOE said.

These capabilities include:

• access to HPC systems, including ve of the

world’s 10 fastest computers;

• higher-delity simulations to augment

products or processes; and

• prediction of material behavior in specic

severe environments.

Companies will be selected to participate in the

initiative through an open, two-stage, competitive

process and must contribute at least 20 percent of

project costs.

To apply or learn more, go to https://hpc4mtls.

llnl.gov/. ■

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