Hampton University News March 26, 2014 HU School of Science awarded grant to build super computer The Hampton University School of Science has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation's HBCU-Research Infrastructure in Science and Engineering (RISE) program. Dr. William Moore, associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, will be the principal investigator on the project. The $1 million grant will be used to build a high-performance computer cluster for Numerical Modeling and Simulation. The cluster architecture will consist of several thousand CPU cores teamed with high-throughput accelerators such as GPUs (Graphics Processing Units). "Our goals in building the computer cluster are to enhance the number of Ph.D.'s granted in physical science from Hampton University," said Moore. "It will also increase the productivity of our researchers in Atmospheric and Planetary Science and Computer Science, and will make high-performance computing available to other researchers on campus." "This modeling and simulation capability will strengthen our research opportunities with NASA Langley and the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, continued Moore. "The interaction of radiation with the human body has research applications ranging from cancer treatments to space exploration." SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2014meeting-form.html for the October 26-28, 2014 HBCU Library Alliance 6th Membership Meeting in Atlanta GA!