Announcements National Science Foundation Awards More Than $20M to NCSA for its Forthcoming ACCESS Program The follow-on projects to NSF’s successful XSEDE program will be led, in part, by three key investigators from NCSA. April 22, 2022
Profiles NCSA Reflects on 35 Years as a Supercomputing Powerhouse Witnessing the rise of supercomputing over the years, NCSA leaders share milestones and fond memories in this retrospective feature. February 2, 2022
Honors and Awards Kindratenko Receives The George Anner Excellence In Undergraduate Teaching Award CAII Director Volodymyr Kindratenko is honored for his teaching excellence in student-juried selection. August 10, 2022
Funding NCSA and UChicago Receive NSF Funding For Software Sustainability A collaborative research award between NCSA and the University of Chicago will undertake a community-centered approach for supporting and sustaining Parsl. August 2, 2022
Profiles Amy Schuele: Tireless Worker, Loyal Friend, and New Retiree We spoke with Amy Schuele about experiences, highlights and memorable moments throughout the 31 years she spent working and learning at NCSA. July 29, 2022
Thought Leadership NCSA Executive Associate Director of Engagement John Towns Presents Keynote Address at PEARC22 Project leader attributes XSEDE success, in part, to community-building July 25, 2022
Science Features A Fruitful Partnership Center for Digital Agriculture partners with robotics manufacturer EarthSense to develop scalable autonomous solutions for farmers. July 22, 2022
In the News NCSA Alum Donna Cox Presents Keynote at PEARC22 The scientific visualization legend spoke on her career and the importance of “Renaissance Teams” at the Boston conference, July 13. July 15, 2022
Publications NCSA, Illinois Campus Cluster Aid Research on Early COVID Mitigations SHIELD researchers utilized NCSA expertise in combating virus early in pandemic. July 6, 2022
In the News NCSA Supercomputers Help Accurately Predict Volcanic Eruption Using NCSA’s iForge and Blue Waters, UIUC researchers predicted a volcanic event at the Sierra Negra Volcano five months in advance. June 6, 2022
Profiles SPIN Interns Garner Achievements, Success Over Academic Year NCSA’s SPIN program continues to attract and retain outstanding UIUC undergraduates June 3, 2022
In the News NCSA’s McGinty Leading Proposal for New Network of Supercomputing Centers The International Association of Supercomputing Centers would serve centers worldwide. June 3, 2022
Funding USDA NIFA Awards U of I Research $3.9M for I-FARM The Center for Digital Agriculture at NCSA and the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment collaborate to pioneer I-FARM, NIFA’s Farm of the Future Project. June 1, 2022
Announcements Meet HOLL-I: NCSA, Cerebras Systems Unveil New Artificial Intelligence Machine NCSA unveils new system, HOLL-I, equipped with Cerebras CS-2 for public and industrial artificial intelligence research and development. May 31, 2022
Profiles Exploring the Universe Through Gravitational Physics CAPS and ICASU fellow Scott Perkins explains his passion for astrophysics May 26, 2022
Honors and Awards NCSA Awards 2022 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship Gabe Tavas won the $10K fellowship award for developing a sustainable wood alternative to mitigate deforestation. May 18, 2022
Science Features A Reimagined Internet NCSA helps explore an updated network infrastructure as part of the multi-million-dollar FABRIC project. May 13, 2022
In the News NCSA Personnel Join New Research Collaborative Eight institutions form the Taylor Geospatial Institute to further establish the Midwest as the epicenter of national geospatial research. May 4, 2022