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 As NSF's leadership-class computing system, Frontera will support academic researchers nationwide at the largest scale. | ||||
Why Are Supercomputers So Important for COVID-19 Research?In the midst of the current pandemic, researchers across the country are turning to the most powerful computing resources available to gain a better understanding of COVID-19. The National Science Foundation is playing an important role in facilitating much-needed COVID-19 research. Learn how the agency is marshaling its computing resources, many located at TACC, to contribute to COVID-19 research. | ||||
 Research combining machine learning with physics-based modeling on Frontera will help make complex cosmological problems tractable. [Credit: Tiziana DiMatteo, Carnegie Mellon University] | Frontera Sets Sights on Transformative ResearchThe most powerful supercomputer in the world for academic research has established its mission for the coming year. TACC announced that Frontera will support 49 science projects for 2020-2021. The research ranges from modeling the global climate, to simulating tornadoes over the lifetime of a storm, to designing aircraft for hypersonic flight. | |||
 Galaxy uses open source tools and public cyberinfrastructure for transparent, reproducible analyses of viral datasets. | COVID-19 Analysis Performed with Galaxy Bioinformatics PlatformGalaxy is one of the world's largest, most successful, web-based bioinformatics platforms. Since 2013, TACC has powered data analyses for a large percentage of Galaxy users. Researchers are currently using Galaxy to decipher large amounts of genomics data to understand in real-time what's unique about the COVID-19 virus before it impacts the course of the pandemic. James Taylor, one of the original developers of Galaxy, passed away on April 2, 2020, at the age of 40. The official eulogy from the Galaxy Project is published here. Providing predictive analysis of data for researchers worldwide | |||
 | Fighting COVID-19 with SupercomputersTACC's Executive Director Dan Stanzione talked with Bloomberg News about the work TACC is doing to combat the pandemic. To see a complete list of "TACC in the News," please visit our website. | |||
 Image courtesy of iStock. | How At Risk Are You of Getting a Virus on an Airplane?Researchers at the University of West Florida applied pedestrian dynamics to find ways to reduce the risk of disease transmission on airplanes. The work relied on a new model called CALM that performs almost 60 times faster than previous models. The researchers used TACC's Frontera supercomputer, especially the GPU subsystem, to run their simulations. | |||
 Supercomputing Future Wind Power RiseResearchers at Cornell University conducted the first detailed study that developed scenarios for how wind energy can expand to 20% of total U.S. electrical supply by 2030. The simulations were analyzed on TACC's Jetstream and Wrangler systems. Improved calculations of U.S. wind resources can ensure better decision making and a better, more robust energy supply. |  Presenting the 2019 Texascale MagazineRead stories from the leading academic supercomputing center in the world. Hear how advanced computing powers discoveries across the U.S. and in every field of science. If you'd like to receive a hard copy of the magazine, please subscribe. |  Work @ TACCWorking at TACC means being part of a dynamic and exciting environment, where talented individuals pursue their interests, engage their imaginations, and work at the forefront of computational research. Working with us also means living in Austin, an exceptional city that thrives on innovation, culture, and creativity. | ||||
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