Honors and Awards NCSA’s Seid Koric Earns National Engineering Honor Seid Koric was awarded the 2025 Nancy DeLoye Fitzroy and Roland V. Fitzroy Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. April 9, 2025
Research Using AI to Monitor Inaccessible Locations of Nuclear Energy Systems NCSA and Illinois Computes collaborated in research aiming to improve the monitoring systems of nuclear energy production. April 7, 2025
Research Finding the Best Bioenergy Crops for Sustainability Professor Madhu Khanna from the Center for Digital Agriculture leads study to find the most economically and environmentally viable biofuel crops. July 24, 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
Science Features Illinois Computes Hitting Its Stride One year removed from its public announcement, Illinois Computes is establishing itself as a critical computing and support resource for University of Illinois researchers. April 9, 2024
Research Illinois Computes Enables Novel Engineering AI Research Researchers utilized domain and AI expertise along with computing resources through Illinois Computes to accurately and extremely efficiently predict thermal and mechanical responses for complex geometries and loads. December 18, 2023
Announcements CDA Gets New Leadership John Reid will be the Center for Digital Agriculture’s new executive director, one of four new leadership changes for the NCSA collaboration. December 15, 2023
Honors and Awards NCSA Awards Fiddler Innovation Fellowships to 10 Illinois Students Students in NCSA programs were recognized for their outstanding work and contributions to computational research in a variety of fields. December 14, 2023
In the News Five Years of Success with CDA Since its launch in 2018, the Center for Digital Agriculture has grown tremendously October 10, 2023
Profiles Undergraduate Researchers in Action Through NCSA’s expansive REU program, students get hands-on experience working on projects to solve current real-world problems. August 9, 2023
In the News Increasing Sustainability Through Efficient Simulation Design NCSA partnered with Rolls Royce, Ansys, Intel and HPE to drastically improve jet engine simulation time June 29, 2023
Profiles Maria Jaromin Brings Together People, Tools and Resources to Make Research Pay Off Senior Research Coordinator brings tech and engineering expertise to Healthcare Innovation Program Office. May 17, 2023
Science Features Kaiyu Guan Charts the Course from Blue Waters to Delta We spoke with Kaiyu Guan about his research journey from Blue Waters to Delta. October 19, 2022
Research Improving the World Through Agriculture CDA REU students get valuable experience from UIUC research mentors over the summer August 24, 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 Clowder Helps SMU Researchers Identify Infrastructure Deserts in Dallas Using the Clowder framework developed at NCSA, researchers identified 62 highly deficient neighborhoods, shedding light on the impact of infrastructure on housing, health and quality of life. April 1, 2022