ESnet News
Second National Research Platform Workshop to Focus on Scaling to a Nationwide Science Data ‘Superhighway’
Several ESnet staff members helped organize and are participating in the second annual National Research Platform workshop, held Aug 6-7, 2018 at Montana State University. Read More
IU, Energy Sciences Network receive $3.5M grant to help researchers accelerate big data sharing
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Indiana University & Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) a three-year, $3.5 million grant to help scientists more efficiently work with massive datasets that have become essential to modern scientific discovery. The funding will create EPOC: Engagement and Performance Operations Center. Read More
Computing Sciences Summer Student Program Draws 90-plus Participants
Dozens of college students from around the world will spend the next two months at Berkeley Lab as part of the Computing Sciences Summer Student Program. Read More
ESnet Site Coordinators Committee Convenes in Berkeley
On May 15, ESnet hosted its twice-a-year site coordinators committee meeting. Berkeley Lab Director Mike Witherell welcomed the 23 in-person and nine remote attendees and emphasized the importance of ESnet6. Read More
ESnet Staff Take Expertise on the Road to Help Universities Operate Innovative Networks
For the past four years ESnet has been transferring their networking expertise to staff at other research and education organizations. As part of the Operating Innovative Networks series, ESnet co-led 23 workshops that reached and estimated 750 network employees at 360 institutions in 39 states and 38 other nations. Read More
ESnet Workshop Report Outlines Data Management Needs in Metagenomics, Precision Medicine
Like most areas of research, the bioinformatics sciences community is facing an unprecedented explosion in the size and number of data sets being created, spurred largely by the decreasing cost of genome sequencing technology. As a result there is a critical need for more effective tools for data management, analysis and access. Adding to the complexity, two major fields in bioinformatics –… Read More
Networking, Data Experts Design a Better Portal for Scientific Discovery
These days, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the World Wide Web was created nearly 30 years ago primarily to help researchers access and share scientific data. Over the years, the web has evolved into a tool that helps us eat, shop, travel, watch movies and even monitor our homes. Meanwhile, scientific instruments have become much more powerful, generating massive datasets, and international… Read More