Feature Stories

To learn more about computational research performed on TACC's resources, explore the feature articles below. PDF versions will be available for download shortly after publication.

2013 Features

• Clean Air Technologies
  XSEDE resources help chemists develop new tools for cleaner air, energy production
• iPlant: It's Not Just for Plants Anymore!
  iAnimal initiative helps researchers explore bull and buffalo genomes
• Sprinting Toward Model Solutions
  TACC staff and systems help iPlant and AgMIP collaborators develop "translators" for crop models
• Rock Snot Genomics
  University of Texas researchers use advanced sequencing and TACC's Ranger supercomputer to uncover origin of common algae
• Inside the Dedication of TACC's New World-Class Supercomputer, Stampede
  A centerpiece of NSF's investment in advanced cyberinfrastructure
• Texas Unleashes Stampede for Science
  Texas Advanced Computing Center's latest supercomputer powers transformative discoveries across science and engineering
• Energy on Stampede
  CO2 Capture and Conversion / Alexie Kolpak, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
• Medicine on Stampede
  Improving Brain Tumor Imaging / George Biros, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin
• Geophysics on Stampede
  Ice Streams From Antarctica / Omar Ghattas, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Computational Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin
• Biology on Stampede
  Stampede as a "Computational Microscope" / Klaus Schulten, Professor of Physics, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Earth Science on Stampede
  Predicting Earthquakes in California / Thomas Jordan, Director, Southern California Earthquake Center
• Chemistry on Stampede
  The Chemistry of Water / Lee-Ping Wang, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University
• Humanities on Stampede
  Stampede for the Humanities! / Tanya Clement, Assistant Professor, School of Information, The University of Texas at AustinT
• Pocket Full of Promise
  Researchers from the University of California use TACC's advanced computers to discover new target docking site for cancer drugs
• The Origins of Evolutionary Innovation
  University of Texas professor uses TACC supercomputers to understand radical mutations, design artificial organisms
• Journey to the Limits of Spacetime
  Black hole simulations on XSEDE supercomputers present new view of jets and accretion disks
• Tera Peta Exascale & Beyond
  Exascale Q&A with members of The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST)
• Make Mine a Double
  TACC advanced computing resources help visualize, test strength of newly-discovered double spinal endplate
• Enhancing the Disease-Fighting Power of Drugs
  Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine use TACC supercomputers to simulate the organization of membrane proteins at the cell surface