Award Abstract #0079757
Acquisition of a PC Cluster for Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz

NSF Org:	AST Division of Astronomical Sciences
Initial Amendment Date:	July 14, 2000
Latest Amendment Date:	August 23, 2003
Award Number:	0079757
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Andrew Clegg AST Division of Astronomical Sciences MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Start Date:	July 15, 2000
Expires:	October 31, 2003 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$538819
Investigator(s):	Gary Glatzmaier glatz@es.ucsc.edu (Principal Investigator) Stanford Woosley (Co-Principal Investigator) Joel Primack (Co-Principal Investigator) Michael Gross (Co-Principal Investigator) Erik Asphaug (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	University of California-Santa Cruz 1156 High Street SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064 831/459-5278
NSF Program(s):	MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
Field Application(s):
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	1189

ABSTRACT

Glatzmaier

MRI0079757

Abstract

The necessary supercomputing resources to study several grand challenge problems in astrophysics and planetary science will be developed at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The supercomputing capability will be available to all department faculty and students. The student body has 50% women. There is great potential for a broad public impact on fundamental physics issues, especially in collaboration with the Visualization lab. Research activities enabled by this new capability include simulations of planetary convection's and magnetic fields, planetary collisional modeling with smooth particle hydrodynamics, galaxy formation and large-scale structure of the Universe, and modeling of supernova and gamma ray bursts.

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