CC* Compute: High-Performance Computing Backbone for Accelerating Campus-Wide and Regional Research

CC* 计算：用于加速校园范围和区域研究的高性能计算骨干

基本信息

批准号：
2018933
负责人：
Aaron Wemhoff
金额：
$ 39.72万
依托单位：
Villanova University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-07-01 至 2023-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2018933&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
CC Compute Performance Computing Backbone

项目摘要

Villanova University is acquiring a high-performance computing resource to expand the capabilities of at least 27 identified researchers in engineering, physical sciences, and social sciences. The grant also prepares students for the STEM workforce through engagement in computational research, education via the creation and modification of ten undergraduate and graduate courses, and student training in high performance computing operations. The impact of this grant extends well beyond Villanova University by establishing the Southeastern Pennsylvania High-Performance Computing Consortium to create new collaborative opportunities between Villanova and non-Villanova researchers, and by connecting Villanova to the broader Open Science Grid network to distribute resources to researchers nationally.The grant focuses on three objectives to expand Villanova’s computational infrastructure for research and education. First, this work establishes new computational hardware – including 1,184 central processing units (CPUs), 10,240 graphical processing units (GPUs), and 448 terabytes (TB) of data storage – along with complementary software and networking resources. Second, resource usage expands fundamental research in seven project areas relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation, including (1) materials for fusion energy applications, (2) causes of various nasal sinus diseases, (3) ion transport in energy storage devices, (4) speech perception and language processing, (5) river behavior, (6) nonlinear mechanical behavior, and (7) machine learning algorithms. Finally, practices are developed to mitigate the costs associated with growing and maintaining the computing resource.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

维拉诺瓦大学正在收购高性能计算资源，以扩展至少 27 名工程、物理科学和社会科学领域研究人员的能力。这笔赠款还通过参与计算研究、通过创造和教育为学生做好 STEM 劳动力的准备。修改十门本科生和研究生课程，以及高性能计算操作方面的学生培训。这笔赠款的影响远远超出了维拉诺瓦大学的范围，建立了宾夕法尼亚州东南部高性能计算联盟，为维拉诺瓦和非维拉诺瓦研究人员之间创造了新的合作机会。并通过将维拉诺瓦连接到更广泛的开放科学网格网络，向全国研究人员分配资源。这笔赠款重点关注扩展维拉诺瓦研究和教育计算基础设施的三个目标。首先，这项工作建立了新的计算硬件，包括 1,184 个中央处理器（CPU）。）、10,240 个图形处理单元 (GPU) 和 448 太字节 (TB) 数据存储，以及补充软件和网络资源其次，资源使用扩展了七个方面的基础研究。与国家科学基金会使命相关的项目领域，包括（1）聚变能源应用材料，（2）各种鼻窦疾病的原因，（3）能量存储设备中的离子传输，（4）语音感知和语言处理，(5) 河流行为，(6) 非线性机械行为，(7) 反映机器学习算法，最后，开发实践以减轻与增长和维护计算资源相关的成本。该奖项是 NSF 的法定使命，并被视为。值得通过使用基金会的智力评估来支持优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。