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Science in Parallel

Nov 12, 2025

Nearly a decade ago, the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Energy launched the MVP-CHAMPION initiative, not for sports, but as a data-driven strategy for improving healthcare outcomes for veterans and others. Silvia Crivelli of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory turned her skills in...


Oct 15, 2025

Foundation models-- LLMs or LLM-like tools-- are a compelling idea for advancing scientific discovery and democratizing computational science. But there's a big gap between these lofty ideas and the trustworthiness of current models.

Youngsoo Choi of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and his colleagues are thinking...


Sep 10, 2025

Computational scientists can take on the role of utility players in research, and Steven Wilson is one example. At Arizona State University he's built instruments, carried out experiments and dove deep into computational work. As a postdoc, he's working on a new challenge: building a quantum chemistry startup company....


Aug 13, 2025

While we take a short summer break, we’re posting one of our favorite past episodes and a great follow-up to our last episode with Amanda Randles of Duke University. In 2023, we talked with Joe Insley of Argonne Leadership Computing Facility and Northern Illinois University about data visualization, from the...


Jul 15, 2025

Duke University associate professor Amanda Randles' work to simulate and understand human blood flow and its implications demonstrates how high-performance computing paired with scientific principles can help improve human health. In this conversation, she talks about how she brought together early interests in...