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Fletcher, Graham

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DOE OSTI2022

FY22 Proxy App Suite Release

The FY22 Proxy App Suite Release milestone includes the following activities: Curate a collection of proxy applications that represents the breadth of ECP applications, including application domains, programming models, supporting libraries, numerical methods, etc. Identify gaps in coverage and work with application teams to commission or develop proxies to cover gaps. From within this collection, designate the ”ECP Proxy Application Suite” of 10–15 proxies that balance breadth of coverage with ease of use and quality of implementation. Also designate approximately 6–10 proxies to form the “ECP Machine Learning Proxy Suite”. The ML suite will represent algorithms, use cases, and programming methods typically used by ECP science workloads to incorporate machine learning into their workflows.

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NASA NTRS2004

Modeling of Radiation Risks for Human Space Missions

Prior to any human space flight, calculations of radiation risks are used to determine the acceptable scope of astronaut activity. Using the supercomputing facilities at NASA Ames Research Center, Ames researchers have determined the damage probabilities of DNA functional groups by space radiation. The data supercede those used in the current Monte Carlo model for risk assessment. One example is the reaction of DNA with hydroxyl radical produced by the interaction of highly energetic particles from space radiation with water molecules in the human body. This reaction is considered an important cause of DNA mutations, although its mechanism is not well understood.

Fletcher, Graham↗