Science Highlights
Here are science highlights from this week. Older science highlights are listed at the bottom.
This Week
Past
- Envision Center celebrates 15 years of advancing research, education with virtual reality, data visualization
May 13, 2019
- Image processing software developed by ITaP staff engineer still used widely 30 years later
April 18, 2019
- Purdue intercultural learning center flourishes with the help of HUBzero
March 18, 2019
- Purdue soil scientist digs into data with the help of ITaP Research Computing
March 8, 2019
- Polytechnic, ITaP team awarded NSF grant to generate framework for working with regulated data
February 12, 2019
- ITaP-led team aims to get big data from scientific instruments to computational, storage resources faster, more reliably
January 29, 2019
- Purdue Women in HPC chapter one of the first selected for affiliation with international organization
October 25, 2018
- Regular maintenance, being memory conscious among factors that improve supercomputing success
October 25, 2018
- New all-GPU research supercomputer optimized for AI and machine learning, honors trailblazing Purdue engineering professor
October 24, 2018
- NSF awards $4.5 million grant to build platform for geospatial data management
September 19, 2018
- Purdue Women in HPC member wins award at national research computing conference
September 11, 2018
- Recently retired Conte cluster drove research in nanotechnology, many other fields
September 10, 2018
- Research computing conducts first high-performance computing course for life sciences
May 29, 2018
- Modeling network interactions can illuminate things ranging from how the brain works to irrigation’s impact on groundwater
May 23, 2018
- New cluster gives Purdue researchers easy access to a large GPU-based system
April 26, 2018
- Purdue team offers biomedical sciences big data science boot camp using ITaP Research Computing resources
March 9, 2018
- ITaP Research Computing releases new tool for interactive data analysis
October 19, 2017
- NSF awards $3.5 million grant to build powerful web platform for data-driven science
October 12, 2017
- New research supercomputer offers improved performance, flexibility for diverse computational needs
September 26, 2017
- ITaP Research Computing lowers price of Data Depot storage service
September 26, 2017
- Internships in ITaP Research Computing’s Scientific Solutions Group boost student success
September 13, 2017
- Community clusters drive food science research, education at Purdue
August 22, 2017
- Two ITaP Research Computing teams win awards at national conference
July 26, 2017
- ITaP staff presenting at advanced research computing conference
July 7, 2017
- Students learn about geospatial data analysis, virtual reality through Research Computing summer outreach
July 5, 2017
- New resource available for GPU-accelerated research computing
June 27, 2017
- Team of Purdue, Northeastern students to compete at International Supercomputing Conference
June 15, 2017
- REED system available for faculty with contracts that mandate strict IT controls
June 12, 2017
- Two in Research Computing receive gender diversity awards
May 25, 2017
- New version of ITaP's Scholar cluster powers meteorology classes
May 18, 2017
- Envision Center lets moon walker Buzz Aldrin explore Mars without even leaving Earth
May 5, 2017
- Retired Carter cluster was nation’s fastest campus supercomputer
May 5, 2017
- Virtual reality video game developed by chemistry professor, Envision Center and students opens up drug discovery to non-scientists
April 21, 2017
- Purdue’s community cluster supercomputers propel Hyperloop team’s success
April 10, 2017
- Supercomputer, Purdue assistance puts Colombia on fast track to designing new HIV drugs, science and engineering discovery
March 28, 2017
- Halstead cluster is aeronautics professor’s 21st century wind tunnel
March 10, 2017
- Professor succeeds in protein modeling competitions using Purdue’s community clusters
March 8, 2017
- Envision Center projects showcased for President Daniels
March 6, 2017
- Professor teaches big data analysis using new, interactive version of ITaP’s Scholar cluster
February 28, 2017
- Purdue students gain hands-on experience with virtual reality at Envision Center
February 2, 2017
- Coffee Break Consultations help Purdue faculty, students use research computing resources
January 30, 2017
