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Frontier

The Frontier supercomputer includes some of the world’s most advanced technologies.

Al Geist

How did the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility and its vendor partners AMD and HPE Cray overcome the daunting obstacles that stood between them and the world's first exascale supercomputer? It took a lot of organization, several false starts and some fortuitous advances in computing technology.

Steven Hamilton

As renewable sources of energy such as wind and sun power are increasingly added to the country’s electrical grid, old-fashioned nuclear energy is also being primed for a resurgence.

Team shot

Ensuring Frontier runs as advertised spanned two fronts: the hardware and software, handled mainly by the Operations Section, and the codes developed to run the various simulations, handled mainly by the Scientific Engagement Section.

Hoomes

Here are a few of the many talented ORNL employees behind the construction and operation of Frontier.

Is Athena Chen

ORNL is proud of its role in fostering the next generation of scientists and engineers.

Kay Way

In 1942, Katharine (Kay) Way was teaching physics at the University of Tennessee when a former professor recruited her to join the top-secret Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago.