Announcements Chuck Thompson Named Director of Illinois Computes Former assistant dean and chief information officer at the Grainger College of Engineering returns to campus to lead Illinois Computes program into next era. June 18, 2024
Research The Rising Mists Scientists from the University of Illinois use NCSA’s Delta to power the speed of their research on evapotranspiration. June 17, 2024
Announcements Welcome Chuck Pavloski to the Center NCSA recently filled the position of Associate Director of Engagement. June 14, 2024
Publications A New Tool for Modeling Materials Illinois Computes brings a team together to use adaptive machine learning to model novel polymer production process. June 10, 2024
Funding NSF Awards Additional $9.8 Million for Delta, DeltaAI The additional NSF funding highlights a commitment to make NCSA’s integrated machine learning and artificial intelligence systems a premier resource for researchers nationwide. June 5, 2024
Science Features NCSA Visualizations Bring the Amazon to Life in Unprecedented Detail Illinois Computes enables research on climate change based on water vapor patterns in Earth’s largest tropical rainforest. June 3, 2024
Profiles NCSA Welcomes Jessica Saw to the Center Stage! Get to know some of our amazing staff in our profile series. May 28, 2024
In the News SPIN Offers Real-World Applications to Students NCSA’s Students Pushing INnovation (SPIN) lets undergraduates get involved, be valued and work with researchers on projects with wide-ranging applications. May 23, 2024
Honors and Awards Homecoming NCSA celebrates the return visit of the Center’s founder, Larry Smarr, with a retrospective look at his many accomplishments in cyberinfrastructure and research computing. May 21, 2024
Honors and Awards Gropp Invested as Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering NCSA Director Bill Gropp received investiture as Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering during ceremony April 30. May 15, 2024
Funding NCSA Upgrades Granite to Expand Availability to ACCESS, Illinois Researchers Granite’s capacity will increase 4.5 times and nearly double its performance thanks to a $500,000 NSF grant. May 13, 2024
Announcements NCSA’s Delta Prominent Choice of NAIRR Pilot Researchers Delta will be used by a majority of the AI research projects utilizing NSF-funded advanced computing systems. May 8, 2024
Announcements DeltaAI Utilized in Groundbreaking Research Project to Democratize AI NCSA’s new AI system will support Northeastern University researchers in their National Deep Inference Fabric project. May 7, 2024
In the News Astrofest at NCSA Researchers explored the cosmos at this annual CAPS event hosted by NCSA. May 6, 2024
Announcements Upcoming Seminar by NCSA Founder Larry Smarr Join NCSA for a special seminar with founding director Larry Smarr. May 2, 2024
Honors and Awards NCSA Awards 2024 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship Carle Illinois College of Medicine student Nellie Haug wins $10,000 award for rapid cervical cancer screening test. May 1, 2024