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access-ci.orgACCESS for All - AccessAt ACCESS, we believe world-class advanced computing should be available to everyone, no matter the size or type of your organization. Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, ACCESS provide...

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ACCESS levels the playing field for non-R1 universities by offering free access to advanced CPU/GPU clusters, large-memory nodes and cloud environments.

Researchers and classroom instructors can easily request small “Explore” allocations to jumpstart projects, run pilot simulations, or scale up existing data workflows without the overhead of maintaining local hardware. ACCESS helps non-R1 faculty turn ambitious ideas into groundbreaking discoveries.

Did you know ACCESS also supports non-R1 institutions? Find out more: access-ci.org/access-for-a...

ACCESS empowers major research and classroom endeavors without big constraints. You don’t need dedicated on-campus hardware or a multi-million-dollar cyberinfrastructure budget to conduct high-impact, data-intensive research and education.

access-ci.orgThe Deep Freeze Survival Secret Hidden in Arctic Microbes - AccessUniversity of Kentucky researchers use allocations on Delta to apply nature’s antifreeze to human purposes.

University of Kentucky researchers used their ACCESS allocation on Delta at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (@ncsa.illinois.edu) to harness the power of nature's antifreeze for new novel purposes. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/the-deep-fre...

arxiv.orgWhat do Language Models Learn and When? The Implicit Curriculum HypothesisLarge language models (LLMs) can perform remarkably complex tasks, yet the fine-grained details of how these capabilities emerge during pretraining remain poorly understood. Scaling laws on validation...

A research paper that utilized #computing resources at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications through ACCESS recently received one of three Outstanding Paper Awards at the 2026 Conference on Language Modeling. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll arxiv.org/abs/2604.08510

Titled "What do Language Models Learn and When? The Implicit Curriculum Hypothesis," the paper dives into which skills LLMs acquire and when during pretraining, offering a way to understand model development beyond aggregate loss curves.

Congratulations to authors Emmy Liu, Kaiser Sun, Millicent Li, Isabelle Lee, Lindia Tjuatja, Jen-tse Huang and Graham Neubig!

rcac.purdue.eduAnvil lowers barrier to entry for big da...(September 30, 2026) Over the summer, Purdue University’s Anvil supercomputer supported the 2026 BigCARE Workshop, a two-week course that te...

The Anvil supercomputer at ACCESS resource provider Purdue's Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC) supported the 2026 BigCARE Workshop, a two-week course that teaches cancer researchers big data skills. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll #healthcare #research www.rcac.purdue.edu/news/7926

"Anvil was integral to the workshop, providing attendees with access to a high-performance computing (HPC) resource designed to have a low barrier to entry for newcomers, which is crucial for cancer researchers who may not yet be experts in research computing."

access-ci.orgTurning HPC Stewardship into Research Opportunities - AccessA collaboration of researchers explores why the hardest part of HPC adoption is often not the computing itself, but everything surrounding it.

A collaboration of researchers used ACCESS as an example to explore why the hardest part of HPC adoption is often not the computing itself, but everything surrounding it. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/turning-hpc-...

access-ci.orgACCESS Allocations Help Physicists Better Understand How Light Moves Electrons - AccessSDSC, PSC and TACC supercomputers power Drake University study.

"The NSF ACCESS allocations allowed us to run simulations that predicted how electrons should behave under the experimental conditions. When we compared the predictions with the actual measurements, the results matched remarkably well." - Klaus Bartschat access-ci.org/access-alloc...

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Researchers at Drake University used their allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and Stampede3 at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to better understand how light moves through electrons.

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A @washu.edu -led team found a 25% cost reduction in renewable energy-based industrial CO2 conversion, powered by TACC’s Stampede3 simulations awarded by the NSF @accessforci.bsky.social. Learn more: bit.ly/4j1DeHo @caltech.edu @UT Austin @utaustin.bsky.social @departmentofenergy.bsky.social

bit.lyLatest NewsCatalysts that convert waste carbon dioxide into valuable products like acetate are designed to run continuously on electricity for the conversion process. But electricity from renewable energy…

access-ci.orgPreventing ‘Robot Jams’ in Warehouses - AccessCarnegie Mellon researchers use ACCESS allocations to solve increasing problem.

