Overview

• DOE has partnered with Dell Technologies and Nvidia to develop Doudna at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center in Berkeley Lab.
• Doudna will combine Nvidia’s next-generation Vera Rubin GPUs with Dell’s custom servers to support AI model training alongside molecular dynamics and high-energy physics simulations.
• The system is designed to deliver at least ten times the performance of the current Perlmutter supercomputer while increasing power usage by only two- to three-fold.
• Named for Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, it is expected to serve roughly 11,000 researchers in fusion energy, drug discovery, materials science and astronomy.
• Construction is slated for completion by late 2026 with user access in 2027 and will connect to DOE facilities nationwide via the Energy Sciences Network for real-time data streaming.