Hardware composability is proving to be a game-changer, as it tackles the issue of being bound by any one instance of a system or a particular deployment.A new project at Texas A&M University is addressing this need. ACES, which stands for Accelerating Computing for Emerging Sciences, is a pioneering computational prototype under development by the university. It seeks to address a critical challenge: providing a unified computing platform that caters to a broad spectrum of users across different research fields, each with unique levels of computing engagement