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NCSA’s Blue Waters supercomputer will be used by three research teams to gain new understanding of the deadly Ebola virus, thanks to allocations provided through the National Science Foundation’s Rapid Response Research program. “As the nation’s most powerful and productive supercomputer for open science, Blue Waters plays a vital role in a wide range of … Continued

On April 6, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) convened a celebration in honor of the second birthday of NCSA’s Blue Waters supercomputer, which is used by scientists and engineers across the country to tackle challenging research for the benefit of science and society. In kicking off the event, Kirk highlighted the importance of Blue Waters—and … Continued

The open-source MyProxy credential management software is celebrating its 15-year anniversary this April. Since Jason Novotny and Von Welch developed the first version of the software at NCSA in 2000, more than 60 versions have been released, featuring contributions from developers around the world, including significant contributions from the European DataGrid, University of Virginia, and … Continued

Nine research teams from a wide range of disciplines have been awarded computational and data resources on the Blue Waters supercomputer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Blue Waters is one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, capable of performing quadrillions of calculations every second and … Continued

By Elizabeth Murray The 26 U of I undergraduates in NCSA’s SPIN (Students Pushing Innovation) internship program presented lightning talks on the progress of their projects at the close of the fall semester. A panel of campus judges honored three for the significant work they have done so far. Matthew Ho: Understanding human behavior Matthew … Continued