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XSEDE researchers visualize massive Joplin, Missouri tornado

Using XSEDE services and resources and the power of NCSA’s Data Analysis and Visualization group, a pair of Illinois researchers were able to accurately simulate an EF-5 tornado in Joplin, MO from...

Function Follows Form

Simulations on XSEDE Resource plus Lab Work on Frog Neuromuscular Junction Sheds Light on Human Diseases

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9/5/18 successes psc biology bridges

Testing the Footing

XSEDE Resources Help Univ. of Chicago Team Simulate Cell Movement, Upending Scientific Expectations

Putting Neutrinos on Ice

Identification of Cosmic-Ray Source by IceCube Neutrino Observatory Depended on Global Collaboration, XSEDE Resources

8/29/18 successes astrophysics

Ruby Mendenhall Charts Progress Using HPC, Big Data to Flag Unidentified Historical Sources on African American Women’s Lives

Using HPC resources allocated to researchers through XSEDE, Mendenhall and a multidisciplinary team are gleaning lessons on how Black women related to and affected the larger society

7/27/18 successes pearc keynote

XSEDE announces 2018-2019 Campus Champions Fellows

XSEDE has selected five Campus Champions Fellows for the next year, studying everything from agriculture to computer science.

7/27/18 successes campus champions

Campus Champions Celebrate 10 Years

Thanks to sustained funding from XSEDE and the National Science Foundation (NSF) over the last ten years, Campus Champions have helped support research that will change the world

7/23/18 successes campus champions

XSEDE allocates $7.3M worth of computing time to U.S. researchers in latest allocation cycle

XSEDE has awarded 145 deserving research teams at 109 universities

7/23/18 successes allocations nsf

XSEDE supercomputers help design enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles

XSEDE allocation on Stampede2 and Comet systems simulate PETase enzyme interactions

7/9/18 successes

Creating Ultra-Accurate Molecular Models by Applying Machine Learning Techniques

XSEDE Resources Provide the GPU Capability to Develop New Models

6/26/18 ucsd successes chemistry machine learning

Supercomputing the Emergence of Material Behavior

XSEDE Maverick simulations enable a first in biomolecular design

6/25/18 ucsd successes tacc chemistry maverick

Je'aime Powell: A Path to Success

Education, early mentors, XSEDE and TACC help pave the way for an under-represented student

6/24/18 successes tacc education

Q&A with Apratim Bhattacharya, XSEDE User

Protein folding and protein-protein interactions underlie our conceptual understanding of how living systems work.

6/13/18 successes biology chemistry praxair

E-C-S-Yes: XSEDE’s Extended Collaborative Support Services

XSEDE’s Extended Collaborative Support Services (ECSS) team provides individual and community guidance for users to improve, enhance, execute, and troubleshoot their projects.

5/8/18 successes education ecss training

When Winds Get Rough

PSC and XSEDE Experts and Resources Enable Simulation of Non-steady Forces on Wind Turbines