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25 years of #Powering Discoveries. Home to the National Science Foundation Leadership-Class Computing Facility. Learn more: tacc.utexas.edu

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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ready to scale your applications across multiple GPUs and nodes? Join the NERSC N-Ways to Multi-GPU Programming Bootcamp for a hands-on, virtual deep dive into multi-GPU performance optimization. Register by October 6: nvidiac2.my.site.com/s/siteevent/...
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Please join us in welcoming Julie Sievers! 🎉 Julie joins our Evaluation Services group, where she will be responsible for developing and implementing formative and summative evaluations of STEM education-related projects, research grants, and contracted evaluation services. Welcome to the team!
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join us for a hands-on introduction to BerkeleyGW and MATCSSI: • Thursday, November 19, 2026 • 10:00am – 3:00pm CST • Interactive session, all experience levels welcome See what we're building, and tell us what your workflow needs. Register here: bit.ly/4xZzZEY
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please join us in welcoming Rohini Vaideswaran to TACC! 🥳 Rohini joins our High Performance Computing team, contributing to HPC research, development, and user support. A recent Ph.D. graduate from Georgia Tech, Rohini brings expertise in optimizing GPU-enabled science codes.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Level up your research! Join TACC’s Applied Parallel Programming Fall 2026 training: 📅 October 6–13, 2026 💻 Virtual This hands-on training is designed to help researchers make better use of TACC’s HPC resources and accelerate their computational workflows. Register today: bit.ly/4xpOXDb
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
TACC is excited to partner with the San Diego Supercomputer Center on the U.S. NSF NAIRR-OC to build the operational foundation for a sustained national AI research infrastructure. 🎉 Learn more: bit.ly/4yh8aHY
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The data is out! Researchers used the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Frontera supercomputer at TACC to run the largest cosmological hydrodynamic simulation yet: ASTRID. Learn more: bit.ly/4iwnuvx
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Upcoming TACC Trainings via Zoom! ➡️ Friday, September 4, 2026 / 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT TACC Training - Intro to Linux Fall 2026 ➡️ Friday, September 11, 2026 / 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT From Project Allocation to Job Submission: Your First Steps at TACC Visit TACC's Training page to register!
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The NSF has awarded SDSC and five partners, including TACC, a major collaboration to build the National Data Platform, a nationwide effort to transform how researchers and educators discover, access, and analyze data. Learn more: bit.ly/4bQMauK
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Yifeng Cui is preparing the U.S. NSF LCCF Horizon supercomputer to push earthquake simulations to unprecedented levels of detail, potentially enabling house-to-house seismic risk assessments across California. Learn more: bit.ly/45VCITg
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What if researchers could access computing, data, and scientific applications seamlessly across multiple supercomputing centers? That’s the vision behind the Interactive Discovery Laboratory. TACC is providing the software with Tapis and the Trust Management System. Learn more: bit.ly/3SqiTQT
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Approximately 700 teachers, advocates, administrators, professional development providers, university instructors, and policy makers gathered in San Antonio for the 10th annual @weteachcs.bsky.social Summit, making it the largest state K12 computing conference in the country. Read: bit.ly/4z0bFDP
Attendees crowded around an expo table at the 2026 WeTeach_CS Summit watching a presenter demonstrate a small robot. Others browse booths and read brochures.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
TACC is excited to connect with the research computing community at PEARC26 and SEHET26 next week in Minneapolis! Download the mobile app: ➡️Download the Cvent Events app. ➡️Search for PEARC26. ➡️Sign in using the name and email you used to register. ➡️Enter the verification code sent to your email.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Registration is now open for OSPOSIUM 2026! Join us September 23–24 at TACC on the J.J. Pickle Research Campus at UT Austin for two days of learning and collaboration around open source. Learn more and register: buff.ly/LwhW9LD
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
What if soft robots could be modeled with unprecedented accuracy before they're ever built? TACC's Frontera supercomputer helps create a quantitative digital twin simulation framework for robotic arms, with applications in healthcare, search and rescue, and more. Learn more: bit.ly/4aX7qOW
The Frontera supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Did you know? Every 7.5 seconds, a researcher submits a job to one of TACC's supercomputers. That's about 477 jobs every hour, fueling discoveries in science, engineering, and AI. #PoweringDiscoveries
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
TACC's 2025-2026 Frontera Computational Science Fellowship has come to a close. Read about this cohort's experiences, the lessons they learned, and why they encourage other students to apply for computational research fellowships. Learn more: bit.ly/454weB0
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
