Cooling Compute Systems Efficiently, Anytime, Anywhere Workshop
December 13-14, 2021
The workshop convened leading experts in the field of datacenter thermal management with the objective to identify innovative research paths forward for the development of disruptive technologies that enable transformational high efficiency cooling methods for new and existing datacenters.
The goal of this workshop was to gather direct inputs from the community on the different metrics for a potential program aiming at improving the cooling efficiency of datacenters. Targeted outcomes included the identification of potential performance targets, approaches, and reliability targets. In addition, the intended outcome of the workshop involved the identification of potential cost targets for an effort in this technical area.
Furthermore, the aim of the workshop was to start teaming inception, break silos, and develop cross academia-natl. lab- business/start-up potential teams.
Finally, ARPA-E discussed the programmatic aspects of this potential program such as time required, testing aspects, others.
Day 1: Monday, December 13, 2021
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Time (EASTERN) |
Event |
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11:50 – 12:00 PM |
Signing in |
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12:00 – 12:05 PM |
Day 1 Housekeeping Items Ms. Nancy Hicks, ARPA-E Meetings & Conferences Support, Booz Allen Hamilton |
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12:05 – 12:15 PM |
Welcome and Introduction to ARPA-E |
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12:15 – 12:25 PM |
Workshop Objectives |
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12:25 – 12:45 PM |
Invited Talk: “Cooling it where it’s needed” |
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12:45 – 1:20 PM |
Introduction to the Vision |
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1:20 – 1:40 PM |
Invited Talk: “High Heat Density Single and Two-Phase Cooling of Data Center” Dr. Ali Heydari, Distinguished Engineer and Data Center Technologist, Nvidia |
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1:40 – 2:00 PM |
Invited Talk: “Opportunities and Challenges for High Efficiency Two-Phase Cooling of Electronics” Prof. Michael Ohadi, Minta Martin Professor of Mechanical Engineering, U of MD, College Park, MD |
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2:00 – 2:15 PM |
Break (15 min) |
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2:15 – 3:45 PM |
Breakout Sessions Day 1 (90 min - 7 parallel sessions) |
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3:45 – 3:50 PM |
Importance of Teaming - Gatherly introduction Dr. Peter de Bock, Program Director, ARPA-E |
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3:50 – 5:20 PM |
Optional Networking and Introductions |
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5:20 PM |
End of Day 1 |
Day 2: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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Time (EASTERN) |
Event |
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11:50 – 12:00 PM |
Signing in |
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12:00 – 12:05 PM |
Day 2 Welcome and Housekeeping Items Dr. Peter de Bock, Program Director, ARPA-E Ms. Nancy Hicks, ARPA-E Meetings & Conferences Support, Booz Allen Hamilton |
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12:05 – 12:20 PM |
Technology to Market Vision Dr. Rakesh Radhakrishnan, Technology to Market Advisor, ARPA-E |
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12:20 – 12:40 PM |
Invited Talk: “Non-Technical Barriers to EE Technology Adoption in Data Centers” Dr. Nichole Hanus, Project Scientist - Electricity Markets and Policy Department, LBNL |
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12:40 – 1:00 PM |
Invited Talk: “System Intricacies and Reliability Perspectives from Power Electronics" |
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1:00 – 1:15 PM |
Break (15 min) |
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1:15 – 2:45 PM |
Breakout Sessions Day 2 (90 min - 6 parallel sessions) |
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2:45 – 3:00 PM |
Break (15 min) |
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3:00 – 3:45 PM |
Technology to Market Panel Mr. Tomas Rahkonen, Uptime Institute Mr. Michael Bell, Burns and McDonnell Moderator: Dr. Rakesh Radhakrishnan, Technology to Market Advisor, ARPA-E |
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3:45 – 5:00 PM |
Lab Showcase Panel Mr. Aaron Andersen, Advanced Computing Operations Group Manager, NREL Mr. Dave Martinez, Engineering Program/Project Lead Infrastructure Computing Services, SNL Mr. David Grant, HPC Mechanical Engineer, ORNL Dr. Christopher Payne, Department Head - Building & Industrial Applications, LBNL Moderator: Dr. Peter de Bock, Program Director, ARPA-E |
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5:00 – 5:05 PM |
Closing Remarks Dr. Peter de Bock, Program Director, ARPA-E |
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5:05 PM |
End of Day 2 |
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