ACM Gordon Bell Prize winners by year

ACM · Science prize · usually Nov · next expected Nov 2026

Winners

20253 winners

Real-Time Bayesian Inference at Extreme Scale: A Digital Twin for Tsunami Early Warning Applied to the Cascadia Subduction ZoneGordon Bell PrizeSource ↗

Ab-Initio Quantum Transport with the GW Approximation, 42,240 Atoms, and Sustained Exascale PerformanceHonorable mentionSource ↗

Computing the Full Earth System at 1 km ResolutionGordon Bell Prize for Climate ModellingSource ↗

20242 winners

Breaking the Million-Electron and 1 E FLOP/s Barriers: Biomolecular-Scale Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Using MP2 PotentialsGordon Bell PrizeSource ↗

Boosting Earth System Model Outputs and Saving PetaBytes in Their Storage Using Exascale Climate EmulatorsGordon Bell Prize for Climate ModellingSource ↗

About this award

For outstanding achievement in high-performance computing, with a separate prize for climate modelling, presented at the SC conference.

Edition	Announced	Winners	Source
2025	Nov 20, 202511 months ago	3
2024	Nov 21, 20241 year ago	2

The next date is an estimate from the months past editions were announced (Nov); it changes when ACM announces one.

Date announcedSep 25, 2026Next edition expected Nov 2026 (was Nov 2025).

New winnersSep 25, 2026Editions 2024, 2025 loaded with 5 winners; the 2025 edition named 3 papers.

Award addedSep 25, 2026Now tracked: For outstanding achievement in high-performance computing.