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Chancellor Names Shah Executive Director of OSC
OARnet leader seeks synergies with dual appointment

Columbus, Ohio (Nov. 30, 2012) – Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro recently appointed Pankaj Shah as executive director of the Ohio Supercomputer Center.

Shah concurrently serves as the executive director of the Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet), a role he’s held since 2005. By leading both technology organizations in their independent missions, Shah will seek closer collaboration between the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) and OARnet, creating new opportunities from their combined efforts.

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OSC receives HPCwire award at SC12 conference
OSC received an HPCwire Editors’ Choice Award for Best HPC Collaboration between Government and Industry for the center's role in NDEMC at SC12 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Group honors OSC for role with national digital manufacturing initiative

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International conference features Ohio Supercomputer Center experts
OSC is kicking off its 25th anniversary at SC12

Columbus, Ohio (Nov. 9, 2012) –The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is kicking off its 25th anniversary at SC12, the premier international conference on high performance computing, networking and storage being held Nov. 10-16 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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UC-Berkeley's Head-Gordon to deliver 2012 Pitzer Lecture
Martin Head-Gordon, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the 2012 Pitzer Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry Nov. 9

Columbus, Ohio (Nov. 7, 2012) – Martin Head-Gordon, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the 2012 Pitzer Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Room 2015 of McPherson Laboratory, 140 W. 18th Ave., on the main campus of The Ohio State University.

Top federal economic development official visits OSC
Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) officials recently described for a top federal economic development official how the center is using advanced modeling and simulation to boost the prospects for small- and medium-sized supply-chain businesses.

OSC, business clients explain roles with EDA's NDEMC program

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Researchers study joints at tissue, cellular levels
A Cleveland Clinic research team is leveraging Ohio Supercomputer Center systems to developing virtual models of human knee joints to better understand damage mechanisms caused by the aging process or debilitating diseases.

Cleveland Clinic team simulates cartilage response to loading

Middle school girls use technology to investigate human impact on environment
Ohio Supercomputer Center hosts Young Women's Summer Institute

 

Columbus, Ohio (July 5, 2012) - At this year's Young Women's Summer Intitute, 15 middle school girls from around Ohio will be exploring complex environmental watershed issues that impact the state. 

Students solve real-world challenges at Ohio Supercomputer Center's Summer Institute
Ohio high school students explore advanced technology

Sixteen high school students from around Ohio will be attending the Ohio Supercomputer Center’s Summer Institute on June 17-29, 2012, at The Ohio State University. These students, selected from 69 applicants, will research and solve real-world challenges through exploring topics from investigating cyber-crime to designing autonomous robots.

Researchers take virus-tracking software worldwide
Project allows new forms of client software to join genetic surveillance
Project allows new forms of client software to join genetic surveillance

Columbus, Ohio (May 22, 2012) - A biomedical informatics researcher who tracks dangerous viruses as they spread around the globe has restructured his innovative tracking software to promote even wider use of the program around the world.

Tomko to champion high-performance computing for XSEDE
A senior researcher in computer science at the Ohio Supercomputer Center has been designated a Campus Champion – charged with empowering researchers and educators to advance scientific discovery by serving as their local source of knowledge about national

XSEDE designation aims to help researchers advance scientific discovery

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