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Announcing the Upcoming Retirements of Julia Harrison and Anita M. Orendt
Julia Harrison
Julia Harrison

After nearly four decades of dedicated service at the University of Utah, Julia Harrison is retiring as the Operations Director of the Center for High Performance Computing.

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Anita M. Orendt
Anita M. Orendt

Anita M. Orendt is a dedicated educator and researcher with a rich background in physical chemistry. Anita has made significant contributions to the academic community at the University of Utah.

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CHPC PE DOWNTIME: Partial Protected Environment Downtime  -- Oct 24-25, 2023

Posted October 18th, 2023


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Posted September 22, 2023


CHPC SECURITY REMINDER

Posted September 8th, 2023

CHPC is reaching out to remind our users of their responsibility to understand what the software being used is doing, especially software that you download, install, or compile yourself. Read More...

News History...

Yellowstone Supervolcano

Imaging Magma Reservoir beneath Yellowstone Park

By Fan-Chi Lin, Hsin-Hua Huang, Robert B. Smith, Jamie Farrell

Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah

The supervolcano that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park is one of the world’s largest active volcanoes. University of Utah seismologists Fan-Chi Lin, Hsin-Hua Huang, Robert B. Smith and Jamie Farrell (Fan-Chi Lin group) have used advanced seismic imaging techniques to develop a more complete view of the magma chamber beneath this supervolcano, extending the known range from 12 miles underground to 28 miles. For the study the researchers used new methods to combine the seismic information from two sources. Data from local quakes and shallower crust were provided by University of Utah Seismographic Stations surrounding Yellowstone. Information on the deeper structures was provided by the NSF-funded EarthScope array of seismometers across the US.

Their recent study, as reported in the May 15, 2015 issue of Science, reveals that along with the previously known upper magma chamber there is also a second previously unknown second reservoir that is deeper and nearly 5 times larger than the upper chamber, as depicted in the cross-section illustration which cuts from the southwest to the northeast under Yellowstone.  This study provides the first complete view of the plumbing system that supplies hot and partly molten rock from the Yellowstone hotspot to the Yellowstone supervolcano. Together these chambers have enough magma to fill the Grand Canyon nearly 14 times. Using resources at the Center for High Performance Computing, new 3D models are being developed to provide greater insight into the potential seismic and volcanic hazards presented by this supervolcano.

System Status

General Environment

last update: 2024-11-07 03:11:04
General Nodes
system cores % util.
kingspeak 946/972 97.33%
notchpeak 2158/3212 67.19%
lonepeak 1493/1932 77.28%
Owner/Restricted Nodes
system cores % util.
ash Status Unavailable
notchpeak 12413/22068 56.25%
kingspeak 1640/5244 31.27%
lonepeak 16/416 3.85%

Protected Environment

last update: 2024-11-07 03:10:04
General Nodes
system cores % util.
redwood 160/628 25.48%
Owner/Restricted Nodes
system cores % util.
redwood 2236/6472 34.55%


Cluster Utilization

Last Updated: 11/4/24