Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre

HPC Hearts & Minds

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Documenting the monumental discoveries of researchers, and the role Pawsey plays in supporting their breakthroughs. Welcome to HPC Hearts & Minds, where we talk to the people behind some of today’s most fascinating discoveries. High Performance Computing, or HPC, allows researchers to tackle incredibly complex questions. This series is all about finding out the real-world impact that comes from using this large-scale computing. We want to showcase the hearts and minds behind the technology.

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Ep 2: Moon Craters and Mars Meteorites 30.04.2026 1:01:09

With Artemis II back on Earth, the world is abuzz about the Moon. In this episode we sat down with Professor Gretchen Benedix , Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research at Curtin University . Gretchen is an astro-geologist who studies craters. Her studies at university started in psychology, but one elective unit changed all that. Gretchen has moved from the US, to the UK, eventually finding...

Ep 1: Secrets and Tsunamis of the Indian Ocean with Charitha Pattiaratchi 03.03.2026 1:03:22

Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi is an Oceanographer at the University of Western Australia . For over 25 years, Chari has been instrumental in showcasing the power behind the waters that surround us, including discoveries in tsunami impacts and dense shelf water transport. Essentially oceanography studies the ocean, but there’s so much more to it, which Chari explains later. Chari received the P...

HPC Hearts & Minds Trailer 24.02.2026 1:51

Welcome to HPC Hearts & Minds, where we talk to some of the people using High Performance Computing (or HPC) to solve some of today’s most fascinating discoveries. This series is all about finding out the real-world impact that comes from using this large-scale computing. We talk to researchers and scientists across Australia on how they have used HPC to discover their breakthroughs. With hund...