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Director's Office
Thom Dunning

Thom Dunning
NCSA Director
Biography
Contact Beth McKown

Danny Powell

Danny Powell
Executive Director
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Rob Pennington

Rob Pennington
Deputy Director
Contact Susan Vinson

Administration
John Melchi

John Melchi
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The Administration Directorate provides world-class in-house services to NCSA and manages the day-to-day operation of the center and its facilities.

Divisions and Groups

  • Facilities Management
  • Finance and Budget
  • Human Resources
  • IT services
  • Public Affairs
  • Advanced Visualization Laboratory
    Donna Cox

    Donna Cox
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    AVL website

    NCSA's expert team transforms dry data into artful animations that provide insights into complex systems and share the thrill of scientific discovery with all audiences.

    Blue Waters Project Office
    Bill Kramer

    Bill Kramer
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    Cristina Beldica

    Cristina Beldica
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    The Project Office is responsible for management of the Blue Waters sustained-petascale computing project, which is expected to be the most powerful computer in the world for open scientific research when it comes online in 2011.

    Divisions and Groups

  • Computational System
  • Storage and Networking
  • System Software
  • Application Environments
  • PACTs
  • Application Support
  • Outreach and Education
  • Industrial Outreach
  • Petascale Computing Facility
  • Collaborative Projects
  • Project Controls
  • Cyberapplications and Communities
    Robert Wilhelmson

    Robert Wilhelmson
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    Cyberapplications and Communities staff work closely with discipline scientists and engineers in targeted areas to ensure that NCSA provides the cyber-resources and cyberenvironments that meet their needs.

    Divisions and Groups

  • Arts, Humanities and Social Science
  • Astronomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Computational Medicine
  • Cybereducation
  • Data Intensive Technologies and Applications
  • Geosciences
  • Material Science
  • Cyberenvironments and Technologies
    Jim Meyers

    Jim Myers
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    CET website

    Cyberenvironments integrate distributed computing and data resources into end-to-end scientific processes, providing a boost in productivity.

    Divisions and Groups

  • Collaborative Technologies
  • Middleware
    • Grid Development
    • Web Portals
  • Cybersecurity
    Randy Butler

    Randy Butler
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    Von Welch

    Von Welch
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    Security website

    The Cybersecurity Directorate protects NCSA's resources and users, improves national cybersecurity, and helps law enforcement better respond to cyberattacks by researching and developing software, techniques, and tools.

    Innovative Systems Laboratory
    Rob Pennington

    Rob Pennington
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    ISL tests and evaluates new architectures that promise to significantly decrease the cost of high performance or that greatly extend the range of scientific and engineering applications.

    International and Campus Relations
    Radha Nandkumar

    Radha Nandkumar
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    NCSA forges strong ties with researchers at the University of Illinois, across the country, and around the world.

    Persistent Infrastructure
    John Towns

    John Towns
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    NCSA develops, deploys, and supports powerful, reliable computing, data, and networking resources that enable researchers to solve the most demanding science and engineering problems in a timely manner.

    Divisions and Groups

  • High-End Computing
  • User Services
    • Advanced Applications Support
    • Consulting Services
    • Data Insights
    • Training and Documentation
    • Allocations
  • Private Sector Program
    Merle Giles

    Merle Giles
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    Through NCSA's Private Sector Program, business and industry can benefit from the center's high-tech innovations and problem-solving expertise.