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Recent Posts
- Launching Soon: New and Improved MAX Website
- Tripti Sinha Appointed to Internet2 Board of Trustees
- Tripti Sinha Re-Appointed as Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors
- Terrapin Fast: New Zaratan High-Performance Computer Boosts UMD Researchers’ Problem-Solving Power
- UMD Introduces “Zaratan” – The Latest Investment in State-of-the-Art High Performance Computing
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Launching Soon: New and Improved MAX Website
The Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) team is excited to announce that a new website is coming soon! MAX is part of the University of Maryland’s Division of IT and will launch a site highlighting the work done at MAX within the university and beyond. Designed with our community of scientists and innovators in mind—including research and education institutions, private organizations, and the federal government—the new site will offer a streamlined experience. Visitors will find improved access to information about our services, … Read More
Tripti Sinha Appointed to Internet2 Board of Trustees
November 8, 2024 – Tripti Sinha was elected to the Internet2 Board of Trustees and will serve a three year term. Sinha is one of eleven elected members nationwide that include University Presidents/Chancellors, Chief Information Officers, and Researchers; as well as Research and Education Network and Industry representatives.
Sinha is currently Assistant Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at the University of Maryland and Executive Director of MAX (Mid-Atlantic Crossroads). She also currently serves as Chair of the Board … Read More
Tripti Sinha Re-Appointed as Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors
November 14, 2024 – Tripti Sinha was re-appointed as Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors for the third year and will serve an additional one-year term. Sinha is one of twenty voting members that represent global diversity to ensure internet connectivity around the world.
Sinha is currently Assistant Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at the University of Maryland and Executive Director of MAX (Mid-Atlantic Crossroads). She also currently serves on the Internet2 Board of Trustees. As a result … Read More
Terrapin Fast: New Zaratan High-Performance Computer Boosts UMD Researchers’ Problem-Solving Power
When your brain can’t quite handle the math, there’s always your computer to help. For University of Maryland researchers from every school and college whose personal computers have also reached their limits, now there’s Zaratan.
Named for a massive, mythical turtle with roots in medieval Arabic literature, UMD’s new high-performance computer (commonly called a “supercomputer”) can easily crunch through complex computations of the sort that are increasingly central to studies in astronomy, physics, atmospheric science, chemistry and many other disciplines.