{"id":2104,"date":"2022-07-07T15:32:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T22:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/?page_id=2104"},"modified":"2024-10-29T02:10:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T09:10:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About SDSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center aboutText is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) was established as one of the nation\u2019s first supercomputer centers under a cooperative agreement by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in collaboration with the UC San Diego and General Atomics (GA) Technologies. SDSC first opened its doors on November 14, 1985.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center sectionGraphic is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:400px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image aboutSection-graphic\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/undraw_workspace.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/undraw_workspace.png 446w, https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/undraw_workspace-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer aboutDivider\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center sectionGraphic is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:400px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/undraw_data.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" style=\"width:203px;height:135px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/undraw_data.png 410w, https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/undraw_data-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center aboutText is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"aboutSection-content\">For more than 35 years, it has grown and stewarded its national reputation as a pioneer and leader in high-performance and data-intensive computing and cyberinfrastructure*. Located on the campus of UC San Diego, SDSC provides resources, services and expertise to the national research community including industry and academia. SDSC is a partner in XSEDE (Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment), the most advanced collection of integrated digital resources and services in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aboutMission is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:400px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/undraw-team.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2018\" style=\"width:268px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/undraw-team.png 554w, https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/undraw-team-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mission-heading\">The SDSC Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SDSC seeks to empower today\u2019s science and engineering communities and help develop the next generation of scientists, technologists and engineers. To these ends, SDSC offers professional development for teachers to provide them with knowledge and pedagogy to effectively engage and prepare their students for future use of technology tools in whatever they pursue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons yellowButton is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sdsc.edu\/about_sdsc\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More about SDSC \u2192 <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large coverImagesBanner aboutArticle-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/supercomputer-1024x310.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/supercomputer-1024x310.png 1024w, https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/supercomputer-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/supercomputer-768x232.png 768w, https:\/\/education.sdsc.edu\/studenttech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/supercomputer.png 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aboutArticle-text banner is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column banner aboutArticle-text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>*<strong>Cyberinfrastructure<\/strong> refers to an accessible, integrated network of computer-based resources and expertise, focused on accelerating scientific inquiry and discovery. 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