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Physics, Computation Experts Help Earn $15M to Advance AI, Data Analysis

September 28, 2021

As scientific data sets become progressively larger, algorithms to process the data become more complex. Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a solution to efficiently analyze these massive data sets, and new computer processor types help speed up the work of AI algorithms.

San Diego Supercomputer Center Takes a Lead in Fighting Fires Proactively

September 27, 2021

According to scientists, a century of suppressing wildfires has created a dangerous stockpile of flammable vegetation on landscapes. This “fire fuel” has fed the megafires that put human life and property at risk and permanently destroy ecosystems.

Comet Supercomputer Used to Illustrate Methane Storage Applications

August 27, 2021

Methane storage applications are a key bridging technology to carbon-free chemical fuels. A first-year grad student at UCSD has worked with an international team on a study of zeolite-templated carbon as a gas-storage material. Comet allowed faster completion of their experiments.

Comet Supercomputer Used to Illustrate Methane Storage Applications

August 27, 2021

Methane storage applications are a key bridging technology to carbon-free chemical fuels. A first-year grad student at UCSD has worked with an international team on a study of zeolite-templated carbon as a gas-storage material. Comet allowed faster completion of their experiments.

San Diego Supercomputer Center Plays a Role in NSF’s New ICICLE Institute

July 29, 2021

The AI Institute for Intelligent Cyberinfrastructure with Computational Learning in the Environment, or ICICLE, will focus on next-generation intelligent cyberinfrastructure that makes using AI as easy as plugging an appliance into an electrical outlet.

Accelerating Science from Idea to Publication with Bold National Research Platform

July 15, 2021

The NSF Awards $5M to the San Diego Supercomputer Center for its Prototype National Research Platform, a first-of-its-kind cyberinfrastructure ecosystem intended to help science drivers expedite science and enable transformative discoveries.

A Quantum Leap for Molecular Simulations on GPUs

June 3, 2021

Developing improved materials for things such as energy storage and drug discovery is of interest to researchers and society alike. Quantum mechanics is the basis for molecular and materials scientists who develop these useful, futuristic products.

Interim Director Named for San Diego Supercomputer Center

May 25, 2021

Long-time Director Michael Norman is stepping down and SDSC’s Distributed High-Throughput Computing Lead and Physics Professor Frank Würthwein is stepping into the role until a new permanent director is named.

A Match Made in … the Cloud

May 10, 2021

The San Diego Supercomputer Center and CERN team up and leverage an alliance with Strategic Blue, a UK-based Fintech company that helps organizations optimize procurement of cloud services.

Award-Winning SeedMeLab Grows with New Software-as-a-Service

April 21, 2021

With hundreds of active installations and a new award, SeedMeLab is launching its new Software-as-a-Service to benefit researchers.
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