Center for advancing the radiation resilience of electronics (carre) - a psaap-IV predictive science center (PSC)

The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration awarded Oregon State University $5.411 million under Cooperative Agreement DENA0004268 on September 15, 2025, to establish the Center for Advancing the Radiation Resilience of Electronics (CARRE), a multidisciplinary predictive science center operating under the Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program (CFDA 81.124).

CARRE will develop a validated, multi-scale, multiphysics modeling and simulation capability to predict and assess the radiation resiliency of electronics in both space and terrestrial applications. The center aims to create advanced algorithms and software engineering methodologies that leverage exascale computing resources to address the demands of future engineered systems requiring resilience to normal and extreme off-normal radiation environments.

Oregon State University leads a consortium of six university partners: Vanderbilt University, University of California San Diego, North Carolina State University, University of California Berkeley, Notre Dame University, and Seattle University. The award carries a period of performance through September 14, 2030, with place of performance at Corvallis, Oregon. Sub-awards were issued to UC San Diego (February 25, 2026), UC Berkeley (January 21, 2026), North Carolina State University (December 31, 2025), Notre Dame University (November 12, 2025), Seattle University (November 11, 2025), and Vanderbilt University (November 11, 2025), positioning each institution to contribute specialized expertise to the center's multidisciplinary research mission.

Oregon state university will assemble seven university partners to include vanderbilt university, university of california SAN diego, north carolina state university, university of california berkeley, notre dame university and seattle university to establish a predictive science center for advancing the radiation resilience of electronics (carre).carre aims to create a validated, multi-scale, multiphysics modeling and simulation capability to predict and assess the radiation resiliency of electronics. The demands for future engineered systems to withstand normal and extreme off-normal radiation environments, both in space and in terrestrial applications, requires a predictive capability supported by advanced algorithms and software engineering that can take advantage of exascale computing resources.