by Ken Chiacchia | Jan 15, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights
“Pop art”: The Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corporation used the Cray X-MP supercomputer to design the beverage can we know today. Credit: Emily Voelker/PSC 1987 Alcoa Work with PSC Supercomputer Helped Set Stage for Industrial Supercomputing Design Revolution...
by Chris Csonka | Jan 14, 2026 | Anniversary, Features, Inside PSC, Staff
Ralph Roskies, PSC founder and co-director. Photo credit: Tom Altany/University of Pittsburgh PSC’s Chris Csonka sat down with PSC co-founder Ralph Roskies to talk about his early days at PSC, its founding, and how he collaborated with Mike Levine and Jim Kasdorf...
by Chris Csonka | Dec 19, 2025 | Anniversary, Features
With the cold and snowy weather of December, we know that the winter holidays are nearly upon us, and the new year will soon follow. Now’s the perfect time to reflect on all the PSC stories and events of 2025. Significant Science Stories Hidden Order in “Intrinsically...
