Ultimate HPC Geek 2008

The Ultimate HPC Geek Contest - SC06 Winner

Charlie Peck, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, was the SC06 winner of the Ultimate HPC Geek Contest. His prize—a 16-node cluster valued at roughly $40,000—is not only powering scientific research at Earlham, but allowing Peck to extend HPC capabilities across the United States as part of the Open Science Grid.

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"As an emergency medical technician (EMT), you get a lot of practice focusing on doing one thing, doing it correctly, and in as little time as possible. That really helped a lot in terms of dealing with some of the distractions in the conference center while I was putting things together."

Charlie Peck
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Earlham College

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