The University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory have joined forces to establish a premier hub for high-performance computing and AI research in Washtenaw County. By expanding U-M’s computational power, this center will accelerate high-impact research dedicated to the public good. In our latest coverage, discover ongoing updates on the facility’s development alongside stories of how U-M researchers are already leveraging these advanced computational tools to solve global challenges.
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Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Research
Duraisamy: Supercomputing in service of science and society
For centuries, science advanced on two great pillars: theory and experiment. In the latter half of the 20th century, computation emerged as a third pillar: a new way of knowing that could simulate physical reality, test hypotheses across vast parameter spaces and reveal structure hidden in complexity.
Over the past few years, with the rise of AI, we are witnessing the emergence of a fourth pillar, one that complements and extends our theoretical understanding and opens pathways to discovery that none of the earlier pillars could reach alone. The most powerful science of our era lives at the intersection of all four, and this is precisely what the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE) is pursuing in collaboration with other units across campus and our external partners.
Stay informed on the high-performance computing center and its impact on Michigan residents:
Los Alamos, U-M facility updates
- A closer look at Los Alamos, U-M supercomputing project
- Students get answers on U-M’s Los Alamos partnership during town hall (4/23/26)
- Site selection for supercomputing center ongoing as U-M purchases parcel (3/18/26)
- Open house shows impact of computational research facility (1/29/26)
- U-M to host open house Jan. 29 on proposed high-performance computing facility (1/14/26)
- President Domenico Grasso: U-M’s supercomputing investment benefits Michigan’s research future (12/25/25)
- U-M holds open house on high-performance computational facility (9/9/25)
- U-M evaluating sites for high-performance computing facility to advance public research (8/26/25)
- Legislative support bolsters U-M, Los Alamos computing facility (12/20/24)
- $15M to fund U-M, Los Alamos National Laboratory collaboration (5/15/24)
Supercomputing, AI potential for society
- Duraisamy: Supercomputing in service of science and society (3/25/26)
- How to improve AI energy efficiency with open-source tools: Q&A with Mosharaf Chowdhury (3/18/26)
- Reducing drug failures with AI, human liver organoids (3/10/26)
- Forecasts solar storms: U-M teams up to predict—and protect against—space weather (2/27/26)
- AI is saving lives by spotting cancer surgeons cannot see (2/27/26)
- U-M leads responsible AI and supercomputing for public good (2/26/26)
