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Keyes and Sterling to Headline IEEE Cluster 2013 Conference

May 21 -- IEEE Cluster 2013 conference organizers today announced that two pioneering computer scientists are the featured speakers at this year's event, September 23-27 at the Hilton Hotel in Indianapolis.

David E. Keyes, professor of applied mathematics and computational science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, will be the keynote speaker. Thomas Sterling, professor of informatics and computing at Indiana University and executive associate director of IU's Center for Research in Extreme Scale Technologies, will deliver the closing address.

More details are available here.

Stereoscopic 3D filming at Kitt Peak National Observatory

Staff from the Advanced Visualization Lab worked with the Department of Astronomy to capture high resolution stereoscopic 3D media and data at the two WIYN telescopes operated at Kitt Peak National Observatory outside of Tucson, Arizona.

Visualizations of Nuclear Pasta

The Advanced Visualization Lab worked with IU Department of Physics professor Charles Horowitz to create visualizations of nuclear pasta, an extremely dense substance formed when dying stars explode in supernovae and collapse into neutron stars.

Big Red II Open House and UITS Research Technologies (RT) Fair

Miss the dedication of Big Red II? Take advantage of personal tours and consult with UITS RT staff.

Visualizing globular star cluster formation and dynamic evolution

The Advanced Visualization Lab worked with IU Department of Astronomy professor Enrico Vesperini to create visualizations of globular star cluster formation and dynamical evolution.

IU Experts Play Key Role in NASA's Operation IceBridge

NASA's Operation IceBridge mission wraps up its spring flight season this week, gathering radar data about Earth's polar ice sheets to help scientists better understand global climate change. Experts from Indiana University have once again played a key role in the mission's success.

Informatics researchers publish HCI work that used the AVL's Display Wall

Two IQ-Tables deployed to new IUB locations

IU School of Dentistry is offering "Injection Simulator Haptic Labs"

The Injection Simulator Haptic Lab is an open session for IUSD students to get trained on how to use the IQ-Force and associated software to practice the process of giving injections. There will be four sessions in May, and the spots are filling up quickly!