Acquisition of a High-Performance Computer for Mathematical Sciences Applications

该奖项将允许获得一台高性能并行计算机，该计算机将被安置在伍斯特理工学院（WPI）的数学科学系。此次收购将支持五个部门成员进行的研究活动；还有它更广泛的影响。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等广泛领域。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规模混合对相关分类数据模型进行贝叶斯分析。-加强对大气流动、云及其辐射特性的建模和模拟方法。-颗粒悬浮液的设计，以实现最佳的热能耗散。-血流与动脉狭窄（变窄）耦合的模型。-大规模非线性系统的数值方法，及其在流体动力学和反应流动中的应用。

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.