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Texas Advanced Computing Center
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<p>The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Texas_at_Austin/6NApstxT">University of Texas at Austin</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, is an advanced computing research center that is based on comprehensive advanced computing resources and supports services to researchers in <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a> and across the U.S. The mission of TACC is to enable discoveries that advance science and society through the application of advanced computing technologies. Specializing in <a href="/facts/High-performance_computing/HT9NwGAN">high-performance computing</a>, <a href="/facts/Scientific_visualization/p0yPc1X5">scientific visualization</a>, <a href="/facts/Data_analysis/CNtARxLW">data analysis</a> and storage systems, software, research and development, and portal interfaces, TACC deploys and operates advanced computational infrastructure to enable the research activities of faculty, staff, and students of UT Austin. TACC also provides consulting, technical documentation, and training to support researchers who use these resources. TACC staff members conduct research and development in applications and algorithms, computing systems design/architecture, and programming tools and environments. </p><p>Founded in 2001, TACC is one of the centers of computational excellence in the United States. Through the <a href="/facts/National_Science_Foundation/FlDT8TbW">National Science Foundation</a> (NSF) <a href="/facts/Extreme_Science_and_Engineering_Discovery_Environment/KUkq0zL1">Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment</a> (XSEDE) project, TACC's resources and services are made available to the national academic research community. TACC is located on UT's <a href="/facts/J._J._Pickle_Research_Campus/6emlBmvI">J. J. Pickle Research Campus</a>. </p><p>TACC collaborators include researchers in other UT Austin departments and centers, at Texas universities in the <a href="http://www.hipcat.net/">High-Performance Computing Across Texas Consortium</a>, and at other U.S. universities and government laboratories. </p>