The research team of the Sunway TaihuLight, a Wuxi-made supercomputer, was announced as the winner of the 2016 ACM Gordon Bell Prize in Salt Lake City on Nov 17.
The prize is known as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for the field of high-performance computing applications. This is the first time Chinese researchers have been awarded the prize.
The project, named "10M-Core Scalable Fully-Implicit Solver for Nonhydrostatic Atmospheric Dynamics," presents a method for calculating atmospheric dynamics. The application can help improve global climate simulation and weather prediction.
“The award shows that the Sunway TaihuLight, which uses processors and technology all designed and assembled in China, not only excels in terms of speed, but can also be a powerful platform for a wide range of future applications,” said Yang Guangwen, director of the National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi.
Since its launch on June 20, the Sunway Taihulight has helped research teams in China, and abroad, make over 100 achievements in 19 different fields, including meteorology, oceanography, aerospace and biology, Yang said.
The Sunway TaihuLight can perform a staggering 93 petaflops/s (quadrillions of calculations per second). The Sunway TaihuLight continues to hold the crown of the world's fastest and most powerful supercomputer, according to TOP500's half-yearly rankings.
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The research team shows their awards at National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi. [Photo/ Wechat account wxbhfb] |
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The research team is awarded at the 16th Supercomputer Conference. [Photo/ Wechat account wxbhfb] |
