The Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (ICER) marked its 20th anniversary this February with a celebration at the MSU Union Ballroom, highlighting two decades of advancing high-performance computing (HPC) on campus.
Event highlights included:
- A 3D Timeline Display tracked ICER’s 20-year growth in computing and support.
- MSU Dairy Store debuted High-Performance Espresso ICER Cream—with liquid-cooling caramel and chocolate computer chips.
- A poster session showcased impactful research enabled by MSU’s supercomputer.
Congratulations to:
- Naamna Modi earned Best Poster Presentation for “Benchmarking Parallel Code Using R.”
- Jackson Barnes for earning Best Use of ICER Resources with “Forming planetesimals through the gravitational collapse of pebble clouds.”
Naamna Modi presents “Benchmarking Parallel Code Using R” during the poster session at ICER's 20th anniversary event. She won Best Poster Presentation for her efforts.
ICER Director Dr. Brian O’Shea spoke about the importance of reducing barriers to entry and making it accessible to all academic backgrounds with easier-to-use software and a plethora of support options.
There is a vital need for these cutting-edge computational resources, empowering students, faculty, and researchers across disciplines to accelerate their discoveries. Wishing ICER 20 more years of growth, empowering MSU’s research community—students, faculty, and scholars alike—to push boundaries and accelerate innovation.
Click above to watch ICER's hype reel celebrating the 20th anniversary, new cluster, and new liquid cooling system.