Supercomputers: Powering American discovery

Thank you to the U.S. National Science Foundation for highlighting ACCESS and ACCESS resource provider efforts in this feature on #supercomputing powering discovery! Check out the piece for more details. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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Expanding Undergraduate Education to HPC via ACCESS Allocations - Access ACCESS allocation on SDSC’s Expanse is bringing hands-on HPC into undergraduate classrooms and preparing the next generation of researchers.

An ACCESS allocation on the Expanse supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center is bringing hands-on #HPC into undergraduate classrooms and preparing the next generation of researchers. #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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Dhruv and University of Illinois researchers used their ACCESS allocations to run simulations on the @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social Delta and DeltaAI supercomputers to explore why the Milky Way's black hole is “quieter” than simulations normally indicate. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

Large Rocks and Hard Places - Access Researchers study rift failure by simulating tectonic plate movement on the Stampede3 supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.

"The NSF ACCESS program plays a vital role in making supercomputing resources broadly available to researchers across the United States." - Kuruvitage Chameera Silva, University of Memphis

#HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll #computing #science

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DEADLINE EXTENSION: If you plan on applying for the Student Training and Engagement Program (STEP), you now have an additional week to submit! The new deadline for the 2026 STEP cohort is Sunday, Feb. 8. Just two weeks left!

More info: operations.access-ci.org/step

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Hernandez and researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign utilized their ACCESS allocations on the Delta supercomputer at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social to develop tools for monitoring anxiety in real time.

#HPC #Health #Healthcare #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

Researchers from the University of Nebraska Omaha used ACCESS-allocated resources on Purdue's Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC) Anvil supercomputer to capture a more nuanced understanding of the impact of taxation strategies. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

Cracking the Code of Parkinson’s - Access Parkinson’s researchers are using their ACCESS allocation on SDSC’s Expanse to find new treatments for this emotionally tolling disease.

Using ACCESS allocations on the Expanse system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, researchers with @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org Collaborative Research Network modeled how specific brain cells malfunction in Parkinson’s disease. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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ACCESS helps researchers make big discoveries by removing barriers to advanced research computing. By supporting researchers in all disciplines and at all #HPC skill levels, ACCESS is empowering the nation's brightest minds without limits and #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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Maximizing Genetic Research with ACCESS - Access Researchers from the University of Illinois use ACCESS allocations to research a breakthrough in capturing and controlling the movement of genes.

ACCESS is helping maximize genetic research through large allocations on a number of #supercomputing systems across Researchers used ACCESS allocations to explore a breakthrough in capturing and controlling the movement of genes.

#HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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Applications for the 2026 Student Training and Engagement Program (STEP) cohort will be accepted through February 1, 2026. Please help ACCESS spread the word! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

Learn more and apply: operations.access-ci.org/step

Innovative AI Tool for Cancer Research Powered by Indiana University’s Jetstream2 - Access Researchers from the University of Texas use their ACCESS allocation to create a powerful new tool.

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin used U.S. National Science Foundation ACCESS allocations on Jetstream2 to create DrBioRight 2.0, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot for #cancer bioinformatics #data.

#AI #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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RPs work tirelessly to ensure researchers have the resources they need to accelerate their work and maximize the potential impact of their findings. This recognition is well-deserved! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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It was a whirlwind, but ACCESS had a blast at #SC25! Whether you picked up some swag, took a load off in our new, comfortable lounge seats, or found us in the wild and said hello, we were so excited to connect with everyone in St. Louis.

Until next time, let's continue #EnablingDiscoveryForAll!

John Towns and Tom Tabor pose with three ACCESS HPCwire Readers' Choice awards placards.

Many thanks to Tom Tabor of HPCwire for making a special visit to the ACCESS booth to chat with John Towns and help celebrate our three HPCwire Readers' Choice awards! #HPCwireRCA25

#HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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Georgia Tech booth at SC25

ACCESS is enjoying the first full day in the exhibitor hall at Booth 119 at #SC25! Come say hello and also check out the booths of two of our newest resource providers in Texas Tech University (Booth 130) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Booth 941). #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

It is Rocket Science - Access With a new algorithm and NCSA's DeltaAI, a team of researchers used their ACCESS allocations to reduce the energy cost of simulations by over 500% to help design safer and more efficient spacecraft.

