Nersc News

In this episode, Application Performance Specialist Brian Friesen discusses the postdoctoral fellowships at NERSC. Find out how you can join NERSC as a postdoc, either working in the NESAP program to prepare codes for Perlmutter, or as the Grace Hopper Postdoctoral Fellow, preparing your own code for Perlmutter!

In this interview with NERSC NESAP postdoc Laurie Stephey, learn what NESAP postdocs do, how Laurie optimizes Python code for the DESI project, and what it's like to be a NESAP postdoc!

In this interview with NERSC security specialist Abe Singer, learn about NERSC's plans for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), discover what will happen when MFA becomes mandatory in the new allocation year, and hear answers to some frequently asked user questions about MFA.

In this interview with NERSC Application Performance Specialist Brandon Cook, learn about the NERSC Exascale Scientific Applications Program (NESAP), the benefits of participation, and how you can participate (as a code team or a recent graduate looking for a job).

In this interview with NERSC-9 project manager Jay Srinivasan and chief architect Nick Wright, learn about the new machine arriving at the end of 2020, why it was named Perlmutter, and the new features of the machine that users will especially like.

In this interview with Berkeley Lab Computational Research Division staff scientist and prolific NERSC user David Trebotich, learn what all those big jobs of his are for, what makes running at full-machine scale challenging, and pick up some tips from David on how to run at scale at NERSC!

In this interview with NERSC Security Engineer Craig Lant, learn about how NERSC keeps our machines safe, the unique security challenges in high-performance computing, and an exciting opportunity to join our team!

In this interview with Division Deputy and Data Department Head Katie Antypas, learn about what a superfacility is, how NERSC is helping users from experimental facilities to analyze their data, and what challenges lie ahead!

Learn about the various filesystems available at NERSC, which filesystem to use when, and how HPSS accounting works in this interview with NERSC HPC Data Consultant Lisa Gerhardt.

In this interview with NERSC Application Performance Specialist Brian Friesen, learn what PGAS means, how using a PGAS programming model could benefit you, and how to get started with PGAS.

In this interview, NERSC Allocations and Account Support specialist Clayton Bagwell discusses the ERCAP process. Learn what ERCAP stands for, find out the latest developments in the ERCAP system, and how to get help if you're struggling with your ERCAP submissions.

This week NERSC Security Analyst Abe Singer returns to the show to discuss the latest developments with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) at NERSC. Tune in to hear about sshproxy (a NERSC-developed utility for generating ssh keys with MFA that can be used all day) and hear Abe's answers to common user questions. Be sure to listen until the end for a question even Abe can't answer!

In this interview with NERSC Application Performance Specialist Thorsten Kurth, learn about some interesting applications of machine learning to science, why some of the most interesting applications require computing at scale, and hear Thorsten's recommendations for how someone with a science background can get started in the field.

In this interview with NERSC Infrastructure Services Group's Gabor Torok, learn about best practices for software development, what kinds of skills are important for an effective software engineer, and how Gabor went from scientific illustrator to software engineer at NERSC!

In this interview with the Computational Systems Group's Dave Paul, learn about what a burst buffer is, why you would want to use it, and how to use the burst buffer on Cori!

In this interview with NERSC HPC Consultant Mario Melara, learn about NERSC's management of the software we install for users with Spack, opportunities for getting involved with the growing Spack community, and how Mario went from driving a bus to being a NERSC consultant!

In this interview with NERSC HPC Consultant Zhengji Zhao of the User Engagement Group, learn about what variable-time jobs are, what they can be used for, and how to run them on NERSC resources!

In this interview with NERSC's Richard Gerber, learn about the types of scientific research going on at NERSC, why computers are used for scientific research, and how a sports writer ended up becoming the senior science advisor at NERSC!

In this episode, learn about what it takes for NERSC to bring you a new supercomputer!

In this interview with NERSC's Glenn Lockwood, learn why the outlook for storage systems is rosy for the next several years, how flash storage works, and what NERSC has in common with Netflix!