Leveraging high performance computing to drive advanced manufacturing R&D at the US department of energy
C. Mark Johnson · 2016
Manufacturing is a critical component of the U.S. economy, responsible for 12.5% of GDP, direct employment for over 12 million people, and close to 75% of U.S. exports of goods. The U.S. manufacturing sector, while it produces 17% of the world's manufacturing output, also represents a quarter of the country's energy consumption. On the R&D side, it is responsible for 70% of all private sector R&D performed (in 2010 and 2011) and nearly 60% of patent applications. A number of emerging technologies are driving shifts in traditional manufacturing, in particular the convergence of information and communication technology with the materials and process technologies of manufacturing. Particularly for energy intensive and energy-dependent industries, harnessing IT to reduce energy usage while simultaneously making companies more competitive is essential to the future of U.S. manufacturing, competitiveness, and productivity. This talk will review the Advanced Manufacturing Offices work to leverage high performance computing, smart manufacturing approaches for the U.S. clean energy manufacturing sector - through targeted R&D in modeling and simulation and partnerships with industry, academia, technology incubators and other stakeholders.