Press Releases

Open OnDemand 3.0 makes HPC even easier with advanced, community-driven upgrades
New features added in response to community input and partnerships

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) has released version 3.0 of Open OnDemand, a web-based client portal used by high performance computing (HPC) centers around the globe, to offer clients easier ways to customize and manage their work.

With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), OSC developed and launched version 1.0 of Open OnDemand in 2017. The portal is based on OSC’s original OnDemand gateway, which allows clients to seamlessly connect to the Center’s supercomputing clusters, submit and monitor jobs, manage files and run applications.

Professor builds Ohio State course around research using the Ohio Supercomputer Center

Chris Hadad has been a client of the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) for over two decades and leads one of the most active accounts. A professor of organic chemistry at
The Ohio State University, Hadad is currently developing medical countermeasures against organophosphorus chemical nerve agents used in chemical warfare and as pesticides in agriculture.

Case Western tape storage
Finding solutions for long-term research data storage needs

Case Western Reserve University is one of the most research-intensive higher education institutions in the state of Ohio. Ranked R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, during fiscal year 2021 it attracted more than $390 million in competitive sponsored research projects.

OSC hosts Midwest Research Computing and Data Consortium meeting
Event provides forum for university high performance computing and data professionals to share best practices

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is hosting the Spring 2023 meeting of the Midwest Research Computing and Data Consortium (MW-RCD) March 2-3.

Researchers discover why some molecular mutations make COVID-19 more contagious

With the COVID-19 pandemic presenting an ongoing global challenge, Xiche Hu’s lab at the University of Toledo is taking a closer look at the mutations of the coronavirus.

For more than 20 years, Hu’s lab has been researching an issue known as molecular recognition, which is how two molecules locate each other, and bind together to perform a biological function. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Hu wondered if his molecular recognition expertise could help scientists understand how the coronavirus identifies the right receptors to bind to in the human body to trigger infection.

Digital rendered boat prop.
Cotty Fay Marine Design uses HPC resources to study product performance, impact

Cotty Fay Marine Design is a small firm in Washington state that uses its engineering expertise to improve the design and performance of products, ranging from the mechanical parts on watercraft to the manufacturing equipment used by various industries.

Company owner Endicott (Cotty) M. Fay employs computational fluid dynamics to simulate how product designs may behave in—and impact—the environments in which they are intended to operate.

OSC program helps fuel STEM pipeline in Ohio
Young Women’s Summer Institute gives girls confidence to pursue STEM education, careers

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) launched the Young Women’s Summer Institute (YWSI) 22 years ago in response to the low representation of women in STEM fields, particularly information technology. The program hopes to inspire more Ohio middle school girls to get excited about science and pursue a career in the field.

Student touching the leaves of a tree at Chadwick Arboretum.
YWSI sparked interest in STEM for 15 Ohio middle school girls in 2022
Girls work with data, collect water samples and understand how science can impact their community

Fifteen Ohio middle school girls attended the Young Women’s Summer Institute (YWSI) hosted by the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) from July 17-23 2022.

The girls learned about data and watersheds and practiced analyzing water samples before going on an excursion to Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park Nature Center southwest of Columbus. At the creek, the girls examined water samples and went to the park’s Nature Center, where they learned about the different ecosystems within the park.

Ascend cluster
Ohio Supercomputer Center launches GPU cluster “Ascend” for high performance computing work
Clients may request access to new cluster designed to support artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) has officially launched Ascend, its new high performance computing (HPC) cluster designed to accommodate the growth of client work in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics and machine learning.

Ohio Supercomputer Center celebrates 35 years at the forefront of technology
Since 1987, unique state resource has evolved advanced computing in Ohio to accelerate research discovery, business innovation and the education of tomorrow's leaders

Since its founding in 1987, OSC has remained on the forefront of technology by continually upgrading and launching new high performance computing resources while expanding its services to an array of academic disciplines and industries. As Ohio focuses on heightening its scientific capabilities and workforce development strategies to ensure its economic success, OSC is becoming an even more critical state resource.

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