NAS 25th Anniversary Celebration

25 Years of Innovation

Rupak Biswas

On April 21, 2008, the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division celebrated 25 years of pioneering work in supercomputing, with a day packed with talks by special guest speakers, a video montage of NAS highlights, tours of the NAS supercomputing floor, and stunning scientific visualizations shown on the new 128-screen hyperwall-2 system.

Guests were treated to special talks by some of the NASA visionaries and leaders who got the original NAS program off the ground, current leaders of Agency missions who support and benefit from NAS resources and services, NAS users, and industry partners. The celebration continued at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View with more talks, music by the Ames Jazz band, and a catered reception.

Paul Rubbert

It was a day to look back on with pride, and gave participants a chance to reminisce about the pioneering work done in NAS' early days, find out about the exciting projects NAS is involved in now, and to catch up with friends and colleagues.

For those who were unable to attend or for those who attended but missed some of the giveaways you can download publications and a special video highlighting NAS work over the last quarter-century.

Celebration Program

The NAS 25th anniversary celebration program contains information about the day's activities including speaker biographies and an event schedule.

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25th Anniversary Brochure

NAS 25th Anniversary Brochure

An overview covering NAS' first 25 years, a description of the NAS high-end computing environment today, and a look at upcoming plans, with a pictorial timeline highlighting important events in NAS history.

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NAS 25th Anniversary Video

Features clips representing traditional NAS computational fluid dynamics modeling and simulation analyses for aerospace applications, including the F-16 and Harrier jets, Space Shuttle, and tiltrotor vehicles; and branching out to medical applications, nanotechnology, ocean and climate models for atmospheric studies, and design work for the upcoming Orion vehicles.

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Questions about the event may be directed to: Gina Morello at Gina.F.Morello@nasa.gov

Ames Jazz Band

NAS Superstars