NCAR|UCAR Meet the Experts: What's So Super About Supercomputers?
Channel: NSF NCAR & UCAR Science Education
Date: 2021-04-23

What is it like to work at NCAR|UCAR?! Join us as we talk with experts to learn about what they do in their work, the highlights and challenges, and how it impacts us and our world. Then ask them anything you want to know about what it's like to do their jobs!

Supercomputers allow scientists to conduct an extraordinary number of calculations to predict hurricanes, wildfire paths, solar storms and when it might start raining in your own backyard. But what exactly is a supercomputer? What goes into taking care of them? Join NCAR systems engineers Jenett Tillotson and Ben Matthews behind the scenes at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center to get an inside look at the NCAR supercomputer, Cheyenne.