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Akil Narayan Named Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies in the College of Science

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The College of Science welcomes Lauren Birgenheier as associate dean for faculty affairs, Akil Narayan as associate dean for undergraduate and graduate studies and Matthew S. Sigman as associate dean for research. Their appointments began on July 1, 2025. Lauren Birgenheier Lauren Birgenheier earned a Ph.D. in geoscience from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and completed […]

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July 18, 2025

Four Scholars with SCI Ties Named Finalists in Bioengineering Student Paper Competition

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Three Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute students under faculty member Jeffrey A. Weiss were selected as finalists in the student paper competition at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference, and a fourth finalist is a recently defended Ph.D. graduate under affiliate faculty member Lucas Timmins. The four biomedical engineering students were […]

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July 17, 2025

SCI’s Bidone Helps Lead $8.5M Leducq Network for Vascular Breakthroughs

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Tamara Bidone, a faculty member in the University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute and an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is part of an international team of researchers awarded $8.5 million to develop treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD)—a common and potentially fatal condition where not enough blood flows to the limbs. […]

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June 20, 2025

Manish Parashar Wins ACM Distinguished Service Award

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The prestigious award is one of five honoring computing professionals for their impactful service and work to build a vibrant technical community The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) today recognized University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute Director Manish Parashar with its Distinguished Service Award for service and leadership in furthering the transformative impact […]

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May 28, 2025

SCI Team Lands Cover of ‘Algorithms’ with New Method to Analyze Big Data

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University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute researchers built a new, more efficient tool for big-data analysis, and their work is featured on the May 2025 cover of Algorithms, a cross-disciplinary, peer-reviewed, open-access journal for algorithmic research. To analyze trends in things like wind speed and ocean temperatures, scientists often use datasets where each […]

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May 23, 2025

U Supercharges AI Computing Power with New GPUs

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The University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing recently installed its single-biggest upgrade to AI cyberinfrastructure: a fleet of 10 powerful computer servers with 80 high-end NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs), hardware critical for AI-driven research. This $2.15 million investment will help the center continue to support Utah researchers who are increasingly using AI […]

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May 21, 2025

New Faculty Member Andrew McNutt Harnesses Vis Expertise to Make Computers Easier to Use

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Using a computer is complicated. Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute faculty member Andrew McNutt wants to fix that. In one of his potentially most impactful projects, the assistant professor of computer science aims to automate visualization design decisions to help all kinds of analysts—from doctors to engineers—“quickly navigate millions of data-driven decisions in their […]

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May 8, 2025

New Faculty Member Karli Gillette Returns ‘Home’ to SCI to Develop Cardiac Digital Twins

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After earning two of her three degrees at the University of Utah, native Salt Laker Karli Gillette returned in summer 2024 as an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and a member of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute. Read how her personal experiences—including a mild heart condition diagnosis at age 16—led […]

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May 7, 2025

SCI Marks One of Its Biggest Presences at Top Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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The University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute will have one of its biggest years yet at the flagship conference for human-computer interaction, or CHI, which will be held later this month in Yokohama, Japan. SCI contributions include four papers, one of which won an honorable mention award, along with a software course […]

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April 21, 2025

Akil Narayan Reflects on First Year as College of Science Faculty Fellow

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The University of Utah College of Science named Akil Narayan—a mathematics professor and member of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute—one of two inaugural faculty fellows last summer. The fellowship, according to the college, develops “emerging academic leaders who are interested in learning more about college administration.” Narayan shares the honor alongside Lauren Birgenheier, […]

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April 4, 2025