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  • AMNH Universe HPC

    “Bringing the Universe Down to Earth with High Performance Computing.”

    To conduct leading edge astrophysical research, educate the public, and create its spectacular and highly popular shows based on real science, the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium augments its own computing with the extensive supercomputer capabilities available through the National Science Foundation high performance computing Centers, such as the San Diego Supercomputer Center.

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  • Microsoft Masses HPC

    “Delivering High Performance Computing to the Masses.”

    Microsoft is working with the NSF-funded National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois to develop high performance computing software products that can be used by hundreds of thousands of users. As high performance computing has moved out of the government laboratories and universities and is being adopted more broadly throughout the public and private sectors, the need for out-of-the box supercomputing software is growing rapidly. The supercomputer center and Microsoft engineers work as a team—engaging in a two-way knowledge transfer—that allows the software company to develop new software and tools to “deliver HPC to the masses.”
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  • SAIC Sun HPC

    “Learning To Cope With The Sun’s Stormy Weather Using High Performance Computing.”

    Researchers at Science Applications International Corporation in San Diego have been studying the sun’s corona and its impact on space weather for well over a decade. Advances in their understanding of the physics of solar activity, made possible by the use of supercomputers at the nearby NSF-funded San Diego Supercomputer Center, have allowed them to move from one-dimensional models of solar flares and coronal mass ejections to 3-D models that can more accurately predict the impact of these phenomena on weather in space. Space weather can have a major impact on Earth’s power grids, communications, satellites and other essential systems.

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