MSU climbs super-computer ranks

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State University ranks among the leading academic super-computing sites, according to the TOP 500 website. MSU’s "SHADOW" super computer is the 11th fastest academic system in the U.S. The Starkville school’s computer system is used for shared research at the university. MSU ranks 185 on the ‘Top 500 Supercomputer Site List.’ MSU has made the list 19 times since 1996. (Source: WTVA 08/14/14) Golden Triangle Note: Four other systems within Mississippi made the list - two at the Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center in Vicksburg; and two Navy systems at Stennis Space Center.