HPCWire has named William D. Gropp, Paul and Cynthia Saylor Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Parallel Computing Institute, one of its People to Watch in 2013. According to the publication, the annual list is comprised of the best and brightest minds of HPC whose hard work, dedication and contributions are predicted to reach beyond the spectrum of high performance computing and will influence the direction that technology will lead us in 2013 and beyond.