With a new algorithm and DeltaAI at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, a team of researchers used their ACCESS allocations to reduce the energy cost of simulations by over 500% to help design safer and more efficient spacecraft. #HPC #AI #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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In a Galaxy, (Not So) Far, Far Away - Access Researchers from the Space Telescope Science Institute use ACCESS-allocated resources to study the stars in galaxies relatively close to the Milky Way.

Claire Murray and researchers from @stsci.edu used #NSF ACCESS-allocated resources on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to study the stars in galaxies relatively close to the Milky Way. #HPC #space #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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ACCESS Assists with Potential Staph Infection Breakthrough - Access Researchers user their ACCESS allocation to perform atomic simulations on NCSA's Delta to uncover new revelations on the bond strength of Staphylococcus aureus to human skin.

Through NSF ACCESS allocations, biophysicists at Auburn University utilized the simulation power of Delta at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social to uncover new details on the bacterial grip strength of Staphylococcus aureus on human skin. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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The Separation of Substances - Access Researchers from North Carolina State University utilize ACCESS-allocated resource Bridges-2 to discover more effective methods for removing undesired elements from substances.

Researchers from North Carolina State University utilized ACCESS-allocated resource Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to discover more effective methods for removing undesired elements from substances like water. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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2025 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting is Open! - HPCwire Welcome to the 2025 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards Voting! HPCwire Readers’ Choice Award winners are determined by our HPC reader community. These awards recognize the most outstanding individuals, or...

Vote for ACCESS in the 2025 HPCwire Readers' Choice Awards! The deadline to cast your ballots for the five ACCESS nominations (and many others represented by our resource providers) is Friday, Oct. 3. Vote here: www.hpcwire.com/2025-hpcwire...

#HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

ACCESS-allocated resources on Delta at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social helped researchers at @weillcornell.bsky.social explore how a protein in the blood-brain barrier could be the key to better deliver treatments to the brain. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

2025 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting is Open! - HPCwire Welcome to the 2025 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards Voting! HPCwire Readers’ Choice Award winners are determined by our HPC reader community. These awards recognize the most outstanding individuals, or...

Vote for ACCESS in the 2025 HPCwire Readers' Choice Awards! The deadline to cast your ballots for the five ACCESS nominations (and many others represented by our resource providers) is Friday, Oct. 3. #HPC #vote #EnablingDiscoveryforAll

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Using ACCESS to Help Find Solutions to Potable Water Shortages - Access Scientists use SDSC’s Expanse to find better materials to turn seawater into drinking water.

Turning seawater into drinking water, scientists are using ACCESS allocations on Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to help find solutions to potable water shortages. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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Heyo! Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn more about #AI, machine learning, deep learning, generative AI and Large Language Models in this clear, non-technical overview by the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium and ACCESS. #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

CU-RMACC Webinars: Introduction to AI for All | ACCESS Support

Join ACCESS and the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium on Monday, September 15 at 12 p.m. EST for a webinar on an "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for All." #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

Meeting info: support.access-ci.org/events/8393

Unraveling the Power of Twisted Bilayers - Access University of Illinois researchers use multiple ACCESS-allocated resources to discover new uses for twisted bilayers.

University of Illinois researchers used ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and Delta at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social to discover new uses for twisted bilayers.

#HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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Expanding ACCESS to Students - Access With a letter of collaboration from their advisor, graduate students are now eligible to apply for their own ACCESS allocations.

Are you an educator using or considering using #supercomputing and #data storage resources with your students? Take advantage of ACCESS resources this semester to set up your students for success! #HPC #education #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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If you were completely wrapped up in all things #PEARC25 last week (like us), we don't want you to forget about the upcoming Maximize ACCESS deadline. Proposal submissions are currently open and will be accepted through July 31, so just a few more days to send them in! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryforAll

Nurturing Future STEM Professionals - Access The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics has been using ACCESS allocated resources to bring supercomputing to high school classrooms.

Thanks to ACCESS, Bob Gotwals at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics brought #HPC resources from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center into his classroom. Read how via the link below! #EnablingDiscoveryforAll

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