Acquisition of a Cluster of Advanced Symmetric Multiprocessing Computers for High Performance Scientific Calculations

中密歇根大学（CMU）将获得一组用于高性能科学计算的先进对称多处理计算机，这将有助于满足CMU科学家在理论核和凝聚态物理以及中尺度数值气象学等计算要求苛刻的领域的需求。该项目的目标应用包括核结构、核反应速率和超新星中的热核反应速率问题。在凝聚态物质和材料物理学中的应用包括研究纳米尺度原子团簇的物理和化学性质，以及缺陷材料的功能性质，包括用于量子计算的半导体系统。这些研究将涉及异常复杂的计算，需要访问先进的高性能资源。将拟议的研究与教育和培训工作结合起来是该项目的一个主要目标。将开发和交付一系列关于高性能计算的实践研讨会，以填补中密歇根大学当前课程中存在的空白。这些研讨会将对整个学院的学生和教师开放。这个项目也将提供许多机会让学生直接参与研究。传播研究成果是该项目的另一个重要组成部分。

Central Michigan University's (CMU) award to make an Acquisition of a Cluster of Advanced Symmetric Multiprocessing Computers for High Performance Scientific Calculations will help to meet the needs of active and productive CMU scientists in the computationally demanding fields of theoretical nuclear and condensed matter physics, and mesoscale numerical meteorology. Targeted applications in this project include problems of nuclear structure, nuclear reaction rates, and thermonuclear reaction rates in supernovae. Applications in condensed matter and materials physics include studying the physical and chemical properties of nanometer-scale atomic clusters, and the functional properties of defective materials, including semiconductor systems proposed for use in quantum computing. These studies will involve calculations of unusual complexity that require access to advanced, high performance resources.Integration of the proposed research with education and training efforts is a major goal of the project. A series of hands-on workshops in High Performance Computing will be develop and deliver to fill a void that exists in the current curriculum at Central Michigan University. The workshops will be open to students and faculty from across the college. This project will also provide many opportunities to engage students directly in research. Dissemination of the research results is another important component of the project.