Models and Simulations Help Map NIF’s Path to Ignition

Inertial confinement fusion researchers don’t design and carry out experiments on NIF without the guidance of sophisticated computational models and simulations informed by diagnostic data and analysis of previous experiments.

Texas A&M Honors LLNL Physicist

Texas A&M University honored LLNL physicist Kelli Humbird with its 2020-21 Young Former Student award for her work combining machine learning with ICF research.

Newest ‘Ruby’ Supercomputer Helps NIF, NNSA, and COVID-19 Research

LLNL, along with partners Intel, Supermicro, and Cornelis Networks, have deployed “Ruby,” a high performance computing cluster that supports NIF’s ICF experiments, perform functions for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and boost the Lab’s COVID-19 research.