The Clark laboratory uses computer simulations to model properties solutions and materials. Of particular interest are salt water solutions that are being proposed as new “green” battery electrolytes. Such solutions are also found in many industrial wastes from mining, electronic waste recycling and spent nuclear fuel. This project will focus on simulating these solutions, using the high performance supercomputers at the University of Utah campus. Students will learn how supercomputers work, how to use them for modeling and simulation, simulation software and basis analyses using python.