Blue Waters Project

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Daniel_A._Reed
gptkbp:application materials science
astrophysics
climate modeling
genomics
engineering simulations
gptkbp:architectural_style Cray X E6 and Cray X K7
gptkbp:collaborations government agencies
various universities
private industry
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Cray_Gemini
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:2013
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:National_Center_for_Supercomputing_Applications
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blue Waters Project
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2013
gptkbp:legacy set benchmarks for performance
inspired new research methodologies
influenced future supercomputing projects
promoted collaboration across disciplines
gptkbp:location gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
gptkbp:notable_achievement advanced understanding of complex systems
contributed to major scientific publications
enabled large-scale simulations
first to achieve sustained petaflop performance
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:operating_system
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:2020
gptkbp:performance over 1 petaflop
gptkbp:power_consumption over 7 megawatts
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Research_Institute
gptkbp:primary_user researchers from various fields
gptkbp:ram over 1.5 petabytes
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:software_framework
computational fluid dynamics
social sciences
biomedical research
gptkbp:storage over 25 petabytes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frontera_supercomputer
gptkbp:supports gptkb:document
training programs
workshops
technical assistance
gptkbp:visitors over 24,000