With a new algorithm and DeltaAI at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, a team of researchers used their ACCESS allocations to reduce the energy cost of simulations by over 500% to help design safer and more efficient spacecraft. #HPC #AI #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/it-is-rocket...

Researchers at the University of Illinois used NCSA’s #Delta and #DeltaAI supercomputers to develop an atom-thin platform for filming DNA in real-time. They relied on massive, microsecond-long molecular dynamics simulations to model atomic interactions. ncsa.illinois.edu/2025/11/11/c...

The @vrubinobs.bsky.social recently began its transition from construction to operations. Stephen Pietrowicz, a principal RSE at NCSA and member of the @caps-ncsa.bsky.social team, is helping lead the effort and snapped this photo showcasing the progress. Read: ncsa.illinois.edu/2025/06/04/h...

NCSA has awarded Fiddler Innovation Fellowships to 38 University of Illinois and NCSA graduate students. The awards are part of a $2 million endowment from Jerry Fiddler and Melissa Alden to the U. of I. supporting student and faculty interdisciplinary research. ncsa.illinois.edu/2025/11/03/n...

The next webinar in the NAIRR Pilot Partner series will take place Thursday, Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. EST. Join ACCESS for an overview of Groq technology and architecture. #AI #HPC Sign up for more information: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

NCSA Director Bill Gropp was selected as the next chair of the Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC). Gropp will formally begin his term following approval from NSF, serving in the role through June 30, 2028. Congratulations, Bill! ncsa.illinois.edu/bill-gropp-n...

Through NSF ACCESS allocations, biophysicists at Auburn University utilized the simulation power of Delta at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social to uncover new details on the bacterial grip strength of Staphylococcus aureus on human skin. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/access-assis...

NCSA has a history of advancing efficiency and sustainability in computational research. A team of researchers used a new algorithm and DeltaAI to improve the energy efficiency and speed of spacecraft simulations—helping design safer, more efficient rockets. ncsa.illinois.edu/it-is-rocket...

🚀 Join the first CCC Community Chat on Possible AI Futures — a live 30-min webinar with David Jensen (UMass Amherst) on paradigm shifts that could define the next generation of AI research. 📅 Oct 22 | 1:30 - 2:00 pm ET 👉 Register: cra-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #CCCCommunityChat #AIFutures

The SkAI Institute has 3 types of postdoctoral positions open for AY2026-27. SkAI brings together astrophysics and AI researchers to advance both fields through cross-disciplinary collaboration and serves as a nexus for further development of a nationwide Astro-AI community: skai-institute.org/jobs/

What began as a student project in 2023 will now serve the whole University of Illinois. Illinois Chat, an official AI software tool of the university, has launched for the Fall 2025 semester and is available for anyone on campus. Read the story! ncsa.illinois.edu/illinois-cha...

Biophysicists from Auburn University relied on NCSA’s #Delta to uncover new details about Staphylococcus aureus’ grip strength on human skin. Learn how Delta helped these researchers discover what makes staph infections so resilient and challenging to treat. ncsa.illinois.edu/ncsas-delta-...

This is the final week to vote in the 2025 HPCwire Readers' Choice Awards and NCSA is nominated nine times in eight different categories! HPCwire readers have the opportunity to cast their ballots before polls close on Friday, Oct. 3. #HPC #VoteNCSA Vote here: www.hpcwire.com/2025-hpcwire...

"The ACCESS infrastructure allows us to conduct large-scale molecular dynamics simulations and to analyze the data these simulations produce with state-of-the-art computational biophysics and machine learning/artificial intelligence approaches." - George Khelashvili access-ci.org/breaking-thr...

Interested in summer research at Mayo Clinic? #Illinois undergrads have unique pathways to research at Mayo Clinic. Join us at an information session Oct. 2, 6-7 p.m., over Zoom to learn more about summer programs SURF, CRISP, & HERE. Register for Zoom details: illinois.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Director Bill Gropp and NCSA welcomed a delegation from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) last week to renew an agreement to operate a joint laboratory through December 31, 2029.

T-minus 16 hours to the launch of the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory mission – the first NASA mission led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Live viewing party and Q&A details found at the link below! #space #engineering #hpc grainger.illinois.edu/news/stories...

NCSA Research Development Coordinator Alaine Martaus recently received a 2025 SPaRC Outstanding Service Award! Congratulations on the recognition for your excellent work, Alaine!! More details on the SPaRC awards can be found here: sparc.illinois.edu/content/awards

Voting is now open for the 2025 HPCwire Readers' Choice Awards and NCSA is nominated nine times in eight different categories! HPCwire readers will have the next two weeks to vote before polls close on Friday, Oct. 3. #HPC #voteNCSA Submit your ballots here: www.hpcwire.com/2025-hpcwire...

The U.S. National Science Foundation has been investing in upgrades to a number of resource providers that allocate resources to researchers through ACCESS. Four centers recently announced additions or supplements to various #HPC, #AI and #GPU resources in high demand. access-ci.org/investing-in...

One week left to register for the third annual NCSA Research Open House! Registration deadline is September 23 for the event on Oct. 2. More details in the post below!

Registration is open for the 2025 Personalized Nutrition Innovation Day: Exploring the Nexus of Technology, Behavior and Personalized Nutrition. Taking place Oct. 28, abstracts can be submitted by Sept. 25 and registration until Oct. 1. personalizednutrition.research.illinois.edu/2025-pn-inno...

