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Record Attendance for SDSC’s StudentTECH Summer Program

A record 340 middle and high school students have signed up for a wide range of science and technology workshops as part of 2012 StudentTECH Summer Program, organized by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego.

June 20, 2012Science and Engineering, SDSC, Students

SDSC Supercharges its ‘Data Oasis’ Storage System

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego has completed the deployment of its Lustre-based Data Oasis parallel file system, with four petabytes (PB) of capacity and 100 gigabytes per second (GB/s), to handle the data-intensive needs of the center’s new Gordon supercomputer in addition to its Trestles and Triton high-performance computer systems.

June 05, 2012General, Science and Engineering, SDSC

SDSC to Host Summer Institute for Geosciences August 6-10

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, will host its ninth annual Cyberinfrastructure Summer Institute for Geoscientists (CSIG’12) August 6-10. Since 2004, CSIG has been funded each year by a grant from the Earth Science Division (EAR) of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

May 24, 2012Events, Science and Engineering, SDSC

SDSC to Host “Summer Institute” Supercomputer Workshop August 6-10

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, is expanding upon its successful Gordon Summer Institute program to include both its Gordon and Trestles supercomputers, with participants invited to focus on specific challenges in their areas of data-intensive research.

May 24, 2012Events, Science and Engineering, SDSC

Defining the Agenda for “Big Data” Benchmarking

The move to data-driven science and decision-making is necessitating the need for a comprehensive benchmarking of ‘big data’ applications as well as price/performance across the board, according to attendees at a recent workshop organized by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego.

May 18, 2012General, Science and Engineering, SDSC

New Understanding of ‘Copper Pump’ in Cells Could Prime Discovery of Anti-Cancer Drugs

A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has made new discoveries about a copper-transporting protein in the membranes of human cells that drug-discovery scientists can co-opt for the development of new anti-cancer drugs.

May 16, 2012Health, Science and Engineering, SDSC

SDSC Announces Summer Supercomputing Program for Undergraduates

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego has announced a 10-week computational science program to provide a limited number of undergraduate students with paid, hands-on experience using Gordon, the center’s new data-intensive supercomputer.

May 03, 2012On Campus, Science and Engineering, SDSC, Undergraduate Research

Scientists Uncover Strong Support for Once-Marginalized Theory on Parkinson’s Disease

University of California, San Diego scientists have used powerful computational tools and laboratory tests to discover new support for a once-marginalized theory about the underlying cause of Parkinson’s disease.

April 25, 2012Health, Science and Engineering, SDSC

SDSC’s Trestles Supercomputer Speeds Clean Energy Research

A team of Harvard University researchers has been allocated time on the Trestles supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego to perform computational calculations with the goal of creating the next generation of organic solar cells as an inexpensive and efficient source of energy.

April 23, 2012General, Science and Engineering, SDSC

SDSC Announces ‘Center of Excellence’ for Predictive Analytics

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego is launching a new “center of excellence” aimed at leveraging SDSC’s data-intensive expertise and resources to help create the next generation of data researchers by leading a collaborative, nationwide education and training effort among academia, industry, and government.

April 17, 2012General, Science and Engineering, SDSC

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