Nvidia’s founding couple donates $50M for AI computing at alma mater Oregon State University
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Oregon State University today announced that Jen-Hsun (Jensen) Huang, CEO of Nvidia, and Lori Huang donated $50 million to the school to build a new innovation complex on campus.
The university has also raised a total of $100 million in gifts to launch what will ultimately be a $200 million research and education center with one of the nation’s most powerful supercomputers.
The center will do research in artificial intelligence, materials science and robotics to solve global challenges in areas such as climate science, oceanography, sustainability and water resources.
The complex also will underpin OSU’s research and teaching supporting the semiconductor and broader technology industry in Oregon and beyond. Jensen Huang is founder and CEO of Nvidia, and both he and his wife Lori are Oregon State University graduates.
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“We are thrilled by this extraordinary philanthropy and commitment to advancing research discovery and problem-solving,” said OSU President Jayathi Murthy, in a statement.
Murthy said the three-story, 150,000 square-foot center is being designed and is anticipated to open at the school in Corvallis, Oregon, in 2025.
Murthy said the center is part of Oregon State’s efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM education and research. The Huangs graduated from Oregon high schools and met while undergraduates in OSU’s College of Engineering.
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