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Publications

  • Governor’s Guide to Cluster-Based Strategies for Growing State Economies

    “Governor’s Guide to Cluster-Based Strategies for Growing State Economies.”

    A collaboration with the National Governors Association

    Cluster strategies have the potential to accelerate regional economic growth, but only if they are properly understood and applied. The Governor’s Guide examines the changing economic environment in which clusters function, summarizes the lessons learned from recent experience, and offers practical recommendations for cluster initiatives that governors can take to strengthen their states’ economies.
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  • HPC Grand Challenge Auto Crash

    “Grand Challenge Case Study: Auto Crash Safety.”

    Auto Crash Safety: It’s Not Just for Dummies

    Auto Crash Safety: It’s Not Just for Dummies, sponsored by the Department of Energy Office of Science, provides additional evidence, along with concrete and quantifiable assessments, of the economic benefits of HPC-driven innovation. This report is one of five in this first series of grand challenge studies describing some of the “what if” questions that HPC can address and the new opportunities for economic growth it can create. The grand challenge studies focus on the oil and gas, chemical, and auto industries.
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  • HPC Grand Challenge Catalyst

    “Grand Challenge Case Study: Crude Oil Catalysts.”

    Customized Catalysts to Improve Crude Oil Yields: Getting More Bang from Each Barrel

    Customized Catalysts to Improve Crude Oil Yields: Getting More Bang from Each Barrel, sponsored by the Department of Energy Office of Science, provides additional evidence, along with concrete and quantifiable assessments, of the economic benefits of HPC-driven innovation. This report is one of five in this first series of grand challenge studies describing some of the “what if” questions that HPC can address and the new opportunities for economic growth it can create. The grand challenge studies focus on the oil and gas, chemical, and auto industries.
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