Researchers used advanced computing at NCSA to determine how carbon atoms behave under different pressures and temperatures.
Author: Andrew Helregel
Testing RADAR with Delta, DeltaAI
Researchers used NCSA’s Delta and DeltaAI systems to test RADAR, a new framework for studying the universe through gravitational waves and radio astronomy.
Simulating the Life Cycle of a Cell with NCSA’s Delta
Researchers gained new insights into the essential processes of life by simulating the full cycle of a bacterial cell on NCSA’s Delta supercomputer.
Srikant Named NCSA’s New Director
R. Srikant took over responsibilities as NCSA director at the start of 2026.
NCSA, CAPS Power Dark Energy Survey’s Most Comprehensive Expansion History Analysis
Data processed and served by NCSA enabled the Dark Energy Survey’s most detailed analysis of cosmic expansion.
NCSA Receives Honors in 2025 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards
NCSA was recognized by the HPCwire community for its outstanding work in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
NCSA Awards 38 Students Fiddler Innovation Fellowships
Students in NCSA programs were recognized for their outstanding work and interdisciplinary contributions to various fields of research.
Bill Gropp Named Chair of CRA’s Computing Community Consortium
National Center for Supercomputing Applications Director Bill Gropp was selected as the next chair of the Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC). Gropp will formally begin his term following approval from the U.S. National Science Foundation, serving in the role through June 30, 2028. Gropp joined the CCC in 2020 and has been a […]
Illinois Chat Is Launched For Campus Community
An official University of Illinois tool, Illinois Chat allows campus members to create their own AI-powered chatbots to enhance their work.
NCSA’s Delta Assists Potential Staph Infection Breakthrough
Computers sometimes have their own bugs to deal with, but the GPU-based Delta system at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications chipped in to help researchers learn more about what makes staph infections so resilient and challenging to treat. Auburn University biophysicists relied on the Delta supercomputer at NCSA to uncover new details on the […]