- Botanical Society, HUBzero partner on PlantingScience.org, an online community for high school student researchers
January 13, 2017
- New Halstead research supercomputer enables groundbreaking Indiana climate study
January 10, 2017
- New Halstead research supercomputing cluster ready for use by Purdue faculty
November 30, 2016
- SafeRx database enables large-scale study of prescription medication safety
November 29, 2016
- DataCenterHub addresses challenges with preserving, sharing research data
November 11, 2016
- Purdue Libraries, ITaP collaborate on guide to data storage options at Purdue
October 19, 2016
- Purdue part of program to expand XSEDE, the NSF’s Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment
September 1, 2016
- Student supercomputing team from Purdue, Colorado competes in Germany
June 8, 2016
- Partnership between Purdue physicists and ITaP will help make science of the data deluge from a more powerful Large Hadron Collider
April 15, 2016
- Revealing the secrets of Zika virus only the latest breakthrough enabled by Purdue’s community clusters
April 11, 2016
- Snyder cluster a key tool in research looking at why eyesight weakens with aging
March 15, 2016
- Rice cluster an essential tool for professor’s drug discovery research
March 3, 2016
- Simulations on Rice cluster show tiny marine organisms can influence mixing where they concentrate in large numbers
February 23, 2016
- Life science use of community clusters experiencing significant growth
January 29, 2016
- New imaging technology developed using Rice cluster could make images from CT scans better, faster
December 18, 2015
- New Rice community cluster research supercomputer ready for faculty
August 21, 2015
- Purdue supercomputer usage and failure data research could make supercomputers even more super
August 13, 2015
- Purdue again leads the nation in supercomputing systems for campus research
July 17, 2015
- Student supercomputing team from Purdue, Colombia aims for super performance in Germany
June 22, 2015
- Rice, Purdue's eighth research supercomputing cluster in as many years, gets off to a running start
May 8, 2015
- Fast and furious: Purdue building its newest research supercomputer in less than a day
May 8, 2015
- DiaGrid helps advance biomedical imaging for understanding and treating cancer and other diseases
April 28, 2015
- Purdue's new research supercomputer designed to fit a variety of computational needs
February 10, 2015
- Research Data Depot makes moving video for psychology research easy
January 26, 2015
- Research using the Conte cluster, Phi acceleration yields optimal results from graph matching problems faster
December 18, 2014
- ThinLinc lets Purdue researchers access community clusters from almost anywhere
December 5, 2014
- Team of Purdue and Colombian students share a common language - supercomputing
October 31, 2014
- Purdue, Globus partnership gives researchers an easy way to move big data to and from campus
September 25, 2014
- National Cancer Informatics hub building a community to accelerate cancer research, discovery
September 24, 2014
- Hadoop cluster now available for Purdue researchers analyzing big data
September 16, 2014
- Virtual environments will help engineering students learn how to inspect bridges
September 11, 2014
- Research computing coffee consultations can benefit would-be, new and experienced users
August 18, 2014
- Round-the-world sound recording project for Earth Day gets help from Envision, ITaP
April 17, 2014
- Access to Carter cluster yields sunny forecast for atmospheric science students
March 12, 2014
- Data data everywhere, including HUBzero hubs, where it’s ready for researchers to put it to work
January 17, 2014
- Quantitative ecologist uses virtual animals to explore how changes in the environment influence their real-world counterparts
December 23, 2013
- Geospatial data project will let almost anyone put almost anything on the map
November 11, 2013
- Simulation sheds light on the very small details of battery life, enhances understanding of fuel cells and catalysis
April 18, 2013
- Economic modeling with Carter cluster, DiaGrid offers empirically based guidance for policymakers
April 18, 2013
- Carter cluster aids in probing turbulent combustion in engines
March 28, 2013
- Particle accelerator, supercomputing are revealing the universe’s original recipe
March 19, 2013
- Virtual environment makes Purdue’s real-life accessible biology wet lab available worldwide
