CENTER FOR COMPUTATION & TECHNOLOGY

CCT Director Receives Fernbach Award at 2006 Supercomputing Conference Ed Seidel received one of the highest honors in computational science at the annual Supercomputing Conference in Tampa, Fla. on Nov. 15. Seidel received the Sidney Fernbach Memorial Award, an international honor from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers that recognizes career achievements in using high-performance computer technology to solve problems in demanding application areas, such as physics or engineering. Seidel received his award and gave a keynote address on his research at the conference. He was honored for his work to develop collaborative, high-performance computing approaches to solve complex problems in physics, such as Einstein's equations of general relativity, specifically for colliding black holes, which was the subject of his speech. In his speech, Seidel discussed how developing the software needed to solve these problems has advanced breakthroughs in grid computing and high-performance computing for other academic disciplines with similar complex challenges, such as fluid dynamics and coastal sciences. Using the high-performance software that Seidel and the CCT researchers developed to model black hole collisions will enable researchers to make predictions on what gravitational waves would look like, and the supercomputing technology at CCT allows teams of researchers from different fields to work together at mapping the collisions. Offering scientists a model for understanding what gravitational waves from black hole collisions look like will ultimately lead to breakthroughs in physics and astronomy, Seidel said. CCT Physics and Astronomy Professor Receives Honors Jorge Pullin, physics and astronomy professor with the CCT, was elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Fellows are selected for socially and scientifically distinguished efforts to advance their field of study. Pullin was selected specifically for his study of gravitational radiation and the quantization of the gravitational field, and his services to the gravitational physics community. Pullin also was selected to be a corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. For more information on the academy, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Academy_of_Sciences CCT in the News So Long Tampa 11-17-2006/HPC Wire http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1107979.html Learning from LIGO Livingston Parish facility opens Science Education Center for students, educators 11-12-2006/The Advocate http://www.2theadvocate.com/features/4624866.html?index=1&c=y LSU's Ed Seidel wins top prize 11-3-2006/GridsWatch http://www.gridswatch.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=836&Itemid=14 Physics professors win awards 10-31-2006/The Reveille http://www.lsureveille.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=a86d4faa-8298-40de-b5f8-f8033fa46428 Please Note: CCT will feature Ian Foster, the "Father of Grid Computing" and director of the math and computer science division of Argonne National Laboratory & University of Chicago, as its distinguished lecturer. Foster will give a speech on "Scaling the e-Science Impact" at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27 in Room A101 of the Life Sciences Building Annex.
CCT Colloquium Series will feature Graham Pervan from Curtin University of Technology on Dec. 8, 2006, 3:00 pm in Johnston Hall Room 338.
The SC 06 wrap-up meeting will be Friday, Dec. 8 from 2 until 3 p.m. in the Johnston 218 Conference Room.
Pats on the Back Ed Seidel will be the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL) on Friday, Dec. 8. Grant Information Upcoming Deadlines: NSF High-Performance Computing for Science and Engineering Research and Education: Operations (User Support, System Administration and Maintenance) (HPCOPS) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06599/nsf06599.htm#awd_info NSF HPCOPS November 28 2006 5:00 pm At Most $ 28,000,000.00 available NSF Cyberinfrastructure Experiences for Graduates: Supplements http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06044 NSF CIEG December 01 2006 5:00 pm At Most $ 15,000.00 available NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06602/nsf06602.htm NSF EAPSI December 12 2006 5:00 pm At Least $ 4,000.00 available NSF Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06606/nsf06606.htm NSF HBCU-UP December 15 2006 5:00 pm At Most $ 7,000,000.00 available Contact info for grant questions: Carrie Brinkley, 146H LBTC "A" or visit http://www.cct.lsu.edu/about/grants/
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