Acquisition of a High-Performance Computer for Mathematical Sciences Applications

该奖项将允许收购一个高性能的并行计算机将被安置在数学科学系伍斯特理工学院（WPI）。 此次收购将支持由五名部门成员开展的研究活动，以及其更广泛的影响。 研究活动涉及应用数学，计算建模，数值算法以及应用和计算统计学的各种领域。 他们通过应用程序和合作与其他学科和机构紧密联系。 具体领域包括：-使用多元正态链接函数的尺度混合的相关分类数据模型的贝叶斯分析。 - 改进大气流动、云及其辐射特性的建模和模拟方法。 - 设计颗粒悬浮液，以实现热能的最佳耗散。 - 与动脉中的狭窄（变窄）耦合的血流的建模。 - 大型非线性系统的数值方法，应用于流体动力学和反应流。

This award will permit acquisition of a high-performance parallel computer to be housed in the Mathematical Sciences Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). This acquisition will support research activities conducted by, among others, five department members; and also its broader impact. The research activities involve a wide variety of areas in applied mathematics, computational modeling, numerical algorithms, and applied and computational statistics. They interface strongly with other disciplines and institutions through applications and collaborations. Specific areas include the following: -Bayesian analysis of correlated categorical data models using scale mixtures of multivariate normal link functions. -Enhanced methods for modeling and simulation of atmospheric flows, clouds and their radiative properties. -Design of particulate suspensions for optimal dissipation of thermal energy. -Modeling of blood flow coupled with stenosis (narrowing) in arteries. -Numerical methods for large-scale nonlinear systems, with applications to fluid dynamics and reactive flows.