Award Abstract #0619810
MRI: Developing a High Performance Computing Center Through Acquisition of a PC Cluster for Cross-Disciplinary Research and Education

NSF Org:	CNS Division of Computer and Network Systems
Initial Amendment Date:	July 28, 2006
Latest Amendment Date:	September 13, 2006
Award Number:	0619810
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Rita V. Rodriguez CNS Division of Computer and Network Systems CSE Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Start Date:	August 1, 2006
Expires:	July 31, 2009 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$200000
Investigator(s):	Selahattin Ozcelik sozcelik@tamuk.edu (Principal Investigator) Shuhui Li (Former Principal Investigator) Venkatesh Uddameri (Co-Principal Investigator) Shuhui Li (Co-Principal Investigator) Jianhong Ren (Co-Principal Investigator) Jaehyung Yu (Co-Principal Investigator) Selahattin Ozcelik (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Texas A&M University-Kingsville Campus Box 201 Kingsville, TX 78363 361/593-3219
NSF Program(s):	SPECIAL PROJECTS IN NET RESEAR
Field Application(s):	0000912 Computer Science
Program Reference Code(s):	HPCC, 9218
Program Element Code(s):	4095

ABSTRACT

This project, acquiring a high-performance PC cluster, will enable computationally aggressive techniques to be applied in a variety of disciplines, with a focus on environmental disciplines that relate to the environment and economy of south Texas. This cluster is designed to support the following projects:

Integrated windmill and utility system simulation,

Modeling/simulation of linked and braided electroactive polymers,

Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations of gas hydrates,

Modeling subsurface microbial competition,

Modeling coupled transport of colloids and contaminants, and their biological effects in river systems,

Decision support tools to estimate groundwater availability,

Modeling flow and transport of contaminants,

GIS-based flood and storm surge simulation and damage assessment,

Air quality forecasting,

Instrument and measurement research on estimate precision using ratio indicator, and

Using simulation-based genetic algorithms for dynamic signal control optimization in networks with stochastic route choice and time-variant demand.

These applications and the general computational methods to be employed have been planned. The system design includes a gigabit-ethernet-based interconnect and 128 processors with 2 GBytes of local memory, connected to a 1.2 TByte storage-area network. Management will include an Advisory Board and a Management Board. TAMUK is providing power/environmental support and system administrator personnel.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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Prasad Yedlapalli, Sangyong Lee, and Jae W. Lee.  "Determination Of H2 Occupancy In H2+THF Clathrate Hydrates,"  AIChE annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Nov 7th,  2007, 

Sangyong Lee, Jae W. Lee, M. Ahsan Quasem.  "Kinetics of Binary Mixture Gas Hydrates Formation,"  AIChE annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Nov 7th,  2007, 

Sangyong Lee, Junshe Zhang, Raxit Mehta, T-K Woo, and Jae W. Lee.  "Methane Hydrate Equilibrium and Formation Kinetics in the Presence of an Anionic Surfactant,"  Journal of Physical Chemistry C,  v.111,  2007,  p. 4734.

Shuhui Li and Tim Haskew.  "Simulation Study of Fixed Speed Wind Energy Conversion System and Compensation Using PSpice,"  Proceedings of 9th IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems,  2007, 

Shuhui Li, Tim Haskew, Rajab Challoo.  "Characteristic Study for Integration of Fixed and Variable Speed Wind Turbines into Transmission Grid,"  IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, Chicago, USA, April 21-24, 2008.,  2008, 


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