Vendor Project Request


INSTRUCTIONS:

This form is to be used by the principal investigator (PI) to request a new project on the NCCS resources.

  1. Complete the Principal Investigator's Agreement and fax it to 865-241-4011.
  2. Fill in all applicable information.
  3. Click on "submit" button at bottom of this page to submit your application.
  4. After you've requested a project, what happens next?
  5. * indicates required fields

If you want an account on an existing NCCS project, please apply using the NCCS account application form.

Direct any questions to the NCCS User Assistance Center.

Personal Information
* Title: Dr. Mr. Ms. Mrs. Miss
* First name:
* Last name:
Middle name:
Suffix (Sr. Jr. III, etc.):
* Email:
* Phone:
* Current (or requested) username:

Citizenship Status
* U.S. Citizen Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Other
* Countries of Citizenship:
* Birth Country:

Mailing Address

  
* Institution:
Mailstop/P.O. Box:
* Street Address:
* City:
* State:
* ZIP:
* Country:

Employer Information
* Select your institution from the list:
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If your employer is not in the above list, or you are employed by additional institutions, please specify:

Project Information

* Project Principal Investigator(PI):

* Project Name: (i.e. Company or Software Name)

* ORNL NCCS Point of Contact:

* Is this work part of an existing maintenance contract, purchase order, or service agreement with UT-Battelle?
Yes     No
If yes, please specify the appropriate contract, purchase order, or service agreement number:

* Is your project request primarily to cover debugging or correcting your company's software or hardware?
Yes     No

* Are you developing or enhancing software or hardware that UT-Battelle or other institutions might use in the future?
Yes     No

* Is your project request solely for benchmarking (i.e. non-research simulations)?
Yes     No


Project Requirements

* Indicate the number of CPU hours requested on each system.
(Access to any system includes HPSS access)

Jaguar:
IBM Blue Gene/P (Eugene):
Data Analysis Cluster (Lens):
Power Wall (Everest):
Smoky:

HPSS (Only Access)


Description of Research

* Statement of Work: Please provide a short paragraph including (a) Justification of # of requested hours/system, (b) What are you doing on the NCCS systems, (c) What will UT-Battelle gain from this work, and (d) how long you will need access.

* Computational Approach: If applicable, list any application software package to be used in the project proposal, including analysis packages.

Software Package Name Open Source? Commercial/Proprietary Export Controlled? *Export Control Classification Number

* Software Information: If applicable, for any of the major application codes you intend to use for this project, describe the computational techniques that you will use. Include:

  • Programming languages, libraries, and other software used
  • Description of the underlying mathematical formulation (e.g., ODE, PDE).
  • Algorithms and numerical techniques employed (e.g.,finite element, iterative solver).
  • Parallel programming system used (e.g., MPI, OpenMP, hybrid).
  • Description of the role collaborative analysis/visualization plays in your discovery process; Identify any current bottlenecks in your analysis.

Proprietary and Sensitive Information

* Does this project generate new or improved features and/or enhancements?
Yes   No

* Does this project generate publishable data?
Yes   No

* Does this project use or generate proprietary data?
Yes   No

* Does this project use or generate sensitive or restricted information?
Yes   No


Export Control

The following questions are provided to determine whether research associated with a Director's Discretion proposal may be export controlled. Responding to these questions can facilitate - but not substitute for - any export control review required for this proposal.

* Does the proposed project involve any of the following areas?
  • Military, Spacecraft, Satellites, Missiles, or associated hardware, software or technical data?
  • Nuclear Reactors & Components, Nuclear Material Enrichment Equipment, Components (Trigger List) and associated hardware, software or technical data?
  • Encryption about 128 bit software (source & object code)?
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction or their precursors (nuclear, chemical, & biological)?
Yes   No

* Does the proposed project use and/or create proprietary information, intellectual property, licensing, or will utilize controlled technology in any of these categories in pursuit of the project objectives?
Yes   No

* Are the proposed project and its intended subject matter deliverables considered Fundamental Research or Publicly Available Information as under National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 189?
Yes   No

Comments or Questions?

By submitting this application, I certify that the information I have provided is accurate and complete.