U.S.-Mexico Cooperative Research: Simulation of Aggregation Processes in Binary Systems of Colloids and Aerosols

9502985 Blaisten-Barojas这一美洲项目奖将支持乔治梅森大学的Estela Blaisten-Barojas教授与墨西哥城墨西哥国家自治大学费西卡研究所的Agustin Gonzalez Flores教授合作进行研究。研究人员计划对二元和多组分混合物的胶体和气溶胶聚集进行计算机模拟。胶体和气溶胶聚集的研究因其技术应用而具有重要意义。从理论上讲，最近通过计算机实验对单组分胶体聚集的理解取得了重要进展。然而，当系统的复杂性增加以更好地模拟真实系统时，相应的计算机模拟需要高性能的超级计算工具。研究人员打算继续研究二元和多组分混合物，在大规模并行计算平台上开发和实现所有算法。该项目将有助于加强两组有经验的研究人员在计算建模领域的合作努力。***

9502985 Blaisten-Barojas This Americas Program award will support Professor Estela Blaisten-Barojas of George Mason University in a research collaboration with Professor Agustin Gonzalez Flores of the Instituto de Fisica of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), in Mexico City. The researchers plan to engage in computer modeling of colloidal and aerosol aggregation of binary and multicomponent mixtures. The study of colloidal and aerosol aggregation is important because of its technological applications. From a theoretical perspective, important progress has been made recently in the understanding of one-component colloidal aggregation through computer experiments. However, when the complexity of the system increases to better mimic real systems, the corresponding computer simulations require high performance supercomputing tools. The researchers intend to pursue the study of binary and multicomponent mixtures, developing and implementing all algorithms in massively parallel computing platforms. This project will serve to strengthen collaborative efforts between two groups of experienced researchers in the area of computational modeling. ***