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OAC Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | May 7, 2020 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | May 7, 2020 |
| Award Number: | 2031744 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Edward Walker
edwalker@nsf.gov (703)292-4863 OAC Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) CSE Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
| Start Date: | September 1, 2020 |
| End Date: | August 31, 2023 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $9,994.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $9,994.00 |
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1 LOMB MEMORIAL DR ROCHESTER NY US 14623-5603 (585)475-7987 |
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1 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester NY US 14623-5603 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Leadership-Class Computing |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.070 |
ABSTRACT
For nearly four decades, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has played a leadership role in provisioning advanced cyberinfrastructure capabilities for the Nation's Science and Engineering (S&E) researchers. An important component in this investment is the leadership-class computing program that provides computational and data analytics capabilities at the largest scale to inspire transformative S&E discoveries that would not be possible otherwise. NSF's current leadership-class computing investment supports Frontera, the largest High-Performance Computing (HPC) system on a US academic campus. The Frontera system is deployed and operated by the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. This travel grant will support the participation of researchers who have been awarded a computer time allocation on the Frontera system at a future Principal Investigator (PI) meeting organized by TACC. The award will also support travel for technical coordination between researchers and the Frontera project to ensure optimal and effective utilization of the Frontera system.
The goal of the PI meeting is to allow Frontera research users, as well as their students, to share scientific results, exchange practical lessons-learned, and present their overall experience from using the Frontera system. In addition to research presentations, the meeting will have ample time, as well as facilitated sessions, to promote increased interaction between Frontera research users and project staff. The outcome of the PI meeting will not only enable the Frontera project to better understand and serve the scientific research community, but also build a community to better represent the unique needs of S&E research that require access to NSF leadership computing facilities. To facilitate deeper coordination beyond the PI meeting, this award will also provide travel support to enable technical coordination between the research user teams and the Frontera project.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
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The researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology are conducting pioneering research in the field of merging black holes. Their work aims to enhance our understanding of these cosmic objects and their light emission. By utilizing advanced simulations, they are investigating complex processes such as gas accretion, magnetic field generation, and dynamical spacetime, which are fundamental to the study of merging black holes.
This cutting-edge research is made possible through access to the immensely powerful petascale supercomputer, Frontera, located at the Texas Advanced Computing Center. This computational resource enables the team to carry out simulations on an unprecedented scale, incorporating vast amounts of data and conducting intricate calculations. By accurately replicating the intricate dynamics of merging black holes, the researchers can provide precise predictions of the emitted light,
In addition to analyzing the gas distribution and light emission of merging black holes, the researchers are focused on distinguishing these phenomena from other sources of light in the universe. This differentiation is crucial to the development of unique observation methods that can identify the distinct signature patterns of merging black holes. Ultimately, these findings have the potential to unlock the mysteries of the universe and bring us closer to comprehending the enigmatic nature of black holes.
Furthermore, thanks to this travel award, the researchers have been able to present their simulations and research findings on the Frontera supercomputer at various national and international conferences, further disseminating their groundbreaking work.
Last Modified: 12/27/2023
Modified by: Manuela Campanelli
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