Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre

⚠️ STOP! Take 1 minute to watch this amazing visualisation! Visualising the origin of stars in 3D #SaturdayScience Sajay Sunny Mathew is a PhD student at The Australian National University, working with Dr Amit Seta and Prof Christoph Federrath. Sajay studies star formation through numerical simulations using high-performance computing He visualises the star cluster formation simulations from Mathew & Federrath (2021) and Mathew, Federrath & Seta (2023), a true challenge due to the process being highly dynamic and chaotic. 💫 Stars come to life in the cold expanse of space within the dense molecular clouds of the interstellar medium. They emerge from the intricate weave of gravity, turbulence, magnetic fields, and echoes of stellar feedback. Turbulence sweeps through the cosmos, shaping the clouds and the fabric of magnetic fields. Essential Forces in Star Formation: 🔥 Stellar Heating 💨 Jets & Outflows 🌪️ Turbulence 🧲 Magnetic Fields Normal 2D projections are inadequate to explain the complex structure of star-forming clouds. Therefore, Sajay designed the visualisation in 3D to be viewed immersively, using over 30 million compute hours and 200 terabytes of data at Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre and National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) for running the simulations and creating the visualisations. 📹 This video was presented at the recent Pawsey Visualisation Conference in July and you can find more of Sajay’s visualisations here: https://bit.ly/3MBiRiO #starformation #3dvisualisation #astronomy #scientificanimation #pawsey #setonix

A special thanks to you, Sam McGuane, for your visit, your kind words, and your contagious enthusiasm. We were honoured to have the opportunity to showcase our facilities and discuss the potential of supercomputing to advance brain cancer research.

We extend our gratitude to Einstein-First, Quantum Girls, and our partners at Curtin University and The University of Western Australia for the opportunity to support this event. A big thank you to the teachers who took the time to join us at Pawsey or online and got ready to bring these insights to their classrooms.

We were proud to support this event and sponsor two female students, who made the most of the opportunity. Congratulations to Julia Szymanski and Xin Lu for fully embracing and engaging with every moment at the summit.

🔥 Hot Off the Press: Pawsey’s Latest Newsletter! 🔥 Catch up on the latest news and updates from Pawsey! Here’s a quick preview: 🖥️ 2025 Pawsey Partner Scheme is now open—apply by 8th October. ⚛️ Quantum Girls' Teacher PD on 5th September—explore quantum computing for the classroom! 🦘Setonix Supercomputer Q&A on 6th September—get access to Pawsey's powerful resources. 🌍 EuroMPI & IWOMP conferences are coming to Perth this September, tickets are still available. 👋Meet us at eResearch Australiasia 2024 in Melbourne 👩🔬Work Experience/Taster event for Year 10-12 students in November—limited spots. 🎮Test our new Remote VR Service—visualise your research like never before! 🔗Read the full newsletter for more details: https://bit.ly/3ATijCb

🚀 A&Q OPEN SESSION: Unlock the Power of Supercomputing with Pawsey.🌍 Researchers from all institutions are invited to join us for a special Q&A session on How to Get Access to Pawsey’s Setonix Supercomputer—the greenest and most powerful research supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere! This event is an opportunity to answer your questions about the resources and services available at Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, including supercomputing, data, and visualisation. 📅 Date: 6th September 2024 ⏰ Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (AWST) 💻 Platform: Online via Microsoft Teams 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3yTBCuD Don’t miss out—submit your questions when you register and engage with us during the live session! We look forward to your participation. #supercomputing #research #Setonix #Pawsey #science #innovation