February 5, 2013
- Purdue researchers using SubmitR on DiaGrid to get results
January 17, 2013
- PURR provides a campus hub for research data management
January 8, 2013
- Research using DiaGrid and community clusters helps make computer systems we rely on more reliable
August 20, 2012
- Agent-based models help identify path of least resistance in hurricane evacuations
July 10, 2012
- Research uses clusters to explore how biomimetic composite materials meet and greet
June 12, 2012
- Airline cabin environment research could make the air up there better
May 4, 2012
- Silicon wire 4 atoms wide and 1 atom tall may be small, but it can carry a load
February 1, 2012
- Computational simulation opens a window on planet formation with a new view
January 30, 2012
- Shared licensing brings powerful data visualization tool to Purdue researchers
September 28, 2011
- Virtual ICU created by faculty, ITaP partnership supports research and training
April 20, 2011
- ITaP, faculty partnership looks at Lake Michigan in depth -- without anybody getting wet
January 27, 2011
- ITaP supercomputer is remote guest of honor at Iowa high-performance computing school
July 14, 2010
- NASA, Purdue study offers recipe for global warming-free industrial materials
May 5, 2010
- Global warming could eventually make half the Earth's population centers too hot to handle
May 5, 2010
- Madagascar's unique animal population probably floated there to start
January 21, 2010
- Madagascar’s unique animal population probably rafted there
January 1, 2010
- Purdue and Melbourne researchers propose method to image electron wavefunctions
January 1, 2010
- Patient safety focus of virtual clean room for training pharmacists
January 1, 2010
- Research suggests urban sprawl, wet falls and winters influence severe weather
January 1, 2010
- Purdue, NASA research provides blueprint for molecular basis of global warming, recipe for greener chemistry
January 1, 2010
- Study shows how land-use changes affect U.S. temperature, and might be used to address climate change
January 1, 2010
- Study gives a clearer picture of how land-use changes affect the U.S. climate
November 11, 2009
- Research suggests urban sprawl, wet falls and winter affect severe weather
October 16, 2009
- Virtual Omaha Beach: Purdue team recreates D-Day battlefield, launches learning environment where information searches for user
May 28, 2009
- Patient safety focus of immersive virtual environment for training pharmacists
March 11, 2009
- Prehistoric global cooling caused by C02, research finds
March 3, 2009
- Purdue research aims to stave off electronics industry crisis
January 14, 2009
- Time on giant computer will allow Purdue researchers to look at very small things, lots of them
January 8, 2009
- Purdue project aims to move visual mountains, and quickly
December 8, 2008
- Drought information to be more predictive and versatile for a variety of users
December 8, 2008
- Purdue project aims to put isotope analysis on the map, and the web
December 2, 2008
- Virtual clean room to enhance training for pharmacy students
December 2, 2008
- Making sense of the world an old idea, new technologies offer ways to do it better than ever
December 2, 2008
- Purdue project aims to put isotope analysis on the map, and the Web
September 11, 2008
- Strange molecule in the sky cleans acid rain, scientists discover
August 13, 2008
- Quantum computing breakthrough arises from unknown molecule
August 13, 2008
- nanoHUB usage extensive
August 13, 2008
- Purdue project for FEMA producing a flood of flood maps
August 13, 2008
- Top CO2 emitting counties in the United States identified
May 4, 2008
- Breath of a Nation -- Animated CO2 Map
May 4, 2008
- Virus views enhanced using nation's largest Condor flock
May 4, 2008
- Proposed new city of Istanbul premiers in animated video
January 9, 2008
- Research forcasts increased chances for stormy weather
December 10, 2007
- Scientists Create their own Web 2.0 network with nanoHUB
August 21, 2007
- 'Push-Button' Climate Modeling Now Available
July 12, 2007
- 'Not so fast, supercomputers,' say software programmers
June 1, 2007
- Remnants of Hurricane Dennis
July 13, 2006
- Sun Computers Run Most Comprehensive Climate Model To Date
July 13, 2006
- Simulation Shows 9/11 Plane Crash with Scientific Detail
October 7, 2004
- Homeland security skills honed through "Measured Response" simulation
October 7, 2004
