Projects: Physics

ALCF projects cover many scientific disciplines, ranging from biology and physics to materials science and energy technologies. Filter ongoing and past projects by allocation program, scientific domain, and year.

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Domain Physics
Hours Polaris: 50,000 node-hours

Exascale Models of Astrophysical Thermonuclear Explosions

PI Michael Zingale, Stony Brook University
Zingale INCITE 2024

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Domain Physics
Hours Aurora: 400,000 node-hours

QCD under Extreme Conditions

PI Zoltan Fodor, Pennsylvania State University
Fodor INCITE 2025

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Domain Physics
Hours Aurora: 600,000 node-hours

3D Imaging of Strong Interaction Nambu-Goldstone Bosons

PI Yong Zhao, Argonne National Laboratory
Zhao INCITE 2025

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Domain Physics
Hours Polaris: 100,000 node-hours; Aurora: 1,000,000 node-hours

Radiation-Dominated Black Hole Accretion

PI James Stone, Institute for Advanced Studies
Stone INCITE 2025 1
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Stone INCITE 2025 2

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Domain Physics
Hours Aurora: 500,000 node-hours

Exascale Simulations of Compact Binary Mergers

PI David Radice, Pennsylvania State University
Radice 2025 INCITE

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Domain Physics
Hours Polaris: 200,000 node-hours

High-Fidelity Turbulence-Based Predictions of Stellarator Reactor Performance

PI Noah Mandell, Type One Energy
Mandell 2025 INCITE

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Domain Physics
Hours Aurora: 1,500,000 node-hours

Advances in Quark and Lepton Flavor Physics with Lattice QCD

PI Andreas Kronfeld, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Kronfeld INCITE 2025

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Domain Physics
Hours Aurora: 600,000 node-hours

Ab-initio Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Reactions

PI Gaute Hagen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hagen INCITE 2025

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Domain Physics
Hours Polaris: 50,000 node-hours; Aurora: 1,000,000 node-hours

Probing the Primordial Universe with Exascale Simulations

PI Nicholas Frontiere, Argonne National Laboratory
Frontiere INCITE 2025

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Domain Physics
Hours Polaris: 200,000 node-hours; Aurora: 1,000,000 node-hours

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

PI CS Chang, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Chang-INCITE-2025

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Domain Physics
Hours Polaris: 250,000 node-hours; Aurora: 3,000,000 node-hours

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

PI Adam Burrows, Princeton University
Burrows-INCITE-2025

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Domain Physics
Hours 400,000 Node-Hours

Simulating Large-Scale Long-Lived Neutron Star Remnants from Binary Neutron Star Mergers

PI Ore Gottlieb, Flatiron Institute
Gottlieb

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Domain Physics
Hours 1,000,000 Node-Hours

Hadronic Contributions to the Muon G-2 from Lattice QCD

PI Thomas Blum , University of Connecticut
Blum ALCC Graphic

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Domain Physics
Hours 75,000 Node-Hours

Exascale Models of Astrophysical Thermonuclear Explosions

PI Michael Zingale, Stony Brook University
Zingale INCITE Graphic

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Domain Physics
Hours 150,000 Node-Hours

3D Imaging of Strong Interaction Nambu-Goldstone Bosons

PI Yong Zhao, Argonne National Laboratory
Zhao INCITE Graphic

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Domain Physics
Hours 425,000 Node-Hours

Radiation-Dominated Black Hole Accretion

PI James Stone, Institute for Advanced Studies
Stone INCITE Graphic

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Domain Physics
Hours 375,000 Node-Hours

Exascale Cosmology: Lighting up the Dark Universe

PI Katrin Heitmann, Argonne National Laboratory
Heitmann INCITE Graphic

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Domain Physics
Hours 500,000 Node-Hours

Ab-initio Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Reactions

PI Gaute Hagen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hagen Incite Photo

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Domain Physics
Hours 400,000 Node-Hours

QCD under Extreme Conditions

PI Zoltan Fodor, Pennsylvania State University
Fodor graphic

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Domain Physics
Hours 1,200,000 Node-Hours

Advances in Quark and Lepton Flavor Physics with Lattice QCD

PI Andreas Kronfeld, Fermilab
Kronfeld INCITE Graphic