HPNC: Colorado School of Mines High Performance Network Connection

科罗拉多矿业学院（CSM）是一所特殊目的的大学，在进行国际公认的科学和工程研究的同时，保持着全国公认的工程教育承诺。 为了满足研究人员的需求，CSM正在规划一个高性能网络连接（HPNC）。 CSM建议通过Front Range GigaPop连接到Internet 2的Abilene网络以实现这一目标。本提案介绍了五个研究项目，每个项目都将从HPNC中受益匪浅： 由Jeff Squier博士领导的Squier集团专注于三维非线性显微镜和光学组织学。由Frank Schowengerdt博士领导的空间燃烧商业应用中心（CCACS）在与燃烧有关的科学领域进行研究，特别关注那些结果可以应用于商业产品和工艺开发以及研究可以受益于空间独特特性的领域。Panos Kiousis博士进行的研究涉及在受到静态，循环和动态激励（如强烈地震运动）时对高强度混凝土结构进行建模。由克莱尔麦凯布博士领导的麦凯布小组进行分子建模和计算化学的研究。开放化学模拟项目（Glenn Murray博士和J.托马斯麦金农博士）计划在化学建模方面扩展到真实的时间合作。

Colorado School of Mines (CSM) is a special-purpose university that does internationally recognized science and engineering research while maintaining a nationally acclaimed commitment to engineering education. In support of the needs of its researchers, CSM is planning a high performance network connection (HPNC). CSM proposes to make a connection to Internet2's Abilene Network through the Front Range GigaPop to achieve this objective. Five research projects, each which would significantly benefit from a HPNC are described in this proposal: The Squier Group, led by Dr. Jeff Squier, focuses on three dimensional nonlinear microscopy and optical histology. The Center for Commercial Applications of Combustion in Space (CCACS), led by Dr. Frank Schowengerdt, conducts research in scientific areas related to combustion with a special focus on those areas where the results can be applied to the development of commercial products and processes and where the research can benefit from the unique properties of space. Dr. Panos Kiousis performs research involving the modeling of high strength concrete structures when subjected to static, cyclic, and dynamic excitations such as strong earthquake motions. The McCabe Group, headed by Dr. Clare McCabe performs research on molecular modeling and computational chemistry. The OpenChem Workbench Project (Dr. Glenn Murray and Dr. J. Thomas McKinnon) plans to expand into real time collaboration on chemical modeling.