Aug. 7, 2025 — The National Center for Supercomputing Applications 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 in support of NGA strategic partnerships, advancement of artificial intelligence, and machine learning and logistics for data production on a global scale. NGA Director Vice Admiral […]
NCSA and Ohio Supercomputer Center HPC Take on Atrial Fibrillation
July 30, 2025 by
Nicolae Moise, a research scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Ohio State University (OSU), is using NCSA and OSC high-performance computing resources to explore ….
NCSA’s Gropp, Argonne Researchers among Winners of 3 ACM Technical Awards
May 1, 2025 by
The Association for Computing Machinery, today announced the recipients of three prestigious technical awards. This year’s awardees are recognized for groundbreaking innovations ….
NCSA’s Seid Koric Wins ASME National Engineering Award
April 10, 2025 by
Dr. Seid Koric has been awarded the 2025 Nancy DeLoye Fitzroy and Roland V. Fitzroy Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The competitive national award, established in 2011, recognizes career-long achievements that advance the boundaries of engineering research. Koric, a research professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering in The Grainger College of Engineering […]
Harbor Service, VAST Data Provide Storage Upgrade for NCSA Systems
November 25, 2024 by
Nov. 20, 2024: The National Center for Supercomputing Applications and VAST Data are giving supercomputing system Delta and the newly launched DeltaAI a boost in their storage and application performance. NCSA launched Harbor, a service that provides fast storage for global home and software directories across all NCSA open-science resources. Its deployment has led to a 400 percent increase in application launch […]
NCSA and CliMAS to Host Climate Supercomputing Summit Sept. 29-Oct. 2
September 17, 2024 by
Champaign-Urbana, IL, Sept. 17, 2024 — The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Univerity of Illinois’ Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences (CliMAS) will bring together more than 100 experts in climate, Earth System Modeling (ESM), computing and other sectors for the International Climate Computer Summit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from Sunday, […]
NCSA Names Chuck Pavloski Associate Director of Engagement
June 14, 2024 by
June 14, 2024 — The National Center for Supercomputing Applications has named Chuck Pavloski, Ph.D., its new Associate Director of Engagement. The role was recently vacated by John Towns, who was promoted to Deputy Director of the Center. Coming to NCSA from the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) at Penn State University, where […]
NSF Awards Additional $9.8M to NCSA for Delta, DeltaAI HPC
June 5, 2024 by
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications in Illinois was recently awarded $4.9 million of supplemental funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for Delta and an additional $4.9 million for DeltaAI to expand the potential capabilities of the soon-to-launch system by nearly 50 percent. NCSA originally received nearly $25 million from NSF in 2023 to deploy and operate DeltaAI, an advanced […]
NCSA Aids Researchers with AI on Multiple Fronts
February 23, 2024 by
NCSA is the caretaker and manager of the Delta supercomputer, but that means more than just making sure the machine is running. The Center recently worked with the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) on their research using AI to identify materials capable of passively capturing carbon. Delta’s powerful AI capabilities were used in this collaborative effort, which also […]
NCSA Facilitating Access to IBM Quantum Computing for Univ. of Illinois Researchers
February 23, 2023 by
Urbana-Champaign, IL — The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has released a story on improved access to IBM Quantum computing systems for UofI researchers through the Chicago Quantum Exchange. NCSA is assisting by coupling researchers with allocations to IBM quantum computing systems. “This is exciting because there is growing […]