🌟 Pawsey Wrap-Up of the Week 🌟 ⚛️🎉 Congratulations to the Quantum Computing Team 🏆 A big shoutout to Pascal Elahi, Edric Matwiejew and Shusen Liu for reaching the iAwards Finals with the Pawsey's Supercomputing Quantum Computing Innovation Hub, recognised for its potential to make a significant impact. Congratulations to the Technology Platform Solution winners, Telstra and the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management with their TasGRN project. You can read more about all the winners and merit awards on the AIIA website: https://bit.ly/3MsW0FW 💡👏 🌏 A Late but Great National Science Week Success Over 150 students participated in our virtual "Stump the Scientist" event part of our National Science Week program. 🧠📚 Huge thanks to Luke Edwards, Emily Kahl, Pascal, Aditi Subramanya, Karina Nunez, Fathima Imra Haseen, and Victor Olet for supporting this event. 👏🎉 👥 CSIRO Board and Executive Team Visit We had the pleasure of hosting the CSIRO Board and Executive Team this week. Special thanks to our Leadership Team for supporting this visit and to the board for the time and engagement. Mark Gray also hosted an in-depth tour for Stewart Walters, CFO of CSIRO, and Aaron Goninon, HSE director. 🙌🤝 🔬 Researcher Engagement Maciej Cytowski and Aditi conducted a webinar for CSIRO researchers, providing valuable information about Pawsey's systems, services, and allocation schemes. We also hosted a tour for two The Australian National University (ANU) researchers focused on astronomy and AI/ML. 🧑🔬💡 🔧 Upcoming Setonix Maintenance Please note that September maintenance will be held a week later than usual on September 10th. Planned activities include hardware additions, OS upgrades, software updates, and service patching. ⚙️💻 Stay tuned for more exciting updates 🚀🔬 #PawseySupercomputing #ResearchImpact #QuantumComputing #NationalScienceWeek #CSIRO #Innovation #TechUpdates

🔭 Saturday Science: Celebrating Two Years of Setonix's Supernova Success 🌟 Two years ago, Pascal Elahi and CSIRO's Wasim Raja achieved a major milestone using Setonix, Australia’s greenest and most powerful supercomputer. Within just 24 hours of accessing Setonix, they processed a series of radio telescope observations, producing an incredible image of a supernova remnant, G261.9+5.5. 🌌 But what exactly is a supernova? It’s the explosive death of a star, sending shockwaves through space, sweeping up gas and material while compressing the interstellar medium and magnetic fields. This particular remnant, more than a million years old and 10,000-15,000 light years away, offers valuable insights into the history of its star and the surrounding space. 🌀✨ This discovery was a key part of stress-testing Setonix, which had just been deployed. Now, with Full Setonix available to researchers for over a year, the impact of this supercomputer has continued to accelerate discoveries across all fields of science and engineering. Setonix is paving the way for even more groundbreaking research. 🌠💻 Read their article in The Conversation: https://bit.ly/4775oZg #Setonix #Supernova #Astronomy #Pawsey #CSIRO #ScientificDiscovery #Supercomputing #SaturdayScience

Don't miss out on a FREE Quantum Girls Teacher PD at Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre on Thursday, September 5th at 4:00 PM! Join us for a fun evening of Quantum activities and access free teaching resources. Online and in person- link will be emailed after registration, Link in bio for more details and to get tickets. #QuantumGirls #TeacherPD #PawseySupercomputing #STEMeducation #FreeEvent https://lnkd.in/gsVVU6_h

🌟 CSIRO Board Meets Setonix and Team Pawsey 🌟 Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting the CSIRO Board at Pawsey, welcomed by our CTO, Ugo Varetto, we shared the groundbreaking science we enable and the impact our work has across the nation. 🌏🔬 We are grateful for CSIRO’s support through our longstanding joint venture. We look forward to continuing our collaboration to drive more research impact across Australia and empower scientists to achieve groundbreaking discoveries. Thanks to Board Chair Kathryn J Fagg AO, FAICD, Deputy Chair Ming Long AM, Hon Ian Macfarlane, Prof Alex Brown, Doug Hilton AO, Kirsten Rose FTSE GAICD, and Tom Munyard for your time, interest, and engagement during the visit. 🙌 🤝 Our partnership is a great example of collaboration's importance in unlocking new possibilities in the Australian scientific landscape.💡🚀 #PawseySupercomputing #CSIRO #ResearchImpact #ScienceInAction #Collaboration