The partial government shutdown hasn't disrupted operations at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois yet, but  their super computer rellies on funding from the National Science Foundation, which is currently closed. 

Last week the state of Illinois announced a partnership with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications on the University of Illinois Urbana campus. Bill Gropp is NCSA’s acting director.  Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline spoke with Gropp about this partnership and how it developed.