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Enabling experiment-time data analysis at the Advanced Photon Source

Science
By integrating DOE supercomputers, including ALCF’s Polaris, with the upgraded Advanced Photon Source, Argonne researchers are enabling rapid data analysis to help guide experiments as they unfold.
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ALCF INCITE GPU Hackathon: Apply by Jan. 31

ALCF Training
Join us April 28-30 for the 2026 ALCF GPU Hackathon to collaborate with staff experts, optimize your HPC and AI applications on Aurora and Polaris, and strengthen your INCITE or ALCC proposal. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2026.
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Aurora Science and User News

2025 Office of Science Year in Review: Advances in Discovery Science

Department of Energy

Scholars Achieve Groundbreaking Calculations of Luminous Black Hole Accretion

Institue for Advanced Study

Argonne’s Aurora Supercomputer Enables Trillion-Atom Light–Matter Simulations

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Building AI Foundation Models to Accelerate the Discovery of New Battery Materials

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ATPESC 2026 applications due Feb. 25

HPC Training
Aimed at graduate students, postdocs, and computational scientists, APTESC provides training on the key skills and tools needed to use the world’s most powerful supercomputers for scientific research.
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OpenMC drives innovation in nuclear and fusion energy research

Science
Optimized to run on supercomputers, including ALCF’s Aurora exascale system, OpenMC enables researchers to simulate entire fission reactors and fusion devices with unprecedented detail.

APEX proposals due Feb. 27

Call for Proposals
The ALCF is now seeking proposals for APEX, a new collaboration and development program designed to fast-track novel applications of AI in science. Selected projects will receive access to ALCF's HPC and AI resources, as well as staff support and an ALCF-funded postdoctoral researcher.
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Argonne and the ATLAS experiment

Science
As part of Argonne’s long-standing contributions to the ATLAS experiment, teams are leveraging ALCF supercomputers, including Aurora, to process, simulate, and analyze growing volumes of ATLAS data

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Upcoming Training and Events

Scheduling Strategies for Efficient Data Movement in Data-Intensive Scientific Workflow Execution

02/03/2026

ATPESC 2026 Application Webinar

02/05/2026

Characterizing Toxin-Membrane Interactions and Lasso Peptide Folding with Enhanced Free Energy Sampling

02/11/2026

Best Modern CMake Practices and Performance Portability with CMake and Kokkos

02/24 - 25/2026

2026 ALCF INCITE GPU Hackathon

04/28 - 30/2026

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Recent Facility Updates

Maintenance Notice: MyALCF Portal: February 2

​Aurora Unavailable Due to Flare Upgrade: February 2–5

Maintenance Notice: Jupyter Service: February 2

Maintenance Notice: Metis Inference Services: January 30

Coming Soon: Institution Master User Agreements Required for Users on Research Projects

Maintenance Notice: Cerebras: February 4

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