SCREMS: Scientific Computing Environments for Mathematical Sciences

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A group of researchers in the Department of Mathematics at Penn Statewill purchase a symmetrical multiprocessor (SMP) cluster, and avisualization server. The new equipment will be used to supportvarious ongoing mathematical research projects including numbertheory, numerical solution of partial differential equations,mathematical modeling and numerical simulations for hydrogen fuelcells, modeling in fluid dynamics and material sciences, mathematicalmodeling and numerical simulations in biological sciences, analysisand implementation of new cutting-edge numerical techniques andparallel algorithms. Most of the models and applications from theseprojects are described by systems of partial or ordinary differentialequations and their numerical solutions rely on intensive computationsthat require high memory capacity and high memory bandwidth. Theshared memory computer to be purchased will serve well for theserequirements and will significantly enhance the proposers' researchcapabilities.The research projects that benefit from the new equipment range fromthe very basic mathematical research such as number theory to verypractical applications such as mathematical modeling and numericalsimulations of hydrogen fuel cells that have vital national interests(for security and environment). The proposers communicate andcollaborate on a various research subjects within the department aswell as across the university. Such collaborations provide astimulating environment for the training of graduate students,postdoctoral fellows, as well as junior faculty members. The proposedequipment will also aid existing, and provide solid computational basefor new joint projects with researchers from other sciences andengineering