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Scientists pioneer use of deep learning for real-time gravitational wave discovery

This new approach will enable astronomers to study gravitational waves using minimal computational resources, reducing time to discovery and increasing the scientific reach of gravitational wave astrophysics.

Improve your HPC skills through the Blue Waters Webinars

The free NCSA Blue Waters Webinars are designed to increase high performance computing knowledge and skills among the research community.

Dark Energy Survey data processed by NCSA now available to scientists everywhere

Data collection and processing infrastructure enables exploration of 400 million astronomical objects.

NCSA’s 2017 Year in Review

For NCSA, 2017 was so much more than just 365 days.

NCSA Faculty Fellow makes breakthrough in protein prediction using deep learning

Researchers have discovered a major breakthrough in protein structure predictions using deep learning data processed by NCSA's Blue Waters supercomputer.

Blue Waters supercomputer processes new data for NASA’s Terra satellite

"Blue Waters is one of the only computers that can process that data on such a large scale in a timeframe suitable for scientists to interact and ask questions of the data."

Heat from below Pacific Ocean fuels Yellowstone, study finds

University of Illinois geologists have rewound and played back a portion of its geologic history, finding that Yellowstone volcanism is far more complex and dynamic than previously thought.

Meet NCSA’s Jim Phillips, former lead NAMD developer

Since starting with NCSA, Phillips' time has been primarily devoted to developing concepts and ideas for NCSA's future supercomputers, but he's also had the chance to learn more about NCSA from an insider's perspective and is excited about his future here at NCSA.

Deadlines to apply for NCSA fellowships and internships are rapidly approaching

Undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty from institutions around the U.S. are invited to apply for these opportunities.

NCSA SPIN intern Daniel Johnson published in Classical and Quantum Gravity

Undergraduate's open source software to monitor and post-process catalogs of numerical relativity simulations in high performance computing environments.

NCSA paves a new way for using geopolymers

Their goal is to understand the impact of nanoporosity on stiffness and strength of geopolymers via molecular dynamics and finite element modeling.