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Upgraded Science Trailer Teaches Students about Supercomputing

“What’s Your Problem?” This question, emblazoned on the side of a bright red trailer, invites students of all ages to step into the world of computational science. This mobile exhibit showcases the scientific and technological achievements made possible by past, present, and future supercomputers located at the US Department of…
Elizabeth Rosenthal
April 25, 2019
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Simple Summit

Cade Brown and Thomas Hill, high school seniors from L&N Stem Academy in Knoxville, spent the summer of 2018 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developing a small-scale demonstration unit of the Summit supercomputer called Simple Summit. Two high school seniors from L&N STEM Academy in Knoxville spent the summer of…
Katie Bethea
October 9, 2018
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OLCF User Support Specialist Receives YWCA Award Nomination

Each fall the YWCA in Knoxville, Tennessee, holds its annual Tribute to Women gala to recognize women in the community who have demonstrated the values of the organization: encouraging diversity, advocating for racial justice, and empowering women. This year Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) User Support Specialist Suzanne Parete-Koon was chosen as a…
Rachel McDowell
October 18, 2016
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Directorate’s Daughters Run Code on Titan at WiC Event

Staff from the CCSD coded with their daughters at the inaugural Introduce Your Daughter to Code event hosted by WiC. Among the participants were (front row, left to right) Jayden Ellis, Brett Ellis, and Abigail Ellis; (back row, left to right) Edmon Begoli and Anastasia M. Begoli. In July, Women…
Rachel McDowell
August 16, 2016
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Titan Goes on Tour

OLCF staff helped unveil ORNL’s Traveling Science Fair supercomputing exhibit at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC.
Jonathan Hines
May 10, 2016