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Discover 30 years of NCSA research, education, and innovation

Letter from Ed Seidel

The director gives insight on the future of NCSA

Welcome to NCSA’s 30th anniversary website! Here, you’ll find photos, videos, short stories on our “Turning 30” blog, timelines and other historical information about NCSA, the pre-eminent supercomputer center in the country.

NCSA’s 30 year history is filled with world-changing developments in every field of academic study and real world problem solving. NCSA and the University of Illinois have always been a nexus for innovation and change – NCSA’s creation as a national hub for digital inquiry and exploration represented a revolution in the culture of conduct and research. As we head into our next 30 years, NCSA will continue to shape lives and the future of scientific research and innovation. Take a look back with us and celebrate our accomplishments, while keeping an eye on the future.

Here’s to 30 wonderful years!

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News

  • NCSA 30th Anniversary Celebration Reception

    July 28, 2016

    September 16, 2016, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. NCSA building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana, IL 61801 Join us at the NCSA 30th Anniversary Celebration Reception as we power up ...

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  • Danny Powell

    Interview: Danny Powell

    March 22, 2016

    NCW – Danny Powell Kenny: Hello everyone, and thank you for reading our fourth installment of NCSA Crush Wednesday. Today I am with the Executive Director of NCSA...

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  • Werner Benger/Ed Seidel gravitational wave simulation

    Gravitational Waves

    February 29, 2016

    Thanks for coming to the NCSA 30th anniversary website! We’ll try to update you regularly with historical information about NCSA and the research done here! Let’...

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  • Travis Tate

    Can you describe NCSA in four words?

    Research. Education. Innovation. Tradition.

    - Travis Tate

  • Colin MacLean

    What are you working on now?

    I am working on putting a fully featured package manger to Blue Waters.

    - Colin MacLean

  • Kaylyn Rogers

    What advice would you give to your teenage self?

    Don’t worry about what other people think.

    - Kaylyn Rogers

  • JaeHyuk Kwack

    What has been your favorite project so far?

    The Blue Waters project.

    - JaeHyuk Kwack

  • Meagan Lang

    What are your favorite hobbies?

    My hobbies involve outreach. I enjoy going into the community and discussing science with people who might not be able to think about scientific topics on a day-to-day basis.

    - Meagan Lang

  • Matt Schuldt

    Who do you admire most?

    My grandfather

    - Matt Schuldt

  • Anand Padmanabham

    What's one thing you couldn't live without?

    I couldn’t live without my wife.

    - Anand Padmanabhan

  • Sandie Kappes

    If you could invite anyone from history to dinner, who would it be and why? Bonus: what would you eat?

    I would eat with Secretariat, and we’d have carrot cake.

    - Sandie Kappes

  • Amy Schuele

    What's one thing about yourself that people might not know?

    When I got my first job at Boeing, I was programming with Ada. I loved the language, but it’s not around anymore.

    - Amy Schuele

  • Weddie Jackson

    If your life were a movie, what genre would it be and why?

    Sci-fi, because it talks about stuff that could possibly be, but isn’t yet. It’s kind of a fantasy of the cutting edge; think Star-Trek, Iron Man, etc.

    - Weddie Jackson

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