The Future Is Now: Research Computing for Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Solutions

Dear Colleagues and Friends of CASC,

I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. For those who are new to CASC, our brochure is one of the ways that we highlight the great work taking place at our member institutions. For over 30 years, our members have helped to shape the research computing and data services ecosystem, and our brochures chronicle the truly amazing impact that this work has had on our nation’s research enterprise.

In these pages, you will learn how the world-class computing and data analysis resources developed and sustained by our members have helped to reveal the impacts we can expect from global climate change, giving decision makers information they need to get ahead of future crises. You’ll see how massive computations are helping us to engineer new materials and design solutions to help people live longer and healthier lives. And you’ll find out what our members are doing to address critical cybersecurity challenges and train the next generation of cyberinfrastructure experts.

This is indeed amazing work, but what inspires me most about the stories highlighted in this brochure is knowing that they are but a glimpse of the impactful efforts being made by our member organizations to accelerate discovery and foster a diverse community of leaders.

The CASC Executive Committee and member committees are hard at work advancing our strategic plan. I will take a stab at highlighting some of these activities here, but like our member stories, this is only the tip of the iceberg.