Research programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Michigan span the frontiers of science. The LANL Michigan SPARC brings together international experts from both institutions to spark new innovation to mission-critical questions. U-M students and postdocs are an integral part of our collaboration and will work with LANL staff and U-M faculty on interdisciplinary teams to tackle huge multi-physics challenges. Explore our current research areas below.
Areas of Research
SPARC combines the best of Los Alamos and the University of Michigan
Explore AI, physics, biology, computing, and high-energy-density physics
Areas of research:
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Exploring the use of AI foundation models to make revolutionary advances in science and engineering applications.
LANL scientists: Earl Lawrence, Nathan DeBardeleben, Diane Oyen, Ayan Biswas, Arvind Mohan, Gowri Srinivasan, Juston Moore, Kyle Hickmann
U-M faculty: Venkat Viswanathan, Karthik Duraisamy
Codesign of Software and Hardware
Analyzing performance bottlenecks across important classes of computational algorithms with the goal of developing novel hardware and/or software solutions that accelerate a broad set of computational science calculations.
LANL scientists: Galen Shipman, Jered Dominguez-Trujillo, Kevin Sheridan, Kamalavasan Kamalakkannan
U-M faculty: Reetu Das, Scott Mahlke
Numerical Methods and Algorithms
Developing novel approaches to model multi-scale, multi-physics systems where we aim to expand the frontiers of fidelity and enable insight through rapid turnaround. Among other areas, applications in high-energy-density physics and astrophysics are strong drivers.
LANL scientists: Josh Dolence, Chad Meyer, Jonah Miller, Patrick Mullen, Sam Jones, Luke Roberts
U-M faculty: Karthik Duraisamy, Alex Gorodetsky, Eric Johnsen, Venkat Raman
Fundamental Physics Modeling
Developing and analyzing basic physics models in all areas of physics, including nuclear and particle physics, fluid and plasma physics, condensed matter physics and material modeling, and combustion. Current efforts include modeling of transition and turbulence.
LANL scientists: Daniel Israel
U-M faculty: Karthik Duraisamy, Aaron Towne, Venkat Raman
High-Energy-Density-Physics
Studying the properties and dynamics of materials under extreme conditions through laboratory experiments and computational modeling. We leverage both national and U-M facilities.
LANL scientists: Josh Sauppe
U-M faculty: Carolyn Kuranz, Ryan McBride, Eric Johnsen
Discover SPARC
Meet the Team
SPARC experts specialize in high-impact physics, artificial intelligence, software and hardware design, numerical methods, and algorithm development. This program offers students a rare opportunity to engage in groundbreaking research of national importance.
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Ongoing Activities
Join our SPARC tea time and seminar every Wednesday afternoon. It's a great time to meet informally with colleagues and see what the LANL Michigan SPARC is up to.
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Workshops
Explore upcoming SPARC workshops, a series of meetings held in Ann Arbor, to identify specific collaborations.
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