Artificial Intelligence for Science featuring Azton Wells of Argonne National Laboratory In-Person / Online
Argonne National Laboratory is a scientific hub with initiatives ranging from cancer research to quantum chemistry to astrophysics and cosmology. Dr. Wells will talk about his experience as a postdoctoral researcher and early-career computational scientist by exploring:
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AuroraGPT, the effort to train and develop trillion-parameter scale models with open methods and tailored to scientific use;
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GenSLM, the project to create language models for biological sequences to be used for cancer research and evolutionary modeling;
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and the Hybrid-hardware Advanced Cosmology Code (HACC) team to create domain-specific foundation models for cosmology, astrophysics and astronomy.
Using AI for science applications introduces a host of concerns distinct from commercial applications: from marginalizing graduate students to enabling rather nefarious protein design, this talk will explore how AI represents both immense dangers and opportunities for advancement.
- Date:
- Thursday, September 18, 2025
- Time:
- 12:30pm - 1:45pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Library Lounge
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://youtube.com/live/y6q7RW4ST_Q?feature=share
- Audience:
- MV Students, Staff, Community Members
- Categories:
- Public Event