Carnegie Mellon University researchers used ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to solve an increasing problem in commercial warehouses. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/preventing-r...

hpcwire.com2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting is Open! - HPCwireWelcome to the 2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards Voting! The HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the most outstanding individuals, organizations, products, and technologies in the industry. The...

One week left in the voting! Submit your ballot by Friday, October 2.

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Voting is underway for the 2026 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards, and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS program needs your help to continue our winning tradition! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll www.hpcwire.com/2026-hpcwire...

access-ci.orgACCESS Assists in Predicting Tropical Cyclones - AccessResearchers from the Naval Postgraduate School use NCSA’s Delta for faster simulations.

23 Sept

Researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School used Delta at @ncsa.illinois.edu to create efficient, large-scale simulations of tropical cyclones, proving that their model, using GPUs, is five times faster than the CPU model. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/access-assis...

22 Sept

22 Sept

ACCESS received four nominations this year and you can vote once for each nominee through Friday, October 2. Winners will be announced in November at the SC Conference Series in Chicago!

21 Sept

Need AI help? ACCESS resource provider @ncsa.illinois.edu is hosting an in-person “Regional Workshop on AI” on October 5-6 on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, designed to help researchers from around the Midwest move from #AI curiosity to practical capability. #HPC #research

publish.illinois.eduNCSA Regional Workshop on AI | A two-day AI conference event for beginner and intermediate attendees | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | Illinois

21 Sept

Organized by the teams supporting ACCESS-allocated computing resources Delta and DeltaAI, the workshop will have two complementary learning paths: one for beginners and one with more focused domain-specific sessions. Space is limited, so register today! Details: publish.illinois.edu/regional-ai/

access-ci.orgACCESS Resources Help Power Cryptography Classes - AccessCUNY students leverage advanced research computing to do what laptops cannot.

17 Sept

"Thanks to ACCESS allocations on Jetstream2 at IU, our students are able to complete mathematical cryptography assignments through a reliable online platform capable of supporting multiple people at once," said Hunter Johnson, a cryptology and cryptanalysis professor. access-ci.org/access-resou...

17 Sept

"Approximately 150 CUNY cryptography undergraduates benefit from this resource and we are grateful for the support provided by the National Science Foundation. Without it, we would not be able to afford the high cost of obtaining and maintaining a local high-performance computer.” #HPC

access-ci.orgA Summer of STEP - AccessACCESS student program interns spend the summer exploring high-performance computing resources and opportunities.

9 Sept

"Before the STEP program, I was unfamiliar with cyberinfrastructure. This program has allowed me to learn about the different careers in cyberinfrastructure, and I would like to include this path in my future career." - Leslie Hernandez access-ci.org/a-summer-of-...

9 Sept

Hear more about the ACCESS Student Training and Engagement Program (STEP) directly from our student interns in this new ACCESS story! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

access-ci.orgNew Tool Helps Scientists Develop Longer-Lasting Vaccines - AccessUniversity of Minnesota researchers leverage SDSC’s Expanse to speed results.

2 Sept

"Our study, which relied heavily on the NSF ACCESS allocations on SDSC’s Expanse, shows how advanced computing can complement traditional wet-lab experimental research." - Sapna Sarupria, associate professor in chemistry #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/new-tool-hel...

2 Sept

Researchers at the University of Minnesota leveraged their ACCESS allocation on Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to create vaccines with a longer shelf life.

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30 Aug

@accessforci.bsky.social Flexible compute resources funded by NSF has been as important as research grant funding for my group's computational neuroscience research! Thank you so much!

access-ci.orgACCESS-authored Papers Honored at PEARC26 - AccessTeams across the program showcase a variety of innovations.

25 Aug

Teams across the ACCESS program showcased a variety of innovations in their award-winning #PEARC26 presentations. Read about them in the story linked below! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/access-autho...

19 Aug

Researchers at Rutgers University used their ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to help explain how learning is coordinated across the brain. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/building-a-b...

19 Aug

"The result is a biologically constrained model – thanks to NSF ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 and the use of TACC Frontera – that still learns effectively, while staying closer to how neurons actually work." - Aaron Milstein, Rutgers University

access-ci.orgFact-Checking Large Language Models - AccessResearchers use ACCESS-allocated Delta to create new metric for accuracy.

