Around the Consortium

Revamped Ascend cluster supports AI, medical research, and education (Dec 8, 2025)
Ohio Supercomputer Center and The Ohio State University collaboration provides new high performance computing capabilities for all clientsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec 18, 2025) — 

The Ohio Supercomputer Center has launched a major expansion of its Ascend cluster, which provides greater access to graphics processing units (GPUs) for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine... Read more

OSC strengthens global connections through major research computing conferences in 2025 (Dec 5, 2025)
From Hamburg to St. Louis, OSC staff shared expertise, led community discussions, and highlighted the growing impact of Open OnDemand and advanced cyberinfrastructureCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec 12, 2025) — 

In 2025, the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) demonstrated leadership in an era where artificial intelligence (AI), data-intensive research, and advanced... Read more

OARnet’s Fall 2025 Member Meeting highlights broadband expansion, AI, cybersecurity, quantum networking initiatives (Nov 18, 2025)
OARnet hosts Ohio higher education IT community COLUMBUS, Ohio (Nov 25, 2025) — 

OARnet’s fall 2025 Member Meeting addressed several opportunities and challenges for higher education IT operations, including the management of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity initiatives as well as new developments in quantum networking and the expansion of broadband... Read more

Global Open OnDemand Conference returns in 2026 to advance HPC accessibility and collaboration (Nov 4, 2025)
OSC’s web portal, used by thousands around the world to access research computing resources, will be focus of three-day meetingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Nov 5, 2025) — 

Following a sold-out inaugural event that brought together researchers, developers, and system administrators from around the world, the... Read more

Eindhoven University of Technology builds connection through Open OnDemand (Oct 31, 2025)
A growing community of researchers is redefining HPC access and collaboration in EuropeCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Nov 12, 2025) — 

At Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands, high performance computing (HPC) is an integral part of discovery and innovation. From fluid dynamics and... Read more

OSC research earns top honors at annual PEARC conference (Oct 6, 2025)
Projects in AI security and field-ready machine learning earn national recognitionCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct 9, 2025) — 

At the Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC) conference, researchers gather each summer to share innovations in high performance computing (HPC), data,... Read more

Small college plasma physics research gets big boost from OSC computing power (Sep 30, 2025)
Marietta College faculty member, student use HPC to simulate laser experimentsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct 15, 2025) — 

At Marietta College, classes are small and professors often know students by name. Behind the quiet campus setting, physics professor Joseph Smith was running simulations to... Read more

Texas A&M research computing team creates custom dashboard, apps for Open OnDemand users (Sep 25, 2025)
Team introduces innovations to Ohio Supercomputer Center’s global HPC web portalCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct 23, 2025) — 

Over the last few years, the global high performance computing (HPC) community’s adoption of the Ohio Supercomputer Center’s (OSC) Open OnDemand platform has skyrocketed. With... Read more

Ohio State biology researcher uses machine learning models, OSC resources to identify bat species (Sep 18, 2025)
High performance computing helps scientists understand biodiversity, conservation needs COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sep 25, 2025) — 

For Sydney Decker, evolution isn’t just a topic from a biology textbook—it’s the foundation of her scientific curiosity. A postdoctoral researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University, Decker has been driven by one... Read more

OARnet Executive Director Pankaj Shah receives The Quilt’s 2025 Dave Reese Distinguished Service Award (Sep 16, 2025)
Award honors exceptional leadership in the research and education communityCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Sep 17, 2025) — 

Pankaj Shah, executive director of OARnet, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of The Quilt’s Dave Reese Distinguished Service... Read more

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