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Using ACCESS to Help Find Solutions to Potable Water Shortages

Scientists use SDSC’s Expanse to find better materials to turn seawater into drinking water.

9/10/2025
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Yellowstone National Park hot springs

Beneath the Floor is Lava

Simulations on TACC’s Stampede3 allocated through ACCESS helped map the volcanic system beneath Yellowstone National Park.

5/28/2025
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an image of a thermometer under the sun.

Urban Heat Island Research

ACCESS-allocated resource SDSC’s Expanse provides high-res mapping of heat risks in California’s Imperial Valley.

4/23/2025
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ACCESS Resources Provide New Forecasting Tool for Farmers

Maryland researchers use HPC resources from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to advance agriculture dashboard.

10/17/2024
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Boreal forest floor. Mossy ground and warm,autumnal light. Norwegian woodlands.

Using Supercomputers to Better Understand Boreal Forest Changes

Researchers use Stampede3 to study the impacts of climate change on Alaskan forest pests.

10/01/2024
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Satellite view. Hurricane Florence over the Atlantics close to the US coast . Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

Enhancing Hurricane Forecasts

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Bridges-2 helps researchers develop a game-changer in mitigating catastrophic impacts.

9/25/2024
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A sperm whale coming up for air while a free diver swims alongside

Using Supercomputers to Understand the Echoes of Toothed Whales

Researchers from the University of Washington use ACCESS resource Bridges-2 at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to study whale communication.

6/27/2024
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A close up view of plant cells transpiring - the plant version of sweating.

From Sky to Land and Back Again

Scientists from the University of Illinois use ACCESS resource Delta to run their AI models predicting evapotranspiration.

6/19/2024
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Wind turbines stand tall in the foreground, with an orange and blue sunset in the background.

Unraveling Wind’s Dance

Researchers from the University of Memphis use HPC to better understand turbine wake meandering and energy efficiency.

6/06/2024
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Hurricane Irma as seen from space.

Using Supercomputers To Examine How Water Vapor Uncertainty Shapes Cyclone Predictions

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University use ACCESS resource Stampede2 to run hurricane simulations.

5/28/2024
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