At speeds above Mach 5, extreme heat + reactive plasma push materials to their limits. Using the Stampede3 supercomputer at TACC, researchers combined HPC + AI to accelerate the discovery of ultra-high-temperature ceramics for future aerospace. Learn more: bit.ly/4eZzqT2 #NSFfunded #NSF ACCESS
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
For TACC's Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC) team, summer brings a whirlwind of activity. Stephen Michalik (left) has joined the team as a CS Education Recruitment Coordinator. Travis Garcia (right) joins EPIC as a CS Education Specialist. Welcome to TACC — let's do EPIC things! 🚀🎉
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Learn how TACC is ushering in a new era of scientific computing through the U.S. NSF Leadership-Class Computing Facility and its Characteristic Science Applications program. Learn more: bit.ly/4vJncVU Watch the virtual panel: bit.ly/4fl43Uq @utaustin.bsky.social
Headshot of scientists associated with the US NSF Leadership-Class Computing Facility. Clockwise from top, Dan Stanzione, TACC; Katy Antypas, NSF; Tom Quinn, UoW; Yifeng Cui, SDSC; Feliciano Giustino, UT Austin; Dave Hardy, UIUC; Steven Gottlieb, UoI.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The future of U.S. open science is taking shape. TACC Executive Director Dan Stanzione shares the latest updates on the U.S. National Science Foundation Leadership-Class Computing Facility and Horizon. Exciting milestones are ahead. #TACC25 @utaustin.bsky.social
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Registration is now open for TACCSTER 2026 taking place September 21–22! Join researchers, scientists, engineers, students, and scholars from across Texas at TACC at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus at @utaustin.bsky.social. Visit the website and register today: tacc.utexas.edu/taccster/2026/
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Code@TACC alumni gathered with their families and TACC staff to celebrate the Susan Fratkin Scholarship recipients for 2025-2026. A total of 10 students each received a $500 scholarship to be used for higher education expenses. bit.ly/4g3YkTV
People stand in a line in front of a TACC backdrop. They are posing with an oversized check that says, "Fratkin Scholars. $500."
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
New book release from TACC's Victor Eijkhout! A longtime expert in HPC, Victor supports cutting-edge research and develops software for some of the world's largest supercomputers. Learn about his latest book: Scientific Computing in Modern C++ epubs.siam.org/doi/10.1137/...
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
TACC staff celebrated our 25th anniversary with cake and a toast to the discoveries, partnerships, and people who have shaped our journey. 🎉
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
That's a wrap on the 2026 @weteachcs.bsky.social Summit! Thank you to everyone who joined us for connection and collaboration. The Summit brings together educators from across Texas who are passionate about expanding access to CS education. @taccutexas.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Supercomputer simulations at the @taccutexas.bsky.social and the @rittigers.bsky.social are advancing the study of black hole and binary neutron star mergers, driving new discoveries about the universe's most extreme phenomena. Learn more: bit.ly/4esVPb5
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Summer is just around the corner, and we’re excited to welcome a new member to the team! ☀️ Walter Moreira has joined the Cloud and Interactive Computing group at TACC as a Senior Research Software Engineer. Join us in welcoming Walter to TACC!
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Want to move beyond AI buzzwords and learn how machine learning really works? Join us July 20–24 in Austin for an immersive, hands-on Machine Learning Summer Institute. 📍 Austin, Texas 📅 July 20–24, 2026 ⏰ 9:00 am–4:00 pm Registration closes July 6: web.cvent.com/event/6e81c8...
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
TACC celebrates the start of the 10th annual WeTeach_CS Summit! A record 700 educators, administrators, and policymakers are gathering in San Antonio for in-depth breakout sessions on topics like AI, networking, how to bring computer science education to your school or district, and more!
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Applications are open for CommUNITY@SC26 and Technology Training for Non-Traditionals—two programs that provide mentorship, hands-on experience, and professional development opportunities while helping develop the future HPC and CI workforce. 🚀💡 ➡️ sc26.supercomputing.org/community-en... ➡️ tnts.ai
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Welcome SGX3 interns to TACC! 🎉 We’re excited to have this talented group of students joining us this summer as they work alongside TACC mentors, researchers, and technology experts. We can’t wait to see all that this cohort accomplishes during their time with us. 🚀
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment at UT Austin and the @mcdonaldobs.bsky.social has released a new database of early-forming galaxies and the cosmic web between them, expanding opportunities for discovery by researchers, students, citizen scientists, and more. bit.ly/4uMJPZ1
Montage with McDonald Observatory HETDEX telescope, spectrographic data from large new public release.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Join TACC for a hands-on workshop to turn your research data into clear, impactful visualizations using high performance computing. Bring Your Own Data: Visualizing Your Data with HPC June 22–24, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | In Person Registration closes on June 8: web.cvent.com/event/1942b2...
