by Chris Csonka | Sep 18, 2026 | Anniversary, Features, Inside PSC, Staff
Rob Light, now PSC’s Principal Systems Software Engineer Manager, who started in 1999 as a student. PSC’s Chris Csonka sat down with Rob Light, Principal Systems Software Engineer Manager to chat about Rob’s time at PSC from his beginning days to the present....
by Ken Chiacchia | Aug 19, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights
2008 PSC Simulations Helped Transitions Inc. Develop First Plastic Photochromic Lenses PSC40: Powering Discovery 2026 marks 40 years of PSC. As we continue on with cutting-edge innovation, we look back on four decades of history in computing, education, and...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 29, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights
The role of black holes in the evolution of the universe were re-envisioned by work on PSC’s Cray XT3. In this illustration from NASA, Sagittarius A* (A-star) is surrounded by bending light and flashes of energy. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)...
by Chris Csonka | Jul 22, 2026 | Anniversary, Features, Inside PSC, Staff
PSC tech mastermind Jim Kasdorf (center), with PSC founders Mike Levine and Ralph Roskies. PSC’s Chris Csonka sat down with Jim Kasdorf, PSC’s first supercomputer expert, and his wife Kate, to chat about the early days at PSC and Jim’s role in the center’s...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 9, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights
2002 Simulation of Aquaporin Protein Showed How Cells Maintain Balance Needed for Healthy Functions Our bodies’ cells must allow water to cross their membranes while maintaining strategic imbalances of other molecules. In 2002, scientists were puzzled by how the...
by Chris Csonka | Jun 23, 2026 | Anniversary, Features, Inside PSC, Staff
Summer 2024 interns on their last day at PSC, with Ben on the far left. Ben Nalevanko, former PSC intern, sat down with Chris Csonka to talk about his time at the center and catch up with what he’s doing now. PSC40: Powering Discovery 2026 marks 40 years of...
