Gridpoints was the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division's main publication from 1999 to 2003. The Winter 2003 issue of Gridpoints magazine was the final volume to be distributed. The NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division has delivered high-quality information about cutting-edge NASA research for over 15 years, and we will continue to publish news and stories about our important research activities on our website.

Gridpoints Winter 2003 (PDF format - 1.5MB)

Table of Contents

News From NAS
NATO Lecture Series Provides Guidance for Future UAV Design • Computational Modeling to Understand Breast Cancer's Behavior • NAS Division Tech Reports

Completing Large Parameter Studies with Time to Spare
NAS Division researchers create an automated CFD system to run large parameter studies on IPG resources. Page 4

NAS Division in 2002: A Trip Down Shared-Memory Lane
The NAS Division looks back on a successful year of research in diverse areas and recognition for outstanding scientific achievement. Page 8

Parallelization - The Key to Faster Codes, Higher Fidelity Simulations
NAS Division researchers create a computer-aided tool to help automate the tedious process of parallelizing serial code. Page 18