Oregon State Picks 6 Teams for $50,000 Supercomputer Hero Runs Ahead of 2027 Launch
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Updated · Orange Media Network · May 11
Oregon State Picks 6 Teams for $50,000 Supercomputer Hero Runs Ahead of 2027 Launch
1 articles · Updated · Orange Media Network · May 11
Six Oregon State University teams will each receive $50,000 and priority access to the Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex supercomputer for “hero runs” when the system opens in 2027.
The new Research Computing Office created the seed program to push researchers toward larger science and engineering problems that require heavy, one-time computing loads across OSU’s science, engineering and earth sciences colleges.
Benjamin Dalziel’s team plans AI-driven digital twins for all 241 incorporated Oregon cities to test movement patterns that could slow COVID- or flu-like outbreaks without sharply disrupting daily life.
Jesse Rodríguez’s group will mine decades of DIII-D fusion-reactor data to build an AI model that predicts plasma disruptions, aiming to prevent damage and help reactors move toward net energy gain.
Four other projects span wave breaking, exact quantum dynamics, geospatial AI and high-resolution weather-climate modeling, and OSU says it hopes to renew the seed fund and expand related programs statewide.
With NVIDIA's deep involvement, can OSU's research prioritize public good over the company's commercial interests?
As AI predicts reactor failures and disease outbreaks, what unforeseen risks do these powerful new tools create?
As OSU models 'immune systems' for Oregon cities, what prevents this public health tool from becoming a surveillance system?