MRI:Acquisition of a Large Beowulf Cluster for Research and Education in Science and Engineering

该项目(来自埃普科尔州的一家少数族裔服务机构)收购了一个128处理器的Beowulf集群，该集群由运行Linux操作系统的Myrinet互连，使多处理器设计、自然风险评估、医学心脏病学和纳米生物技术的研究成为可能。具体地说，该集群将为以下研究项目提供服务：使用本征位置开发准确的分析缓存模型生物电磁分析和优化基于物理的WildFire模型的验证纳米生物技术由于在计算机体系结构、纳米生物技术、生物电磁学和环境科学方面的知识和理解，该设备满足了对高性能计算平台的需求，使研究人员能够进行研究。广泛影响：可以合理地预期一些重要的研究活动，如野火建模、心脏电磁场和电流建模以及植物修复，可以拯救生命和财产。因此，这项研究势必对这一少数民族服务机构的社会和教育产生很大的影响。此外，这项工作非常重视跨学科的学习、交流和互动。

This project, (from a minority-serving institution in an EPCoR state) acquiring a 128 processor Beowulf cluster interconnected by Myrinet running the Linux Operating System, enables research in multiprocessor design, natural hazard assessment, medical cardiology, and nanobiotechnology. Specifically, the cluster will service the following research projects:Development of Accurate Analytical Cache Models Using Intrinsic LocalityBioelectromagnetic Analysis and OptimizationValidation of a Physics-based Wildfire ModelNanobiotechnologyContributing to the body of knowledge and understanding in computer architectures, nanobiotechnology, bioelectromagnetics, and the environmental sciences, the equipment fulfills the need of a high-performance computational platform to enable the research of the investigators.Broader Impact: Some significant research activities, such as wildfire modeling, modeling of cardiac electromagnetic field and currents, and phytoremediation, can reasonably be expected to save lives and property. Thus the research is bound to have a high impact on society as well as education in this minority serving institution. Furthermore, the work exhibits strong emphasis on learning, communication, and interaction across disciplines.