From his work compiling an annual list of the world’s fastest computers to his research expanding the boundaries of supercomputing, Professor Jack Dongarra is an icon of the supercomputing world.

Now, in recognition of those efforts, Dongarra—who directs UT’s Innovative Computing Laboratory—has picked up a pair of vastly different but equally impressive awards.

The Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) recently honored Dongarra with the High Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing Achievement Award at the annual High Performance and Distributed Computing Conference in Kyoto, Japan, while the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will bestow him with the Super Computing (SC) 2016 Test of Time Award at its conference in November. Now, in recognition of those efforts, Dongarra—who directs UT’s Innovative Computing Laboratory — has picked up a pair of vastly different but equally impressive awards.

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