
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.
Five Years of Success with CDA
Since its launch in 2018, the Center for Digital Agriculture has grown tremendously
Illinois Computes Providing Researchers with Jupyter Notebooks
The campus-funded program is making accessible and nimble computing available to UIUC researchers free of charge.
NCSA Welcomes Jeff Carpenter to the Center Stage!
Get to know NCSA’s Jeff Carpenter in our October edition of Center Stage
Santiago Nuñez-Corrales Set to Lead NCSA Into the Quantum Future
Quantum Computing lead works to enable impactful science in a more accessible way
Music to Your Eyes
Mixing sight and sound, NCSA’s AVL team joined musician Arushi Jain to create a concert experience like no other
Delta Powers Student Research
Student researchers at UIUC use their allocated time on Delta to refine Federated Learning models
NCSA Hosts ACCESS Interns
The STEP program brought their interns a number of exciting opportunities, including getting immersive cyberinfrastructure training right here at NCSA
NCSA’s New Proposal Development Office Open for Business
PDO to offer expanded research services to NCSA staff and faculty affiliates.
NFI Selects 2023-24 New Frontiers Graduate Fellows
Power grid infrastructure and autonomous vehicle simulation research the focus of the two NFI fellowship recipients.
Illinois Computes Providing Free Access To Illinois Campus Cluster
A portion of the ICC will be completely funded by Illinois Computes, allowing campus researchers access at no cost.
NCSA’s SMM Software Tools Aim to Make Sense of Social Media Data
A software team bridges the gap between easy – but expensive – analytics tools and more technical open-source tools
Summer Interns Experience the Future of Agriculture
An all-women cohort of young researchers joins CDA’s REU program this year, and they share their experiences
Undergraduate Researchers in Action
Through NCSA’s expansive REU program, students get hands-on experience working on projects to solve current real-world problems.
NCSA Welcomes J.D. Graham to the Center Stage!
Get to know NCSA’s J.D. Graham in our August edition of Center Stage
NCSA Joins New Phase of Climate Project to Track Arctic Permafrost Thaw
Led by the Woodwell Climate Research Center, the $5 million grant from Google.org will fund the expansion of a new, open-access resource that will use satellite data and AI/ML technology
MBDH Raises Awareness of HPC Opportunities for Persons With Disabilities
Through expansive coordination efforts, the Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub highlights important HPC accessibility resources and opportunities
The Many Phases of Water
From solid to liquid to gas, studying the behavior of water with the power of Delta
NCSA Awarded $10 Million For DeltaAI
DeltaAI will triple NCSA’s AI-focused computing capacity and greatly expand the capacity available within the nationwide cyberinfrastructure ecosystem.
Increasing Sustainability Through Efficient Simulation Design
NCSA partnered with Rolls Royce, Ansys, Intel and HPE to drastically improve jet engine simulation time
AI is Hot and NCSA Research is Making it Faster and More Accessible
NCSA’s Seid Koric discusses a newly published paper on his work with AI
Bringing the Sky Down to Earth
NCSA’s Advanced Visualization Lab strives to make complicated science more accessible to audiences
NCSA, SCIMMA Awarded $3.5 Million To Connect MMA Research Worldwide
The NSF-funded project will build and update the communications infrastructure for previously siloed multi-messenger astrophysics research groups.
James Webb Space Telescope Sheds New Light on Distant Galaxy
A team led by NCSA Astrophysical Sciences Program Office Director Joaquin Vieira and CAPS Fellow Kedar Phadke publish their findings in Nature.
NCSA Director Bill Gropp on the ‘Vision for Illinois Computes’
The Download: A Thought Leadership Series
NCSA’s Bill Gropp Digs into MPI – Past, Present, and Future
A comprehensive look at Gropp’s presentation at Dell Technologies HPC Community Events.
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