DOD supercomputers being utilized in coronavirus fight




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Summary: From modeling airflows aboard medical evacuation aircraft, to simulating vaccine candidates, DoD’s supercomputing resources are being brought to bear on the coronavirus pandemic. Several of the department’s supercomputers are involved in various aspects of the COVID-19 response. To learn more about them, Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu talked with Dr. Will McMahon, the director of the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program, and Dr. Kevin Newmeyer, the deputy director. McMahon speaks first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices