Science Features Get Ready for Delta NCSA’s newest advanced computing resource is on the floor and will be launching soon. Researchers should start planning to utilize this new resource. March 17, 2022
Honors and Awards NCSA’s Daniel Katz named IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor NCSA Chief Scientist Daniel S. Katz was named one of the 66 inaugural IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributors in honor of his contributions to the society and the profession. March 16, 2022
Profiles William Patterson Sends the Hip Hop Xpress Across Illinois and the U.S Fiddler Fellow William Patterson’s Hip Hop Xpress Innovation Lab fuses STEM and hip-hop to inspire and encourage students across the country. February 28, 2022
Announcements Delta Illinois Allocation Award Requests Open UIUC researchers are invited to apply for time on NCSA’s newest computing and data resource. February 7, 2022
Science Features Dark Energy Survey Releases More Data NCSA has processed and extracted more than 390 million astrophysical sources, most of them corresponding to galaxies. January 21, 2022
Announcements Register for NCSA’s Virtual Research Network Engineering Open House Network Engineer positions. Join us February 1 via Zoom to learn more about our center and how you can join our Integrated Cyberinfrastructure team. January 14, 2022
Announcements Apply Now to Use Delta, NCSA’s New Advanced Computing and Data Resource NCSA is pleased to announce an allocation award opportunity on Delta, NCSA’s new advanced research-computing and data resource that is launching in just a few weeks. January 12, 2022
Announcements C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute Announces Call for Proposals for AI to Transform Cybersecurity and Secure Critical Infrastructure C3.ai DTI invites scholars, software developers, and researchers to advance the science of digital transformation with artificial intelligence (AI) designed to harden information security (Infosec) and secure critical infrastructure. December 22, 2021
Announcements Historic Blue Waters Supercomputer Ceasing Operations NCSA and UIUC made history with the Blue Waters computing system. Now, after nearly 10 years, that system is coming to an end. December 17, 2021
In the News Blue Waters Aids in Identifying Individual Proteins Using Nanopores Using supercomputers across the nation, including NCSA Blue Waters, researchers used nanopores to identify proteins with single amino acid resolution. December 10, 2021
Announcements NCSA’s Blue Waters Supercomputer Helps Map the Earth A small project to track melting in one section of polar ice is now mapping the entire Earth. November 17, 2021
Honors and Awards NCSA Receives Honors in 2021 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards Eleventh Year NCSA is Recognized by HPCwire Awards, Given to Leaders in the Global High-Performance Computing Community. November 15, 2021
Announcements Volodymyr Kindratenko Named Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation at NCSA Dr. Kindratenko, an NCSA veteran, brings decades of institutional knowledge, teaching, research and computing experience to the director role. October 28, 2021
Science Features NCSA Software Fits Many Research Toolboxes A global leader in open-source software development, NCSA ramps up its software directorate to do even more. October 20, 2021
Announcements NCSA Researcher Contribute to USDA-Funded Agrivoltaics Project Illinois researchers across disciplines have received $10 million to research agrivoltaic systems October 11, 2021
Announcements Daniel S. Katz Elected to IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors NCSA Chief Scientist will join the Board of Governors for the IEEE’s Computer Society. October 5, 2021