NCSA Assistant Director for Healthcare Research Maria Jaromin will be part of a panel discussing "Health Law and Artificial Intelligence" during this Friday, Sept. 19 event hosted by @law.illinois.edu. This event is free and open for anyone to attend. More details below! #AI #healthcare #law

Researchers from @cornelluniversity.bsky.social used NCSA’s #Delta supercomputer to study a protein in the blood-brain barrier. Their work could unlock better ways to deliver treatments for neurological and psychiatric diseases like Alzheimer’s and depression. ncsa.illinois.edu/breaking-bar...

University of Illinois researchers, faculty and graduate students are invited to join NCSA for a showcase Oct. 2 of cutting-edge research and services offered by the Center. Register for the third annual NCSA Research Open House by Sept. 23! More info: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5001/...

NCSA is proud to be a partner in the NSF-Simons AI Institute for the Sky (SkAI) which had its official ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday in Chicago! Read more on the SkAI Institute and the role NCSA is playing in astronomical surveys and deep space exploration: www.ncsa.illinois.edu/skai-launche...

NCSA’s UI/UX team is helping researchers create intuitive user experiences for even the most complex science applications. Learn about their team and what makes great user interfaces (UI) and user experience (UX) design. ncsa.illinois.edu/designed-for...

Thanks for the shout-out, @smilepolitely.com! We're excited to start the new semester as well. #Fall2025 #HPC

University of Illinois Department of Mathematics graduate researcher Jiantong Liu reached out to Illinois Computes seeking help profiling and optimizing parallel Python code. Jiantong had already parallelized his code with the Joblib library but suspected it could still be improved.

University of Illinois researchers used ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and Delta at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social to discover new uses for twisted bilayers. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/unraveling-t...

Another win for the University of Illinois in supercomputing to help benefit society for the better.

Every summer, NCSA's Center for Digital Agriculture hosts students as part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDA REU) program. Meet a few of this year’s participants and learn about the real-world projects they tackled: www.ncsa.illinois.edu/building-the... #students #undergraduates

NCSA and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were awarded a $25.8 million contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for high-performance computing. www.ncsa.illinois.edu/university-o...

NCSA Chief Scientist @danielskatz.org was recently quoted in an article in the Nature Computational Science journal highlighting "Threats to scientific software from over-reliance on AI code assistants." Link below 👇 #AI #software #jobs www.nature.com/articles/s43...

You may have already seen the gorgeous images coming from the first light of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. But what exactly is coming through the 8.4-meter primary lens of this giant telescope and being captured by the largest digital camera ever constructed? www.news-gazette.com/news/local/c...

🚨 Using the power of NCSA’s #Delta supercomputer, researchers are tackling atrial fibrillation—one of the most deadly heart conditions. 🔍 See what they discovered while running advanced heart simulations through NSF’s @accessforci.bsky.social program. ❤️‍🩹💻 https//www.ncsa.il...

School of Integrative Biology graduate student Grace Tan was struggling to get her code to run on certain versions of software she was working with. With help from the Illinois Computes consulting staff, Grace was able to use a container which had all the required software versions for her research.

Numerous NCSA staff members, affiliates and partners have appeared in The News-Gazette over the past month offering their expertise on the current impacts and potential future of #AI. Check out the most recent entry, also with links to the previous articles: www.news-gazette.com/news/the-fut...

Hasta la vista, PEARC. We'll be back! #PEARC25 #HPC #AI #computing

NCSA's Santiago Núñez-Corrales was co-organizer of a full-day workshop on quantum computing (QC) at the annual #PEARC25 conference. The presentation explored the latest advancements in QC and integration with high-performance computing and applications. www.ncsa.illinois.edu/shaping-the-...

Shout-out to our resource providers who joined us at #PEARC25! Always fun to see everyone in person!

NCSA represent! #PEARC25

NCSA will be in Columbus, Ohio for #PEARC25 next week! Make sure to catch us in various workshops, tutorials, presentations and panels during the PEARC Conference Series. #HPC #AI #Quantum #Computing #Research More info: emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/6...

A couple ACCESS communications staffers (based at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social) will soon be hitting the road over the weekend to make the trek from Urbana, Illinois to Columbus, Ohio for #PEARC25! We're excited to see everyone and hear how far you've traveled. Where will you be coming from?

The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded $20 million in funding for Nexus, a next-generation, national-scale computational resource supported by #NCSA and housed at Georgia Tech. Learn about Nexus and our work on the project: www.ncsa.illinois.edu/ncsa-support...

For #EmbraceYourGeekness Day, tell us how you celebrated your geekness! For us, it’s with science, data, coding, and of course…the hat. Always the hat! 🤓🥳

NCSA is part of the nationwide @accessforci.bsky.social program, which provides thousands of participants with resources and assistance each year–at no cost to them. Learn more about ACCESS and the decades of expertise and leadership that #NCSA offers. www.ncsa.illinois.edu/partnerships...

Join the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) at NCSA for an in-person presentation July 17 on "Defending #agriculture against natural and manmade threats," followed by a networking lunch. Find out more details and register via the link below! events.bizzabo.com/darpa-AGxBTO

Director Bill Gropp will retire at the end of this year after eight years at the helm at #NCSA and 18 years in service to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Read the retrospective of his lasting impact. www.ncsa.illinois.edu/a-fond-farew...

The Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation’s Rohan Marwaha will showcase the Illinois Chat platform during a Summer of AI presentation next week, demonstrating Illinois Chat, sharing use cases and talking about future plans for the platform. Learn more: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/8260?...