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Join a seminar about turbulent magnetic reconnection

July 21, 2025

On Wednesday, July 30, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm MT, join the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) at NSF NCAR for a seminar with Dr. Yi Qi. The talk is entitled "Magnetotail Turbulent Reconnection and Associated Particle Energization." This seminar will explore magnetic reconnection and plasma turbulence, inspecting their intrinsic relationship and how they influence each other. Dr. Qi will present ...

Apply by July 20: Free training program for managing open-source projects

July 14, 2025 Updated: July 15, 2025

Apply by July 20: Free training program for managing open-source projects An exciting new initiative supports individuals in decision-making positions in open-source projects, as they are navigating the growth, scaling, and sustainability of their projects. This free training will cover governance, organizational management, community engagement, systems health, and business skills. This pro...

All NCAR HPC users are invited to join the July NHUG meeting!

July 15, 2025

The next NHUG meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 15th, 2025, at 1 PM MT, and we invite all NCAR HPC users to attend. This month’s agenda will include: • Upcoming workshops and relevant opportunities, upcoming outages • Scaling AI/ML Workflows on HPC for Geoscientific Applications: Bottlenecks, Challenges & Opportunities! – by Negin Sobhani To add this meeting to your calendar, please use t...

Don’t get left out of the Pythia Cook-off—register by this Sunday!

July 15, 2025

Registration closes soon, on Sunday, July 20, so sign up to secure your spot! The 2025 Pythia Cook-off will take place at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab in Boulder, CO, from Tuesday, August 5 to Friday, August 8. The Cook-off is a fully in-person hackathon dedicated to the development of Pythia Cookbooks. It offers a unique opportunity to enhance Python programming, communication, collaboration, and...

HPC System Maintenance July 22-23 2025

July 14, 2025

All HPC resources will be down July 22-23 to allow for network upgrades required for improved Derecho file system performance as well as to perform PBS server and configuration upgrades. Derecho, Casper, and JupyterHub will be down July 22 and 23. PBS scheduler reservations will be put in place prior to the maintenance window, and all queued jobs will resume after system checkout. Globus wil...

Read the article: CISL's new software engineering section delivers “a fresh approach”

July 14, 2025

The Computing and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) at NSF NCAR has launched a new software engineering section. This initiative aims to tackle complex scientific challenges by making software run faster and more efficiently on modern computing architectures. The new section emphasizes collaborative, team-based development for critical infrastructure; optimizing existing software for speed...