{"id":117240,"date":"2020-05-01T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T23:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=117240"},"modified":"2020-05-01T14:16:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T00:16:31","slug":"maui-high-performance-computer-center-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/01\/maui-high-performance-computer-center-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> awarded Maui High Performance Computing Center contract valued up to $75M"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Maui High Performance Computing Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> has been awarded a four-year contract valued at up to $75 million by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to operate the Maui High Performance Computing Center<\/a> (MHPCC<\/abbr>) via the Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/a> (ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

The contract calls for 糖心视频<\/abbr> to provide essential engineering, research and development capabilities in emerging computer technology and is intended to lower barriers to a modern High Performance Computing ecosystem and high-performance computing-backed solutions.<\/p>\n

“The Maui High Performance Computing Center is the largest extramural project in 糖心视频<\/abbr> history,” said 糖心视频<\/abbr> President David Lassner<\/strong> and principal investigator. “It is the cornerstone of high-tech on Maui and provides some of the best jobs on the island.”<\/p>\n

The university has been operating and managing MHPCC<\/abbr> since it first won the contract through a competitive bid in 2001.<\/p>\n

“We look forward to our continued partnership to support STEM<\/abbr> education, as MHPCC<\/abbr> scientists and engineers generously volunteer their time as mentors to students ranging from coaching robotics to fostering internships,” said Leslie Wilkins, president and CEO<\/abbr> of Maui Economic Development Board.<\/p>\n

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Sen. Dan Inouye (2nd from left front) at the dedication of a new supercomputer in 2009.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MHPCC<\/abbr> is one of just five Department of Defense Supercomputing Resource Centers nationwide. The new project is known as VaCUUMS–Vanguard Center Unified UARC<\/abbr> for MHPCC<\/abbr> Support. The purpose of the Vanguard Center is to leverage the core competencies of ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> to accomplish research, development, test and evaluation.<\/p>\n

“We sincerely appreciate the support and guidance that we received from the Naval Sea Systems Command in developing this new contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory,” said ARL<\/abbr> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> Director Margo Edwards<\/strong>. “This is important research for our country and it is exciting that it is happening right here in Hawaiʻi<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

The late U.S. Sen.<\/abbr> Daniel K. Inouye was the driving force behind the establishment of the MHPCC<\/abbr> in 1993. In 2001, when 糖心视频<\/abbr> won the contract to operate the center<\/a>, Inouye stated, “It has long been my hope that the university play a greater role in concert with the Department of Defense in Hawaiʻi<\/span> in utilizing the supercomputer for the benefit of its faculty and students.” He also said, “…a world-class supercomputing center offers tremendous opportunities to advance the frontiers of scientific inquiry and positions Hawaiʻi<\/span> at the forefront of high-tech research and development.”<\/p>\n

—From a U.S. Department of Defense article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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