PNNL

PNNL’s unique science leadership, AI and data expertise, and user facilities enable us to shape, lead, and engage across all aspects of the Genesis Mission.

About the Genesis Mission

The Genesis Mission brings together DOE national laboratories to create transformative AI models and computing capabilities. It is arranged in the following five pillars that integrate capabilities and missions of DOE and the National Nuclear Security Administration:

• Frontier-class AI models and autonomous agents
• Unique data assets across science, energy, and security  
• World-class high-performance computing, user, and production facilities
• National Science and Technology Challenges (formerly Lighthouse Problems)
• Innovative public–private partnerships.

How PNNL contributes to the Genesis Mission

PNNL plays a central role as a co-lead of the models-focused pillar for the Genesis Mission technical team. PNNL also co-leads the Transformational AI Models Consortium (ModCon), and leads cloud service provider integration on the American Science Cloud (AmSC).  

Moreover, PNNL is leading and participating in National Science and Technology Challenge projects that reflect the breadth of our mission: biotechnology, securing the grid, materials discovery, quantum sciences, and environmental management/cleanup.

ModCon: transformational AI models and data

ModCon is a foundational component of the Genesis Mission platform. ModCon mobilizes DOE national laboratories, industry, and academia to accelerate AI for science, supporting the development, scaling, and validation of next-generation models across a range of domains.  

ModCon provides the capabilities, tools, and services that research teams need to move faster, build better models, and produce results that are reliable, reproducible, and ready to scale.  

By harnessing DOE’s unparalleled data, facilities, and expertise, along with pioneering industry collaborations, ModCon is driving advancements in science, energy, and engineering to elevate national competitiveness and foster prosperity. 

PNNL ModCon leadership:

• Court Corley: ModCon deputy director/co-principal investigator
• Nathan Hodas: Baseline AI R&D capabilities co-leader 
• Dave Florey: AmSC integration liaison. 

AmSC: American Science Cloud

The AmSC platform empowers AI-driven scientific advancements at scale by integrating data, models, and high-performance computing across DOE laboratories.

Through intuitive interfaces, scalable services, and DOE’s unparalleled scientific assets, AmSC fosters collaboration and innovation while seamlessly incorporating commercial cloud solutions into a secure, adaptable hybrid environment.  

>Serving as the backbone for ModCon, AmSC accelerates scientific discovery and strengthens U.S. leadership in science and technology.

PNNL AmSC leadership:

• Roger Cass: Commercial cloud service provider integration leader 
• Robert Rallo: Commercial cloud service provider integration principal investigator.