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Amber Harmon

Amber Harmon is a former US desk editor of iSGTW.

Recent articles by this author:

  • Bridges: A new approach to supercomputing December 3, 2014 - 4:59am
    The US National Science Foundation has awarded $9.65m to build Bridges, a uniquely capable supercomputer designed to enable new research communities and bring desktop convenience to supercomputing. "Foremost, Bridges will bring supercomputing to...
  • HPC matters: Funding, collaboration, innovation November 26, 2014 - 6:29am
    HPC enables breakthroughs that fuel innovation. It is an essential tool used by advanced economies — but, in a world where advanced computing increasingly determines economic security and leadership, funding models and collaboration may always be...
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson challenges science community to set a new trend November 5, 2014 - 6:30am
    Science ambassador and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson mixes science with pop-culture, comedy, politics, and even throws in an appeal for the US to improve its science programs. Throughout, his goal is constant: Mainstream science to engage the next...
  • Drug discovery: Balancing accuracy and computational expense October 29, 2014 - 6:09am
    Knowing exactly which drugs or compounds will bind tightly to which receptors is key to drug discovery and development, and high-throughput computing is commonly used to virtually screen millions of compounds for binding affinity. Read about ALGDock, a...
  • Citizen scientists tackle an ocean-sized problem September 17, 2014 - 6:18am
    Depending on the participatory research of community and citizen scientists, COASST, funded by the US National Science Foundation, initially focused on collecting data on beached seabird carcasses as an indicator of coastal health. The team now turns...
  • New cloud computing testbeds to spur innovation September 3, 2014 - 4:15am
    While most of the original concepts for cloud computing originated within the academic research community, industry has driven much of the design and architecture as cloud use has grown. Read about a new, $20 million cloud computing initiative,...
  • Will science save California’s delta? August 27, 2014 - 7:28am
    Moving water through the state of California, US, involves a complex array of local water districts, aging federal projects, cobbled together state projects, pumps, and levees. Read about the Delta Stewardship Council and the effort to tackle the...