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"These supercomputer allocations provided me, as a student researcher, with the high-performance computing resources necessary to conduct the high-resolution continental rifting simulations central to this study, work that would have been impossible on local machines," Silva said.

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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Meet Your Project’s Matchmaker: New ACCESS Tools - Access ACCESS staff are constantly working to improve your experience in the program – they’ve recently unveiled new tools to help you choose your resources.

ACCESS is constantly working to improve your experience with the U.S. NSF program. New tools, such as the ACCESS Resource Advisor and the Software Documentation Service, were recently unveiled to help you choose the resources you need for your work. #HPC

Find out more: access-ci.org/meet-your-pr...

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Do you ever have a question about one of the #HPC systems available through ACCESS allocations? Many of our resource providers offer office hours that are a perfect venue for your casual queries! Check out the ACCESS Events & Trainings page for dates and times: support.access-ci.org/events

"Without Anvil, this paper would be just a conceptual framework that, hey, you know, trade could be a good thing compared to irrigation. But we didn’t have numerical evidence to support that claim. Now, thanks to having access to Anvil, we could provide that evidence." - Iman Haqiqi

Using HPC to Discover New Benefits to Global Trade - Access A researcher at Purdue used their time on Anvil to study how robust international trade can help mitigate the impact of events such as extreme heat on local food supplies.

Iman Haqiqi at Purdue University used ACCESS allocations on the Anvil #supercomputer to study how robust international trade can help mitigate the impact of events such as extreme heat on local food supplies. #HPC #economics #trade #EnablingDiscoverForAll

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When Continents Try, and Fail, to Break Apart ACCESS Stampede3 allocations help reveal the critical conditions for geological rift failure

Did you know North America was once almost ripped apart, geologically speaking? 🌎

Using NSF @accessforci.bsky.social allocations on TACC's Stampede3 supercomputer, researchers identified critical conditions for geological rift failure. Learn more: bit.ly/46rWiqQ #NSFfunded #PoweringDiscoveries

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LAST WEEK to apply to join the 2026 cohort for the Student Training and Engagement Program! Deadline is Feb. 8.

Undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in #cyberinfrastructure are encouraged to apply for this in-person, internship opportunity. Apply here: operations.access-ci.org/step

“What we’re doing with these Expanse-generated models is providing design engineers with a physics-based roadmap for how hydrogen can behave in real turbine environments,” explained Sánchez.

Read more on this innovative research in the story above! #HPC #supercomputing #energy

By creating simulations of hydrogen combustion in turbines, Sánchez and his research team utilized ACCESS allocations on the Expanse supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to discover the ideal way to safely burn hydrogen without damaging the turbine or blowing out the flame completely.

Using Simulations to Create Safer Hydrogen Fuel - Access Researchers at the University of California San Diego used their ACCESS allocations to find ways to make hydrogen safer for gas turbines.

"Large-scale compute resources let us explore a wide range of conditions in minutes or hours instead of weeks. That means engineering risks are reduced and clean‐fuel timelines move up," said Antonio L. Sánchez, a professor at @ucsandiego.bsky.social.

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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

#HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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

Using HPC to Develop Wearables that Monitor Health - Access Researchers at the University of Illinois utilize their ACCESS-allocated resources to develop tools for monitoring anxiety in real time.

Through ACCESS allocations, "NCSA resources helped our team fast-track the algorithm development and data analysis of both machine learning and deep learning models for use in state anxiety detection." - Manuel Hernandez, Carle Illinois College of Medicine

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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

Optimizing a Taxing Process - Access Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Omaha use ACCESS-allocated resources to capture a more nuanced understanding of the impact of taxation strategies.

"To solve these models, we needed Anvil. There’s no question – without it, this is not something we would have been able to achieve." - Zhigang Feng, associate professor of economics at the University of Nebraska Omaha

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The Clot Thickens - Access A research team from Florida State University utilized Stampede3 at TACC for new insights into blood clotting.

A research team from Florida State University utilized ACCESS allocations on Stampede3 at @taccutexas.bsky.social for new insights into blood clotting. #HPC #EnablingDiscoverForAll

Read more about how ACCESS is impacting health research worldwide: access-ci.org/the-clot-thi...

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Happy New Year! Even though 2026 is just beginning, don't forget that online applications for the Student Training and Engagement Program are due Feb. 1. #HPC

Undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in #cyberinfrastructure are encouraged to apply here: operations.access-ci.org/step

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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YouTube video by ACCESSforCI ACCESS Research Testimonials

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

An Award-Winning Time at SC25 - Access Congratulations to all the ACCESS-affiliated Resource Providers who took home awards at this year’s Supercomputing Conference.

Congratulations to the ACCESS-affiliated resource providers (RPs) that took home HPCwire awards during #SC25 last month!

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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

NCSA was recognized for its outstanding achievements in two categories in the annual #HPCwireRCA25 awards announced at #SC25. Both awards centered on research that used NCSA’s premier supercomputing systems #Delta and #DeltaAI. Read the story!
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TACC is thrilled to be recognized with two HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards at #SC25 in St. Louis!

🏆 Best Use of HPC in Financial Services
🏆 Best Use of HPC in Physical Sciences

We’re proud to support research communities pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. 🌍💡Learn more: bit.ly/48q239V

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