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...
by Ken Chiacchia | May 28, 2026 | Anniversary, Science Highlights
PSC’s Cray T3D Stretched Warning from Half an Hour to Six Hours, Fine Tuning Prediction to Cover Local Storms In 1995, severe-weather predictions could only give about half an hour’s warning. That’s not much of a heads-up for travelers on the road, airports shuffling...
by Chris Csonka | May 20, 2026 | Anniversary, Features, Inside PSC, Staff
Robin and the PSC team at SC25. Robin Scibek sat down with Chris Csonka to talk about her journey from Computer Science student at the University of Pittsburgh to Communications Director at PSC. PSC40: Powering Discovery 2026 marks 40 years of PSC. As we...
