CRIF:MU Acquisition of an Integrated Compute Server for Research and Education in Chemistry

凭借化学研究仪器和设施：多用户计划（CRIF：MU）的这一奖项，西北大学化学系将为28名教师购买40节点计算机集群。它将用于需要并行计算机的研究项目，包括1）纳米光学，2）DNA连接的聚集体，3）蘸笔光刻，4）EM场中的分子排列，5）分子电导，6）数值有限差分计算方法，和7）电磁传输。计算机集群也将被纳入计算化学和价理论的研究生和本科生课程。一个快速，现代化的计算机工作站集群是至关重要的，以服务于活跃的研究部门的计算需求。这样的“计算机网络”也可以作为新的理论代码和算法的开发环境，提供最先进的图形和可视化设施，并支持并行处理的最先进应用的研究。这些研究将在许多领域产生重大影响，包括生物化学和材料科学。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Multi User program (CRIF:MU), the Chemistry Department at Northwestern University will acquire a 40 node computer cluster for 28 faculty. It will be utilized in research projects requiring parallel computers including 1) nano-optics, 2) DNA-linked aggregates, 3) dip pen lithography, 4) molecular alignment in EM fields, 5) molecular electric conductance, 6) numerical finite difference computational method, and 7) electromagnetic transport. The computer cluster will also be incorporated in graduate and undergraduate courses on computational chemistry and valence theory.A cluster of fast, modern computer workstations is vital to serving the computing needs of active research departments. Such a "computer network" also serves as a development environment for new theoretical codes and algorithms, provides state-of-the-art graphics and visualization facilities, and supports research in state-of-the-art applications of parallel processing. These studies will have a significant impact in a wide number of areas, including biochemistry and materials science.