Science in Parallel focuses on people in computational science and their interdisciplinary research to solve energy challenges, discover new materials, model medicines and more — using high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence. Host Sarah Webb interviews researchers about their career paths and motivations. Our conversations cover topics such as integrating emerging hardware, the effects of remote work, the role of creativity in computing and foundation models in science.
Our show is for curious, science-oriented listeners who like technology. You don't need a deep background in science and computing to learn from our guests.
Science in Parallel has been shortlisted for the Publisher Podcast Awards: for 2022 Best Technology Podcast, 2023 Best Science and Medical Podcast and both categories in 2024 and 2025. It is produced by the Krell Institute and is a media outreach project of the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) program.
S8E1: How Conversation Can Fuel Computational Research
Ethan Meitz and Jerry Wang of Carnegie Mellon University talk about molecular simulation, heat transfer and how conversation in many forms has shaped Ethan's Ph.D. research. Ethan is a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student and current DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellow, and Jerry is his Ph.D. advisor and a past fellowship recipient. This episode is the first in our Season 8 series, focusing on collaboration.
You'll meet:
Ethan Meitz (https://ethanmeitz.com/) a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University and a fourth-year Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellow (https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/) (DOE CSGF). He works with Alan McGaughey, in the mechanical engineering department and
Gerald (Jerry) Wang associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Jerry was a DOE CSGF recipient from 2014 to 2018.
15 Jul 2026
S7E5: Celebrating Five Years of Science in Parallel
On July 15, 2021, Science in Parallel launched a six-episode season celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship program. After five years, 45 episodes and 55 guests, we're celebrating our coverage of computational collaboration and creativity, exploring research on energy, medicine, artificial intelligence, quantum science and more.
You'll meet:
Sarah Webb: (https://scienceinparallel.org/about/) Science in Parallel's host
Anda Trifan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andatrifan/): Senior Principal Scientist, GSK
Amanda Randles (https://randleslab.pratt.duke.edu/): Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Anubhav Jain (https://eta.lbl.gov/people/anubhav-jain): Chemist/Staff Scientist/Engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Danilo Perez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dtpr/): Ph.D. student at New York University
Ian Foster: Professor of Computer Science, University of Chicago, and Senior Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory
Sunita Chandrasekaran (https://crpl.cis.udel.edu/sunita/): Associate Professor of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Delaware
Quentarius Moore: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/quentarius-moore/)Software Development Engineer, AMD
17 Jun 2026
Quantum Quartet (Bonus): DOE CSGF Insights and Career Advice
Recently four alumni of the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) met and discussed quantum science and quantum computing. They also shared how the DOE CSGF helped their careers and their advice for new fellows and other early career computational scientists. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the DOE CSGF, we've included their answers here as a bonus episode. We hope their insights will help other researchers deepen their careers.
You'll meet:
Jacob Bringewatt: Assistant Professor of Physics at the U.S. Naval Academy
Grace Johnson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/k-grace-johnson/): Senior Product Manager, NVIDIA
Alicia Magann : Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Dylan Sim (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukin-sim/): Senior Quantum Applications Architect, PsiQuantum
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