Tuesday, October 25, 2016
12:30–1:30 pm
Science Complex, Physics Building, Room 101
Abstract:
The new TCNJ Scientific Data Center and High-Performance Computing (HPC) system will be a state-of-the-art cluster comprising over 170 servers dedicated to scientific and mathematical computation. The system—with over 13 TFLOPS of computing power and near a petabyte of storage—is designed to handle diverse computing needs, from molecular simulations where the GPUs developed for first-person video games are put to use serving a higher calling, to CPUs connected by high-speed communication systems as used to build highly interconnected models for multi-scale biological systems and climate change. The Scientific Data Center and HPC system provide TCNJ faculty and students with new tools for scientific discovery, and Shawn Sivy is available to help you move your research and teaching to the next computational level. We present examples from each School of Science department of research that will be enhanced by the new system. These examples of different computational applications to using the HPC system were selected to inspire the community to think of how this great resource can aid your research and teaching.
Presenters:
- Dr. Jeffrey Osborn is the Dean of the School of Science and Professor of Biology. His research program encompasses plant evolutionary biology and higher education.
- Mr. Shawn Sivy is HPC System Administrator in the School of Science. He oversees the design and implementation of the Science HPC computing servers, storage, and internal network. Mr. Sivy assists faculty and students on best practices using the HPC resources and works closely with central IT.
- Dr. Joseph Baker is Assistant Professor of Chemistry. His research focuses on computer simulations of biomolecules and ionic liquids.
- Dr. Michael Ochs is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. His research focuses on computational statistical models of biological systems.
- Dr. Wendy Clement is Assistant Professor of Biology. She is an evolutionary biologist and botanist and her research uses phylogenetic systematics to investigate the evolutionary history of flowering plants.
- Dr. Nathan Magee is Associate Professor of Physics. His research pursues questions in atmospheric cloud microphysics, especially the role of high altitude ice particles in Earth’s climate system.
- Dr. Jikai Li is Associate Professor of Computer Science. He has research interest in Optical Network Design, Scheduling Problems, and Cybersecurity. He has also conducted Supercomputing research.
