Research Infrastructure: CC* Campus Compute: Lawrence 2.0: Advancing Multi-Disciplinary Research and Education in South Dakota

Lawrence 2.0项目扩展和更新了南达科他州大学（USD）的Lawrence高性能计算集群，推动了整个南达科他州的计算密集型研究和科学教育。该项目最初的科学和教育用例直接涉及几个国家迫切关注的领域，包括清洁能源、可持续性、创伤后应激障碍和拟人化气候变化的影响。该项目还补充和增强了现有的人工智能研究和教育计划，以跟上对高度可访问的gpu加速计算的不断增长的需求，特别是那些新接触高性能计算的用户。扩大后的劳伦斯集群向南达科他州所有教育机构的用户开放，为南达科他州规模较小的学院和大学提供了研究和STEM教育机会。此外，该项目增加了USD对开放科学网格（OSG）的贡献，Lawrence上所有未使用的计算周期都可以提供给OSG开放科学池。该项目包括实现以下四个关键目标：(1)增加劳伦斯集群的能力，以加快整个南达科他州的研究项目进展；(2)通过实施Open OnDemand软件来降低个人进入集群的门槛；(3)更换老化的核心部件，避免对科学进步造成干扰；(4)通过有针对性地向地区合作者和部落机构外展，扩大高性能计算的参与和影响。该项目正在影响并扩大EPSCoR州南达科他州的研究和STEM教育。该奖项由先进网络基础设施办公室颁发，并得到了刺激竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）的联合支持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Lawrence 2.0 project expands and updates the Lawrence high performance computing cluster at the University of South Dakota (USD), advancing computationally intensive research and science education throughout South Dakota. The project's initial science and education use cases directly address several fields of immediate national prominence, including clean energy, sustainability, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the effects of anthropomorphic climate change. This project also complements and enhances existing Artificial Intelligence research and education initiatives at USD by keeping pace with growing demand for highly accessible GPU-accelerated computation, particularly among users who are new to high performance computing. Open and available to users at all educational institutions in South Dakota, the expanded Lawrence cluster bolsters research and STEM education opportunities at South Dakota's smaller colleges and universities. Additionally, the project increases USD's contributions to the Open Science Grid (OSG), with all unused compute cycles on Lawrence made available to the OSG Open Science Pool.The project consists of achieving the following four key objectives: (1) Adding capacity to the Lawrence cluster to accelerate progress on research projects throughout South Dakota; (2) Reducing individuals' barriers to entry by implementing Open OnDemand software for cluster access; (3) Avoiding disruptions to scientific progress by replacing Lawrence's aging core components; and (4) Broadening high performance computing participation and impact via targeted outreach to regional collaborators and tribal institutions. This project is having impact and expanding research and STEM education in South Dakota, an EPSCoR state.This award by the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure is jointly supported by the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.