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For all the excitement around GPUs—the workhorses of today’s AI revolution—the central processing unit (CPU) remains the backbone of high-performance computing (HPC). CPUs still handle 80% to 90% of HPC workloads globally, powering everything from climate modeling to semiconductor design. Far from being eclipsed, they’re evolving in ways that make them more competitive, flexible, and indispensable than ever.

The competitive landscape around CPUs has intensified. Once dominated almost exclusively by Intel’s x86 chips, the market now includes powerful alternatives based on ARM and even emerging architectures like RISC-V. Flagship examples like Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer demonstrate how CPU innovation is pushing performance to new frontiers. Meanwhile, cloud providers like Microsoft and AWS are developing their own silicon, adding even more diversity to the ecosystem.

What makes CPUs so enduring? Flexibility, compatibility, and cost efficiency are key. As Evan Burness of Microsoft Azure points out,

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Assistant Professor of Energy & Environment 

Tenure-Track Faculty Opening

in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University

https://mech.rice.edu/

https://engineering.rice.edu/

https://www.rice.edu/ 

Position Description

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University, located in Houston, TX, seeks applications for one tenure-track Assistant Professor position with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. The department is particularly interested in someone with a research focus on energy and the environment. Our priorities are in those thematic areas connected to the thermal-fluids (fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer); however, we are open to outstanding candidates in all areas related to Mechanical Engineering, including but not limited to controls, dynamics, robotics, design, and solid mechanics. 

The selected candidate will be expected to teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses within their expertise; perform high-quality research in their specialized area and present findings from their research in peer-reviewed publications and conferences; establish a strong research

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Job ID: 263196

Assistant Professor, NeuroTechnology
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) seeks highly qualified applicants for a tenure-track position within the Neuroscience Institute. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position jointly appointed between the Neuroscience Institute (NI) and the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME). Appointments will be considered at the rank of Assistant Professor for scholars whose work advances neurotechnology. We are seeking candidates that fit our translational neurotechnology aspirations. Under the umbrella of “transforming neuro”, CMU’s NI and BME department place emphasis on neurocentric instrumentation, inference, and intervention. We are looking for candidates that fall in the broad area of neurotechnology for enabling intervention. Of particular interest are candidates that have a track record/ interest in human centric/clinical research as well as commercialization/entrepreneurship interest. The successful

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Associate or Full Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Tenured Faculty Opening

in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University

https://mech.rice.edu/

https://engineering.rice.edu/

https://www.rice.edu/

Position Description

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University, located in Houston, TX, seeks applications for one tenured Associate/Full Professor position with a research focus on Aerospace Engineering, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. We seek a candidate who represents any subspeciality within aerospace engineering (aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, control, design, mechanics, and systems engineering), and who also complements the department’s core expertise in mechanical engineering, including controls, dynamics, robotics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, computational engineering, design, and solid mechanics. We seek faculty who will develop a dynamic and innovative independent research program and show distinction in teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels while embracing Rice’s culture of excellence and inclusivity. Strength and scholarship in research and teaching are the primary selection criteria. 

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