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
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
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 NCSA Welcomes 2021-22 Faculty Fellows The NCSA Faculty Fellowship program awarded 15 University of Illinois faculty funding for 10 interdisciplinary research projects involving our center. July 21, 2021
Profiles NCSA Student Spotlight: Fiddler Fellow Ariana Barreau Learn more about her journey and what inspired her to co-found ProteCKD and AxisMED in this Q&A. June 30, 2021
Research Big Data Aids PPE Research University of Illinois professor awarded a $200,000 RAPID grant to design a 3D-printable medical mask inspired by the nasal structures of animals. May 26, 2021
Science Features NCSA Teams Contribute to Return-to-school Planning Leveraging diverse expertise, researchers and designers from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications collaborated with the University of Illinois on two tools to help schools safely transition back to in-person learning. April 26, 2021
Announcements NCSA Announces 2021 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship Recipient Ariana Barreau receives NCSA’s eDream Institute’s Fiddler Innovation Fellowship Award at the Illinois Innovation Prize virtual ceremony on April 15, 2021. April 19, 2021
Research NCSA Researchers Identify Biomarkers to Accelerate Liver Toxicity Testing in New Products More rapid and accurate testing methods could lead to safer products on the market. December 18, 2020
Publications NCSA Faculty Fellows Gain Nutritional Insights from Biomarkers A research team led by NCSA Faculty Fellows were able to apply machine learning to human nutrition research. December 2, 2020
Honors and Awards NCSA Wins Multiple Awards During SC20 NCSA and our partner institutions were honored to take home awards during the annual Supercomputing Conference (SC20), spanning from Agriculture to Visualization and many domains in between. November 24, 2020
Research NCSA Contributes to Mobileshield COVID Testing Lab NCSA experts help to automate lab processes to make COVID-19 saliva testing more efficient and mobile November 19, 2020
Funding C3.ai DTI Awards $5.4 Million for AI Research to Mitigate COVID-19 The C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute awards funding to 26 projects for research about COVID-19 and its impact on racial, economic, and healthcare disparities. June 26, 2020
Announcements NCSA Welcomes 2020-21 Faculty Fellows The NCSA Faculty Fellowship is a competitive program for faculty and researchers at the University of Illinois which provides seed funding for new collaborations that include NCSA staff as integral contributors to the project. June 19, 2020
Profiles NCSA SPIN Program Works Toward Closing the Stem Gap This program aims to create an inclusive and collaborative environment by pairing interns with field experts to enhance tech skills, and in turn, contribute to diversification of STEM fields. May 19, 2020
Research Blue Waters Aids Researchers in Breakthrough Flu Simulations Rommie Amaro, a Blue Waters researcher from UC-San Diego, has used Blue Waters to simulate movement in the viral envelope of the flu virus. February 25, 2020