DENA0003969

The PSAAP III Multi-Disciplinary Simulation Center (Center for Predictive Engineering and Computational Science, or PECOS) at the University of Texas at Austin will be organized as part of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences. The primary objectives of the center are to:

1. Develop an advanced integrated predictive computational model for an inductively-coupled plasma (ICP) torch, and use it to predict exit plasma properties and stable operating conditions.

2. Develop advanced algorithms and performance portable programming tools to enable effective use of emerging exascale computing hardware, and apply them to the simulation of the ICP torch.

3. Develop and apply advanced verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification tools for the ICP torch, including acquisition of the required experimental data.

4. Enable scientists at the NNSA laboratories to benefit from these developments.

University Of Texas At Austin

PSAAP III FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) IS A CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO CREATE A PROGRAM CONSISTING OF SOME COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SIMULATION CENTER (MSC); 2) SINGLE DISCIPLINE CENTER (SSC); AND 3) FOCUSED INVESTIGATORY CENTER (FIC). THE VISION FOR PSAAP III CONSISTS OF PARTICIPATION BY LEADING US UNIVERSITIES FOCUSING ON THREE MAJOR INTEGRATED AREAS: (1) DISCIPLINE-FOCUSED RESEARCH NEEDED TO FURTHER PREDICTIVE SCIENCE AND ENABLED BY EFFECTIVE EXASCALE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES; (2) DEVELOPING AND DEMONSTRATING TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE EXASCALE COMPUTING IN THE CONTEXT OF SCIENCE/ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; AND (3) PREDICTIVE SCIENCE BASED ON VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION AND UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION (V&V/UQ) FOR LARGE-SCALE SIMULATIONS.

81.124 - Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) [DOE]

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Funds [DOE - NNSA]

Austin, Texas United States

City-Wide

Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program III (PSAAP III) (DE-FOA-0002068)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/29/25 to 12/31/25 and the total obligations have increased 481% from $4,914,081 to $28,570,405.