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Which came first: the galaxy or the black hole? 🌌 Researchers from UT Austin made a new discovery that could help answer that question using simulations on the TACC's Stampede3 and Lonestar6 supercomputers. Learn more: bit.ly/49rPwDb
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
TACC recently welcomed the SCinet team for a week of planning for SC26. SCinet is a global collaboration of high-performance networking experts from industry, academia, and government who provide a platform that connects attendees and exhibitors to the world. SCinet is always welcome at TACC! 🤝
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
StarNet, a fast and accurate AI/ML surrogate model developed with National Science Foundation-funded supercomputers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center and TACC, is helping researchers explore how the universe’s first stars formed. Learn more: bit.ly/43hYPlu
Graphic of visualization that shows computer modeling that predicts new star formationSupercomputer Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and the TACC supercomputers Horizon, Vista, and Frontera.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Over the past 25 years, TACC has outfitted the open science and HPC communities with some iconic T-shirts. Take a look at our evolving TACC T-shirt wall and see how many you recognize. We’d love to see yours! Share your selfie below 👇 #TACC25 #PoweringDiscoveries
TACC's T-shirt wall
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
April showers bring May TACC hires. James Labyer (left) joins the Life Sciences Computing group as a Research Software Engineer.  Jixian Li (right) joins the Scalable Computational Intelligence group as a Research Associate. Welcome to TACC! Jobs at TACC:https://tacc.utexas.edu/about/jobs/
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Join us at the TACC Summer Institute for Practical Machine Learning for Life Science Research, an immersive training to take you from foundational concepts to cutting-edge deep learning applications. • June 8–12, 2026 • 9:00am–4:00pm • In-person Secure your spot by May 25: bit.ly/3R0Ud0m
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
TACC is more than an academic supercomputing center—it’s a launchpad for discovery, powered by people turning advanced technology into real-world impact. That legacy continues through its training and workshop portfolio. Learn more: tacc.utexas.edu/use-tacc/tra... #TACC25 #PoweringDiscoveries
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A new study is uncovering how DNA organizes and replicates itself inside maize cells. Using high-throughput sequencing, 3D microscopy, and supercomputing resources from TACC, researchers found that DNA replication timing may help control how genes are regulated in plants. Learn more: bit.ly/4tmSMqv
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
As we celebrate 25 years of impact, we’re spotlighting the people who make it possible behind the scenes. Meet David Carver, a cornerstone of TACC. Because of David, researchers can focus on solving big problems while everything runs seamlessly in the background. #TACC25 #PoweringDiscoveries
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The Strategic Program to Accelerate Researchers in Computing (SPARC) 2026 is coming to TACC this August 11–13 in Austin — and it’s built for early-stage researchers tackling computational challenges in natural hazards. Apply by May 15, 2026. Learn more: www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-cen...
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Horizon 2026 is underway at our Round Rock data center—powering the next wave of scientific discovery. U.S. NSF LCCF Early Operations proposals are now open through June 15, 2026: lccf.tacc.utexas.edu/allocations/ #Horizon2026 #TACC25 #NSFfunded #WhatStartsHere #PoweringDiscoveries
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Save the Date! Join us for the 2026 TACC Symposium for Texas Researchers (TACCSTER), Sept. 21–22 at UT Austin’s J.J. Pickle Research Campus. Connect with researchers across Texas using—or exploring—advanced computing to drive discovery. Stay tuned for details: tacc.utexas.edu/taccster/2026/
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
"The NSF ACCESS program empowers researchers to focus on the fundamental scientific questions that computational science can help answer." - Jeffery Saven, @upenn.edu Learn more about his team's Stampede3-driven materials science research: access-ci.org/programming-...
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Big problems don’t have simple answers. The TACC Institute: Information-Integrated Decision Support teaches you how to build end-to-end systems that combine data, models, and stakeholder insight to tackle real-world wicked problems. Register today: web.cvent.com/event/12f0c8...
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Administrative Professionals' Day celebrates admin staff for their significant contributions throughout the workforce. TACC sends a big "thank you" to our Center Operations and Administrative (COA) team for all their behind-the-scenes work that keeps our center moving forward! 🎉 #PoweringDiscoveries
The Center Operations and Administrative team poses while holding balloons that spell "COA." Behind them are balloons that spell "TACC."
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Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin @taccutexas.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
25 years of powering discoveries—and counting. TACC has supported research behind Nobel Prize–recognized breakthroughs: • Protein prediction and design (2024, Chemistry) • Gravitational waves (2017, Physics) • Higgs boson (2013, Physics) Here’s to the discoveries still to come.
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