17 Aug

Using ACCESS allocations on Delta at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, researchers have developed a new way to evaluate whether large language models are producing trustworthy plain-language explanations, helping address how people understand critical information. More: access-ci.org/fact-checkin...

access-ci.orgNSF ACCESS Allocations Power Murray State University Hydrogen Storage Study - AccessSDSC’s Expanse used for article that lands on journal cover.

6 Aug

U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS allocations on Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center powered a Murray State University hydrogen storage study. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/nsf-access-a...

6 Aug

"Thanks to NSF ACCESS support for supercomputing resources, our study continues to build on our team’s earlier work modeling magnesium-scandium and magnesium-titanium hydrogen clusters at lower levels of theory, extending those findings to a more accurate and expansive technique." - Jonathan Lyon

access-ci.orgUnlocking the Quantum Secrets of Moiré Materials - AccessFSU researchers are using their ACCESS allocations to decode the "weird" quantum behaviors of moiré materials.

5 Aug

Researchers from Florida State University used their ACCESS allocations on Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to decode the "weird" quantum behaviors of moiré materials. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/unlocking-th...

access-ci.orgCheck Out Our Program Year 4 Highlights Book - AccessSee all the program accomplished in the past year.

4 Aug

As always, we debuted our annual project highlights book at PEARC this summer. If you weren't able to pick up a physical copy, you can check out our digital version that features an overview of ACCESS’s impact on the field of research computing via the link below! #HPC access-ci.org/check-out-ou...

31 July

It was such a pleasure for some of our Student Training and Engagement Program (STEP) interns to join us at #PEARC26 this week! Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Juan Ocasio, Elliot Glenn, Justina Rhee and Mark Horak. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

30 July

It was so great to see our colleagues from various ACCESS resource providers and partners at #PEARC26 this week! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll Shout out: San Diego Supercomputer Center Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Open OnDemand NCSA Purdue's Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC)

29 July

#PEARC26 is in full swing now! Say hi and pick up your swag and project highlights book at the ACCESS booth (107) in the exhibitor hall!

access-ci.orgACCESS at PEARC26 - AccessACCESS staff and resource providers will host and present at several events for this year’s PEARC conference.

28 July

If you're at #PEARC26, don't miss the "Scientific Impact of ACCESS" presentation this afternoon at 3:35 p.m. in Auditorium Room 3! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll Details here: access-ci.org/access-at-pe...

access-ci.orgACCESS at PEARC26 - AccessACCESS staff and resource providers will host and present at several events for this year’s PEARC conference.

27 July

ACCESS-related tutorials aplenty at #PEARC26 today! Check out our lineup here: access-ci.org/access-at-pe... And visit Booth 107 in the exhibitor hall starting tomorrow! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

access-ci.orgACCESS at PEARC26 - AccessACCESS staff and resource providers will host and present at several events for this year’s PEARC conference.

22 July

#PEARC26 is right around the corner and the schedule is finally set! ACCESS has a full slate of tutorials, Birds of the Feather sessions, workshops and more next week. We hope to see you at the PEARC Conference Series in Minneapolis! #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/access-at-pe...

access-ci.orgOpening Doors to Impactful Research - AccessA recent study written by ACCESS staff showcases how the program has helped broaden access to national high-performance computing resources to enable research and education for all.

16 July

A recent study published by ACCESS staff members, and presented at #PEARC26 later this month, showcases how the program has helped broaden access to national high-performance computing resources to enable research and education for all. #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll access-ci.org/opening-door...

The ACCESS Student Training & Engagement Program (STEP-2) full-time summer internship kicked off June 8 with eight students coming together at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (pictured here in front of NCSA's Delta). #HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll

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This will provide opportunities for interactions with professionals in the field, including immersive visits to Indiana University Bloomington, Purdue University and Argonne National Laboratory, and conclude with attending the PEARC Conference Series in late July.

STEP-2 participants include: Mark Horak, Elliot Glenn, Justina Rhee, Arnold Jaoko, Vamshi Anirudh Thota, Juan Ocasio, Aarush Ganji and Sujan Maharjan.

For eight weeks, they'll learn from skilled professionals across ACCESS and develop an intermediate understanding of one of the areas of interest within the field, including networking, cybersecurity and software engineering for high-performance computing systems.

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hpcwire.comPEARC Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Conference Series - HPCwireThe upcoming PEARC26 conference scheduled to take place July 26-30 in Minneapolis, Minnesota will be special in at least one way: It’s the 10th anniversary of the founding of the event. As the PEARC26...

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