STEPHENVILLE, Texas — An anonymous gift to Tarleton State University’s College of Science and Mathematics has created a fresh research opportunity for graduate students interested in high-performance computing.
The High-Performance Computing (HPC) Graduate Research Fellowship in Mathematics is the college’s first since Tarleton earned the elevated designation of Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education at year’s end 2021.
“We are extremely grateful for the visionary friends who invest in Tarleton, publicly or anonymously, to create opportunities that promote interdisciplinary discovery,” said Dr. Diane Stearns, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. “Graduate research fellowships like this will bring even more talented students to Tarleton and propel our reputation as a leader in innovation.”
Opened a dozen years ago with grants from the NVIDIA Corp., Mellanox Technologies and the Provost’s Office, the university’s High-Performance Computing Lab is a collaborative research hub for all Tarleton researchers — faculty and students.
HPC has the ability to process data and perform complex calculations at high speeds. For perspective, a laptop or desktop with a 3 GHz processor can perform around three billion calculations per second. While much faster than any human can achieve, it pales in comparison to HPC solutions that can perform quadrillions of calculations per second.
More than 400 national presentations have come from work done in Tarleton’s HPC lab.
“HPC is transforming every aspect of our world,” said Dr. Michael Huggins, Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. “It is the foundation for scientific, industrial and societal advancements — everything from streaming a live sporting event, tracking a developing storm or analyzing stock trends. This new fellowship takes our STEM discovery to the next level.”
In addition to mathematics, the college offers degree programs in biology, biomedical sciences, biotechnology, chemistry environmental science, geoscience, physics and statistics. Learn more at www.tarleton.edu/cosm.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.