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
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
In the News Dark Energy Survey Verifies Supervoid NCSA-supported research helps map the Eridanus supervoid near Earth. Verifying its existence could mean that the universe is expanding faster than expected. January 19, 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
In the News NCSA Contributes to the Most Extensive Free-Floating Planet Collection To Date Through the Dark Energy Survey, astronomers discovered more than 70 Jupiter-sized exoplanets in the Milky Way. 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
Funding NSF Awards $405,000 to NCSA for Research Experience for Undergraduates Site Program Through NCSA and its Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation, the REU program provides specialized hands-on training to students across the nation. December 16, 2021
In the News NCSA Researchers Co-Author Article on the Damaging Effects of COVID-19 on Lung Tissue Working closely with the Center’s Healthcare Innovation Program Office, the NCSA Visual Analytics team and faculty affiliates collaborate with NIH and ISB scientists to gain insight into future COVID-19 treatments. December 14, 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 Awards 20 Fiddler Innovation Fellowships to Illinois Students and Faculty NCSA’s eDream Institute awarded Illinois students and faculty for innovative multidisciplinary research projects in 2021. Fellows were honored in a virtual awards ceremony. December 3, 2021
Science Features NCSA Blue Waters and Advanced Visualization Lab Co-Produces Award-Winning Documentary “Atlas of a Changing Earth” Using collaboration, satellite imagery, supercomputers, and advanced visualization, ACE sheds light on the effects of rising global temperatures to help guide and inform possible solutions. December 1, 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
Announcements NCSA Introduces a New Way to Manage Data Taiga system offers more affordable, seamless moving and storage. October 27, 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