Inside Livermore Lab Courses

Radio-Frequency Wave Simulation in Hot Magnetized Plasma

Explore advanced finite element methods for simulating radio-frequency waves in fusion plasmas, addressing non-local dielectric response challenges in magnetized environments.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MFEM in Glacial Isostatic Adjustment

Explore advanced finite element methods for modeling glacial isostatic adjustment, coupling solid-Earth deformation with self-gravitation using innovative boundary operators.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Framework for Hybridization of Mixed Systems in MFEM

Discover MFEM's hybridization framework for mixed systems, enabling efficient construction and automatic elimination in hydrodynamics, electromagnetics, and more scientific simulations.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MFEM Recent Developments - Modular Finite Element Methods Workshop 2025

Discover MFEM's latest advances in high-order finite element methods, including C++17 updates, improved GPU support, enhanced meshing, and solver developments for large-scale scientific simulations.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MFEM Workshop - Student Lightning Talks Session 3

Discover cutting-edge finite element research through student lightning talks on plasma physics, biomedical modeling, and compiler optimizations from the MFEM community workshop.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ascent - In Situ Visualization and Analysis Infrastructure for Multi-Physics HPC Simulations

Master Ascent, an open source in situ visualization and analysis infrastructure for multi-physics HPC simulations on many-core systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

BLT - Build, Link, Test - CMake-Based Foundation for HPC Applications

Master BLT, a streamlined CMake-based foundation for building, linking, and testing large-scale HPC applications across diverse compilers, operating systems, and technologies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Astrostatistics in the Era of the Rubin Observatory

Explore statistical methods for analyzing astronomical data from modern surveys, focusing on cosmological parameter estimation and the challenges of complex data relationships in astronomy.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Input-Space Scientific Machine Learning for PDE-Constrained Optimization of Geometries

Explore input-space scientific machine learning for PDE-constrained optimization, featuring Physics-Enhanced Deep Surrogates and HiLAB techniques for efficient geometric design.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Counterforce in Contemporary US Nuclear Strategy

Explore the evolving debate on counterforce components in US nuclear deterrence strategy amid today's changing security environment with expert analysis.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact

Explore the strategic necessity and viability of establishing a collective defense pact in Asia to counter China's growing regional influence and threats.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Structure-Preserving Particle Method for Collisional Plasmas

Explore a novel particle method for modeling collisional plasmas through this DDPS seminar talk by Professor Jingwei Hu from the University of Washington. Learn about the Vlasov-Maxwell-Landau equation as a first-principles physics model for plasmas and…

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Spack Package Manager - Packaging, Workflows, Mirrors, and Binaries - Part 2

Master advanced Spack techniques including packaging, workflows, mirrors, and binaries for flexible HPC software management across multiple platforms and configurations.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Benchpark with Ramble - HPC Benchmarking Tutorial

Discover how to use Benchpark for reproducible HPC benchmark specifications and cross-site collaboration, including Ramble dependency management for supercomputing environments.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Caliper, Hatchet, and Thicket - HPC Performance Analysis Tools Tutorial

Master performance profiling and optimization for HPC applications using Caliper, Hatchet, and Thicket tools from LLNL's complementary software suite.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video