Ga. Tech gets $12M grant for high-speed computing

Associated Press

Georgia Tech has received a $12 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help expand high-speed computing capabilities.

The Atlanta university will work with the University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and other partners over five years to develop faster computers.

They will also focus on making them energy efficient. The new computers will used by scientists to widen the range of research projects they can handle for subjects like computational biology, combustion and engineering.

The program will also concentrate on conducting workshops and training to help attract young students, women and minorities to careers in high-performance computing.

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