Cray press release
"I'm honored by this appointment and am eager to contribute to the committee's work of helping shape government technology policy," said Ewald. "High-performance computing remains critical to national interests even in the post Cold War era. Government and industry must continue to work together to nurture technologies that serve not only national security interests, but that also enable breakthroughs in science and engineering that benefit commerce, industry, and society."
The committee is expected to have its first meeting in the next several weeks. Its focus initially will be providing advice on President Clinton's "Next-Generation Internet" initiative, as well as on the future of very high-end high-performance computing. The latter is required not only for national security purposes, but also for leading-edge research in numerous fields, including health care and drug design, environmental science, oil and gas exploration, materials science, and product design and development in many industries, including electronics, automotive, and aerospace.
Ewald, 49, was named chief operating officer at Cray Research in December 1993 and became president and chief operating officer in December 1994. He joined Cray in 1984.
From 1977 to 1984, Ewald worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory where he served as division leader, Computing and Communications Division, and was responsible for the leadership of one of the world's most advanced scientific computing facilities. Prior to 1977, he worked for the University of Colorado, where he was involved in early computer graphics research and development, applications programming, and the instructional use of computers.
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