UT, Vanderbilt join Southeast regional computing consortium

The University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University are founding members of a Southeast regional computing consortium announced by the White House, placing two Tennessee research universities in a multi-state effort to expand access to advanced computing.

Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development identified both as the state’s two founding members in an Oct. 16 account. The White House announced the initiative on Oct. 8. University of Alabama News also lists UT and Vanderbilt among the founding universities.

Accounts describe a plan to combine or share computing resources for scientific research. University of Alabama News says the effort aims to develop and operate one or more computing systems in the Southeast; the White House describes shared leadership-class computing infrastructure as a goal.

That is a stated aim, not confirmation that a new system is operating or that researchers can already use it. The public announcements do not specify a Tennessee-specific funding commitment, facility location or implementation schedule. No next implementation milestone was announced.