Who is CASC?

Founded in 1989, the Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation (CASC) is an educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with over 60 member institutions from more than 40 states. CASC membership is composed of the nation’s most forward thinking research universities with scientific computing centers and institution-partnered federal laboratories.

  • Members offer leading edge hardware, software and expertise in high performance computing resources and advanced visualization environments.
  • Funding from federal programs, state appropriations and industry partnerships to accelerate scientific discovery for national competitiveness, global security, and economic success, as well as develop a diverse and prepared 21st century workforce.

CASC is dedicated to advocating the use of the most advanced computing technology to accelerate scientific discovery for national competitiveness, global security, and economic success, as well as develop a diverse and well-prepared workforce.

What is CASC’s mission?

The mission of CASC is to:

  • Disseminate information about the value of high performance computing and advanced communications technologies;
  • Provide an ‘expert resource’ for the Executive Office of the President, the Congress, and government agencies; and
  • Facilitate information exchange within the academic scientific computation and communication community.

How can my organization join?

CASC members must have a higher education affiliation. We accept institutions of higher education with academic scientific computing centers as members, as well as advanced scientific computing centers affiliated with a higher education institution. For more information about CASC, please visit www.casc.org.

Members will be asked to provide a contact for billing purposes; a primary voting delegate; a secondary contact; the full name of center, address, phone and fax and email; and a link for the CASC membership pages.

To inquire about membership, please contact Sue Fratkin, CASC’s Washington Liaison, at 703-624-8012 - CASC-Liaison@casc.org or visit the Join CASC page.

What are the benefits of being a CASC member?

CASC is focused on developing a collaborative environment among its partner organizations and making member needs known on a federal level. As a CASC member, you receive the following benefits:

  • Rely on an organization that is considered an unbiased resource for federal legislative and executive office policy making, including the U.S. National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense
  • Have a clear voice in a community of academic and practitioner members that share information on best practices and the latest trends in academic scientific computing
    • Determine effective ways to advocate for a full spectrum of cyberinfrastructure resources within your organization and how to sustain those investments
    • Find out how to best collaborate with industry to make advances and solve common issues
    • Learn best practices to develop workforce training and research programs that meet regional and national needs
  • Collaborate with sister organizations on issues with national impact, such as EDUCAUSE, Computer Research Association, and National Association of Manufacturers
  • Receive regular news bulletins about federal government science and technology s trategic and budgetary policies that affect you
  • Attend twice yearly meetings with a robust agenda of high-level policy makers from federal agencies and national experts
  • Gain an additional element of visibility for your organization:
    • Include your message in the annual CASC brochure, including winning the annual front cover competition among CASC members
    • Add your promotional materials to the annual invitation-only Coalition for National Science Funding exhibit and reception
    • Boost your presence at the SC conference series through CASC signage and documents highlighting your membership

Who is the current CASC leadership?

Officers are elected by CASC membership to lead the organization each year. Visit the Leadership page for more details.

Which organizations are CASC members?

See the Member Contact List for leaders in advanced computation in the U.S. who are member organizations of CASC.