NASA Goddard Showcases Science and Technology at SC24 Conference

NASA Goddard Showcases Science and Technology
at SC24 Conference

*The NASA research exhibit was a popular destination for SC24 conference attendees. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

SC24: The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, held November 18–22, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia, smashed all records with 18,104 attendees and 494 exhibits.

NASA was highly visible at the conference, with the keynote address “NASA’s Vision for High Impact Science and Exploration” given by NASA’s Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate Nicola (“Nicky”) Fox.

*NASA’s Nicola (“Nicky”) Fox presented the SC24 keynote address, “NASA’s Vision for High Impact Science and Exploration.” Photo by Irina Kitiashvilli, NASA Ames.*

Continuing a decades-long tradition, NASA also mounted a multi-theater research exhibit showcasing 29 research projects cutting across the themes of Aeronautics, Human Space Flight, Our Planet, Supercomputing, and The Universe. A new NASA 101 theater featured nine introductory talks.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center contributed eight research projects and two NASA 101 talks presented by scientists and technologists from the Computational and Information Sciences and Technology (CISTO) and its Advanced Software Technology Group (ASTG), NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) and Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS), as well as laboratories and offices within the Sciences and Exploration Directorate.

Follow the title links below to learn more about each NASA Goddard SC24 research project and NASA 101 talk (listed alphabetically by presenters’ last names).

*Katherine Breen presents in the hyperwall theater. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

Machine Learning Enhancements to NASA Weather and Climate Modeling
Katherine H. Breen, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office

*Laura Carriere presents to visiting students in the NASA 101 theater. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

Applying for NASA Supercomputing Internships
Laura Carriere, NCCS

*AJ Christensen presents in the hyperwall theater. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

Data-Driven Movies from the NASA Scientific Visualization Studio (Hyperwall)
How NASA Uses Filmmaking Tools for Scientific Data Visualization (NASA 101)
AJ Christensen, SVS

*Florian Deconinck presents in the large-screen theater. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

Future-Proof Performance Portability for Weather and Climate Models
Florian Deconinck, ASTG

*James Geiger presents in the hyperwall theater. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

High-Resolution Land Hydrology Modeling at NASA
James Geiger, Hydrological Sciences Laboratory

*Jonathan Mills (left) and Robert Budden (right) present in the large-screen theater. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

Inspire – Next-Generation HPC at NASA Goddard
Jonathan Mills and Robert Budden, CISTO

*Gary Partyka presents to visiting students in the hyperwall theater. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

Forecasting Extreme Weather at Local Scales with the Global NASA GEOS Model
Gary Partyka, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office

*Brian Roth presents in the large-screen theater. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

NASA's Newest Hybrid-Chip Systems
Brian Roth, NCCS

*Jeremy Schnittman presents in the hyperwall theater. Photo by Jarrett Cohen, NASA Goddard.*

To Infinity and Beyond! NASA Plunges into a Black Hole
Jeremy Schnittman, Gravitational Astrophysics Laboratory

Additional SVS efforts within NASA’s exhibit included mounting an Earth Information Center (EIC) exhibit and supporting all 15 hyperwall presentations, the latter a collaboration with NASA’s Science Support Office.

*Michael Chyatte explains the Earth Information Center exhibit to visitors. Photo by Mark Malanoski, NASA Goddard.*

Outside the research exhibit, CISTO and NCCS staff also served in leadership roles within the SC24 Technical Program. CISTO’s Mike Little served as session leader for Birds of a Feather - Building a Global Data Streaming Community: Lessons Learnt, Potential Tools, Challenges and Opportunities — The European and U.S. Ecosystems Address the Latest Paradigm Shift Towards Global Data Streaming in Large Data Systems. NCCS’s Laura Carriere’s served as moderator for Panel - Computing at the Edge: HPC and AI Supporting Recent U.S. Space Missions.

NASA Center for Climate Simulation

High Performance Computing for Science