Improving waste repository simulations with a fracture-enhanced conforming reproducing kernel method

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $199,643 Project Grant to Aperi Computational Mechanics Consulting, LLC, a small disadvantaged and woman-owned business, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant is for the project "IMPROVING WASTE REPOSITORY SIMULATIONS WITH A FRACTURE-ENHANCED CONFORMING REPRODUCING KERNEL METHOD", with a performance period from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025. The project aims to develop advanced computational and simulation technologies, leveraging techniques such as machine learning, meshfree methods, and numerical methods, to improve the modeling and simulation of waste repositories. The grant supports the DOE Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that transform our understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities.