REU Site: Multidisciplinary Computational Science at the University of Notre Dame

该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作资助。圣母大学的研究计算中心（CRC）为REU学生提供了一个熟悉跨学科计算研究的环境。CRC提供了接触研究各种计算问题的研究小组的机会，包括(a)对高度复杂的血液凝固过程进行建模，以促进对心脏病、中风和血友病的理解和治疗；(b)利用分子模拟对材料的物理特性与其化学构成之间的联系建立基本认识；(c)发现太阳系外的行星，以帮助天体物理学家进一步发展？(d)建立沿海海洋流体动力学计算模型，可用于解决现实世界的问题，从处理飓风造成的沿海洪水到帮助绘制海流图，以供航运作业、疏浚和港口设计之用。学生们正在学习如何使用最新的网络基础设施工具，并接受有关基本科学计算技能和技术的培训。此外，REU的学生还可以接触到活跃在CRC的国际科学合作。该项目每年夏天将有10名学生参加，每人将在圣母大学度过10周。此外，该中心还资助来自海外合作机构的3名国际学生。知识价值基于四个核心专业领域：工程和科学中的多尺度计算，跨学科分子建模和模拟，验证和验证以及网络基础设施开发。更广泛的影响包括总统信息技术咨询委员会报告中确定的计算科学教育的关键进步和国家的发展？在他们的家乡和全国都有直接影响的未来科学家。

The site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program. The Center for Research Computing (CRC) at the University of Notre Dame is providing a setting for the REU student to become familiar with interdisciplinary computational research. CRC provides access to research groups working across a diverse range of computational problems including (a)Modeling highly complex blood clotting processes to advance the understanding and treatment of heart disease, strokes and hemophilia, (b) Using molecular simulation to develop a fundamental understanding of the link between the physical properties of materials and their chemical constitution, (c) Discovering planets outside the solar system to help further astrophysicists? study of star and planet formation, (d) Creating computational models of coastal ocean hydrodynamics that can be applied to real-world problems, from dealing with coastal flooding due to hurricanes to helping map currents for shipping operations, dredging and harbor design. The students are learning how to use the most current cyberinfrastructure tools and receiving training on fundamental scientific computing skills and techniques. In addition, REU students are exposed to international scientific collaborations active at the CRC. The program will involve 10 students every summer, and each will spend 10 weeks at the University of Notre Dame. In addition the CRC funds 3 international students from its collaborating institutions abroad.Intellectual merit is grounded in four core areas of expertise: multiscale computations in engineering and science, interdisciplinary molecular modeling and simulation, validation and verification, and cyberinfrastructure development.Broader impacts include the critical advancement of education in computational science as identified in the Presidential Information Technology Advisory Committee report and development of the nation?s future scientists with immediate impact both at their home institutions and nationally.