National Science Foundation Director Arden Bement speaking during the dedication of NCSA's new facility.

NCSA Director Thom Dunning speaking during the dedication.

President B. Joseph White praised NCSA as "a spire of excellence of the University of Illinois."

NCSA's founding director, Larry Smarr, at right, is greeted by the center's current executive director, Danny Powell.

NCSA's Chief Technology Officer, Rob Pennington, at left, speaks with Chip Zukoski, the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Speakers at the dedication events included NCSA Director Thom Dunning, at podium, and, seated from right to left: University of Illinois President B. Joseph White; U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson; Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Richard Herman; and National Science Foundation Director Arden Bement.

National Science Foundation Director Arden Bement, seated, and others gather for a demonstration of NCSA's expertise in scientific visualization.

Barbara Minsker demonstrates NCSA's work on the CLEANER project to Arden Bement and others.

Harris Lewin, director of the Institute for Genomic Biology, explains how collaborating with NCSA on a tool called Evolution Highway advanced his genomic research.

Visitors are silhouetted in front of a large display screen as Harris Lewin demonstrates the Evolution Highway tool.