IMR: Acquisition of a SGI Origin350 for Nano/Bio-Technology Computational Research and Student Training

支持购买SGI Origin350, 16个R16,000处理器，运行800MHz， 16GB内存和4 × 73GB磁盘空间。该设备将增强现有的计算设施，并补充正在进行的实验工作，在微制造研究所（IfM）和工程与科学学院在路易斯安那理工大学通过提供高质量的计算研究纳米和生物技术的三个基本前沿：小分子，聚合物（生物聚合物是隐含的），和细胞。拟议的仪器将支持在几个应用科学和技术分支工作的教师和学生，同时建立在路易斯安那理工大学现有的计算资源上。超级计算机的收购最终将使EPSCoR州的两所教育机构受益。路易斯安那理工大学是非HBCU机构中非洲裔美国学生比例很高（约占入学人数的15%），以及格兰布林州立大学（GSU）， HBCU机构致力于本科教育，并在路易斯安那州北部大力开展本科研究。目前，有一名教员担任两所大学的联合教员聘任职位，另外两名教员预计将在2004年填补空缺。这些教员有望成为这两个机构之间“进行研究的桥梁”。所要求的设备也将提供给GSU本科生的研究活动。因此，该项目将对工程和科学领域代表性不足的群体产生重大影响。要求获得一台超级计算机（SGI Origin350）的支持，这将增强路易斯安那理工大学现有的计算设施，并通过在几个基础和当前应用的科学分支（如化学、物理和纳米/生物技术）提供高质量的计算研究，补充工程与科学学院正在进行的实验工作。参与研究项目的本科生和研究生有望通过这一最先进的计算设备和现成的建模软件获得知识和经验。超级计算机的收购最终将使EPSCoR州的两所教育机构受益。路易斯安那理工大学是非HBCU机构中非洲裔美国学生比例很高（约占入学人数的15%），以及格兰布林州立大学（GSU）， HBCU机构致力于本科教育，并在路易斯安那州北部大力开展本科研究。目前，有一名教员担任两所大学的联合教员聘任职位，另外两名教员预计将在2004年填补空缺。这些教员有望成为这两个机构之间“进行研究的桥梁”。所要求的设备也将提供给GSU本科生的研究活动。因此，该项目将对工程和科学领域代表性不足的群体产生重大影响。

Support is requested for acquiring a SGI Origin350 with 16 R16,000 processors running at 800MHz, 16GB memory, and 4 x 73GB of disk space. This equipment will enhance the existing computational facilities and complement the ongoing experimental efforts in the Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM) and the College of Engineering & Science at Louisiana Tech University by providing high quality computational research in nano- and biotechnology on three fundamental fronts: small molecules, polymers (biopolymers are implicit), and cells. The proposed instrument will support both faculty and students working at several applied branches of science and technology, while building upon the existing computational resources of Louisiana Tech. The acquisition of the supercomputer will ultimately benefit two educational institutions in an EPSCoR state. Louisiana Tech University, which has a significantly high percentage of African-American students for a non-HBCU institution (~15% of enrollment), and Grambling State University (GSU), a HBCU institution dedicated to undergraduate education with a strong commitment to undergraduate research in north Louisiana. At present, one faculty member holds a joint faculty appointment position (JFAP) between these two Universities and two more JFAPs are expected to be filled in 2004. These faculty members are expected to be the "bridge-for-conducting-research" between these two institutions. The requested equipment will be also made available for research activities of GSU undergraduates. Consequently, this project will have a significant impact on underrepresented groups in engineering and science.Support is requested for acquiring a supercomputer (SGI Origin350) that will enhance the existing computational facilities at Louisiana Tech University and complement the ongoing experimental efforts in the College of Engineering & Science by providing high quality computational research in several fundamental and currently applied branches of science, such as chemistry, physics, and nano/bio-technology.Undergraduate and graduate students involved in research projects are expected to gain knowledge and experience with this state-of-the-art computational facility and the readily available modeling software. The acquisition of the supercomputer will ultimately benefit two educational institutions in an EPSCoR state. Louisiana Tech University, which has a significantly high percentage of African-American students for a non-HBCU institution (~15% of enrollment), and Grambling State University (GSU), a HBCU institution dedicated to undergraduate education with a strong commitment to undergraduate research in north Louisiana. At present, one faculty member holds a joint faculty appointment position (JFAP) between these two Universities and two more JFAPs are expected to be filled in 2004. These faculty members are expected to be the "bridge-for-conducting-research" between these two institutions. The requested equipment will be also made available for research activities of GSU undergraduates. Consequently, this project will have a significant impact on underrepresented groups in engineering and science.