Message from Argonne Director Robert Rosner

Dear Friends,

Investment in basic science throughout the past 100 years transformed America into an economic and technological superpower. To continue that role, we must maintain a strong commitment to basic scientific research that will sustain America's economic security and preserve our status as a global leader in research and development. The innumerable technologies and products that form the foundation of today's and tomorrow's economies owe their existence to continued support of America's scientific enterprises.

This issue of Argonne Now highlights the growing contribution of high-performance computing to both basic and applied science and cel e brates the success with which Argonne National Laboratory's many disciplines have integrated exceptional computational resources and unparalleled expertise into missions in research and development.

This magazine shows how computer scientists are fueling economic growth by reducing the amount of time and money that their experimentalist colleagues must expend on real-world testing. In this way, new technologies and better products can be brought to market more safely, quickly and cheaply. The development of detailed and precise models and simulations will hasten the innovations that strengthen our country's financial health and secure our prominence in the global marketplace.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Department of Energy and all of our sponsors for providing the means and resources that allow us to carry out this vital research.

Thank you,

Robert Rosner
Director
Argonne National Laboratory