II-NEW: Southern Illinois HPC Infrastructure (SIHPCI)

II-新：伊利诺伊州南部 HPC 基础设施 (SIHPCI)

• 批准号: 0855221
• 负责人: Shaikh Ahmed
• 金额: $ 36.08万
• 依托单位: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0855221&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: II; NEW; Southern; Illinois; HPC

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This project involves the building of a high-performance computing and data storage infrastructure at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIHPSI - Southern Illinois HPC Infrastructure), a facility first-of-its-kind not only within the campus but in the greater Southern Illinois region also. Intellectual Merit: Research activities using SIHCPI encompass two broad areas - (1) Computational Nanoscience and Engineering (CNE): Examples include multimillion atom simulations of nanodevices, design of molecular catalysts, studies of polymer morphology at interfaces, fundamental studies of the driving mechanisms in non-equilibrium states of matter, and quantum information processing exploring new properties of atomic nuclei; and (2) Geographic Information Science (GIS): Involves strategic research to investigate new algorithms for representation and transformation of massive dynamic data allowing a cognitive and visual interpretation for analysts by exploiting invariant geometric properties. SIHPSI serves as a nucleation center for further addition of HPC resources and offers SIUC?s faculty members a much quicker time frame (1-2 weeks) to start computing as compared to a custom cluster configuration which usually takes about 6 months from start to production. Broader Impact: Research in the CNE area is expected to have significant impact in a wide range of technological applications including low-power and fast transistors, coatings, lithography, adhesives to light emitting diodes and sensors, various smart and functionalized materials, and quantum computation. The GIS research facilitates efficient data streaming, crime and health studies, medical imaging, and genome mapping. SIHPSI has an educational interface that supports ? (1) revamping several courses in the area of scientific modeling and numerical analysis; (2) developing a new course on computational nanoelectronics; and (3) training (through summer workshops) a diverse community of college teachers as well as K-12 students in the field of scientific computing and data analysis. Materials/modules developed in the teaching/training activities will be posted on NSF?s nanoHUB.org for use by the broader community.

该奖项根据 2009 年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法 111-5）提供资金。该项目涉及在南伊利诺伊大学卡本代尔分校（SIHPSI - 南伊利诺伊州 HPC 基础设施）建设高性能计算和数据存储基础设施，该设施不仅在校园内而且在大伊利诺伊州南部地区也是首创。智力优势：使用 SIHCPI 的研究活动涵盖两大领域 - (1) 计算纳米科学与工程 (CNE)：示例包括纳米器件的数百万原子模拟、分子催化剂的设计、界面聚合物形态的研究、驱动机制的基础研究物质的非平衡态和探索原子核新性质的量子信息处理； (2) 地理信息科学 (GIS)：涉及战略研究，研究用于表示和转换大量动态数据的新算法，从而通过利用不变的几何特性为分析师提供认知和视觉解释。 SIHPSI 充当进一步添加 HPC 资源的成核中心，并为 SIUC 的教员提供更快的时间框架（1-2 周）来开始计算，而定制集群配置从开始到生产通常需要大约 6 个月的时间。更广泛的影响：CNE 领域的研究预计将对广泛的技术应用产生重大影响，包括低功耗和快速晶体管、涂层、光刻、发光二极管和传感器的粘合剂、各种智能和功能化材料以及量子计算。 GIS 研究促进了高效的数据流、犯罪和健康研究、医学成像和基因组绘图。 SIHPSI 有一个教育界面，支持？ (1) 修改了科学建模和数值分析领域的几门课程； （2）开发计算纳米电子学新课程； (3) 在科学计算和数据分析领域对多元化的大学教师和 K-12 学生进行培训（通过夏季研讨会）。在教学/培训活动中开发的材料/模块将发布在 NSF 的 nanoHUB.org 上，供更广泛的社区使用。