MRI-R2: Acquisition of an Integrated Instrument for Computational Research and Education

该提案将使用2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）提供的资金进行奖励，并符合2009年3月20日白宫备忘录第2节中规定的要求，该备忘录题为“确保复苏法案资金的负责任支出”。作为认知项目官员，我还确认，该提案不支持恢复法案A部分第1604节所述的项目。提案编号：09- 59124 PI（s）：Apon，Amy W.; Coffee，杰克逊，D.; El-Shenawee，Magda O.; Pulay，Peter; Spearot，道格拉斯E.机构：阿肯色大学标题： MRI-R2/采集：获取该项目旨在为计算科学和工程领域的广泛项目提供服务，该项目为计算、数据和存储密集型的分布式和共享内存并行应用程序获得一个集成的超级计算平台。这项工作有可能将阿肯色州的计算研究能力提高一个数量级，所要求的超级计算机将主要用于计算机科学、计算化学、计算生物磁学、机械工程、地球科学和空间科学等领域。 它也有利于研究人员在综合纳米科学，天体物理学，生物信息学，大规模优化，视频分析，和网络topology.Broader影响：拟议集群将成为主要的高端计算平台的研究和教育活动的大学和国家。 地球科学项目具有巨大的商业潜力，对阿肯色州的经济发展具有特殊意义。 该提案包括针对本科生的重要外联和教育部分。此外，该项目还包括培训活动，对象是在阿肯色州11所四年制高等教育机构中的许多机构教授本科生的教员。

This proposal will be awarded using funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), and meets the requirements established in Section 2 of the White House Memorandum entitled, Ensuring Responsible Spending of Recovery Act Funds, dated March 20, 2009. As the cognizant Program Officer, I also affirm that the proposal does not support projects described in Section 1604 of Division A of the Recovery Act.Proposal #: 09-59124PI(s): Apon, Amy W.; Cothren, Jackson, D.; El-Shenawee, Magda O.; Pulay, Peter; Spearot, Douglas E.Institution: University of ArkansasTitle: MRI-R2/Acq.: Acq. of an Integrated Instrument for Computational Research and EducationProject Proposed:This project, acquiring an integrated supercomputing platform for distributed and shared memory parallel applications that are computationally, data, and storage intensive, aims to service a broad range of projects in computational science and engineering. The work potentially expands the capability to do computational research in Arkansas by an order of magnitude.The supercomputer requested would be used principally in the areas of computer science, computational chemistry, computational biomagnetics, mechanical engineering, geosciences, and spatial science. It also benefits researchers in integrated nanoscience, astrophysics, bioinformatics, large scale optimization, video analysis, and network topology.Broader Impacts: The proposed cluster will be the primary high-end computing platform for research and educational activities for the University and for the state. The geosciences projects have substantial commercial potential and particular significance for the economic development in Arkansas. The proposal includes a significant outreach and an educational component targeted to undergraduate students. In addition, the project contains training activities targeted to faculty who teach undergraduate students at many institutions of the eleven four-year institutions of higher education in Arkansas.