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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

OSC contributes to major conferences on supercomputing policy and technology
Fall 2022 SC, CASC and Gateways meetings feature OSC leadership and participation

Continuing a long tradition of leadership in the field, Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) staff participated in and helped plan three large research computing-focused conferences this fall, advancing and learning from the national conversation in high performance computing (HPC).

OSC hosts ICICLE meeting to discuss goals for artificial intelligence project
National Science Foundation-funded project, led by The Ohio State University, advances AI applications

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is a project partner in the National Science Foundation-funded Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute for Intelligent Cyberinfrastructure with Computational Learning in the Environment (ICICLE) and will host an All Hands Meeting Nov. 2-3.

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OSC helps shape conversation at national cyberinfrastructure conference
Staff played key role in organizing PEARC meeting on research computing topics

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) leadership and staff have played a significant role in the national Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC) Conference Series, the latest in a series of conferences beginning in 2006 to address the changing needs of the advanced cyberinfrastructure community.

OSC hosts 10th meeting of the MVAPICH Users Group
Discussion focuses on high performance computing library developed by Ohio State’s “DK” Panda

A broad array of researchers, developers, system administrators and students who share an interest in the MVAPICH open-source library for high performance computing will gather at the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) Monday, Aug. 22, through Wednesday, Aug. 24, for the 10th meeting of the MVAPICH Users Group (MUG).

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