The National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS), home to the Kraken supercomputer, has named Dr. Gregory Peterson as its new project director.
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft is currently on the hunt for Earth-like planets throughout the Milky Way, and by extension, is surveying a multitude of stars to determine how many might support orbiting, Earth-like planets. It’s a tall order, even for a mission named after one of history’s most beloved astronomers.
The National Science Foundation’s Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) program has named the first Fellows for its Campus Champions (CC) program, pairing a Champion with a member of XSEDE's Extended Collaborative Support Services (ECSS) staff to work on real-world science and engineering projects for about one year.
The Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) and the National Science Foundation-funded Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) team up to foster collaborations among U.S. and European scientists and engineers.