PRAC Awards for quarter 1, 2001 (1/1/2001 - 3/31/2001)
Jonathan Alberts, University of Washington
Computational Modeling of Cellular Motility Mechanisms
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 10,000
Mark Asta, Northwestern Univ
First-Principles Investigation of the Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters Governing the Self-Assembly of Quantum Dot Arrays
IBM SP at U Michigan: 22,000
Marek Behr, Rice University
Parallel Stabilized Finite Element Methods for Simulation of Aero-, Hydro-, and Hemodynamics Problems
HP V2500 at Caltech: 2,000
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 2,000
SDSC T3E: 15,000
SDSC TERA MTA: 2,000
Gary Bent, University of Connecticut, All Campuses
United Atom Limit of the Interaction Potential, Barrier for X2+X to the X3?, Penning Ionization Cross Sections for X*+X*
SDSC T3E: 5,000
Texas SV1: 1,500
Peter Bodenheimer, University of California-Santa Cruz
Satellite-Forming Impacts During Planet Formation: Parallel Tree Code Simulations Using Smooth Participle Hydrodynamics
SDSC T3E: 20,000
George Carnevale, University of California-San Diego
Internal Waves, Turbulence and Mixing
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 5,000
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 42,000
SDSC T90: 500
Long-Qing Chen, Pennsylvania State U, All Campuses
Computer Simulation of Microstructure Evolution in Elastically Inhomogeneous Systems and Thin Films
SDSC T90: 1,800
Anthony Chronopoulos, University of Texas at Austin
Efficient Newton-Krylov Type Iterative Methods for Non-Linear Systems and Application to Engineering Problems
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 8,000
Vincent Crespi, Pennsylvania State U, All Campuses
Designing Novel Metallic and Semiconducting Materials Via Parallel Computation
IBM SP at U Michigan: 7,000
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 7,000
SDSC T3E: 9,000
Texas T3E: 21,000
Julian Domaradzki, University of Southern California
Subgrid Scale Estimation Modeling for Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Flows
SDSC T90: 350
Joseph Eberly, University of Rochester
Electron-Electron Correlation in Nonlinear Interaction of Atoms With Intense Laser Fields
Texas SV1: 500
Alan Garfinkel, University of California-Los Angeles
Simulation of Normal and Pathological Cardiac Conduction
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 50,000
Alireza Haghighat, Pennsylvania State U, All Campuses
Advanced Algorithms and Automation Tools for Discrete Ordinates Methods in Parallel Environments
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 10,000
Kathleen Hall, Washington University
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Human U1a Protein, Free and Bound
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 17,000
Hermann Haus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Integrated Optical Devices
SDSC T90: 400
Gerald Hoffman, COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
Ab Initio Investigations of the Noble Gas Mono- and Dihalide Species
SDSC T90: 500
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, Case Western Reserve University
Destruction of Dense Galaxies Via Resonant Heating
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 13,000
Chi-Yu Hu, California State University-Long Beach
Multichannel Scattering Cross Sections Via the Faddeev Method
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 50,000
Mary Hudson, Dartmouth College
Magnetic Storm Effects On Particle Energization in the Magnetosphere
Texas SV1: 50
Texas T3E: 25,000
Toshiko Ichiye, Washington State University
Computational Studies of Electron Transfer Proteins
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 20,000
Homayoun Karimabadi, University of California-San Diego
Three-Dimensional Kinectic Simulations of Flux Transfer Events
SDSC T3E: 15,000
Aron Kuppermann, California Institute of Technology
Quantum State-to-State Reaction Dynamics for Tetraatomic Systems and Two-Coupled-Electronic-State Triatomic Systems
HP V2500 at Caltech: 10,400
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 33,000
SDSC T90: 500
Yu Lin, Auburn University, All Campuses
Simulation Study of Plasma Processes in the Magnetosphere
Texas SV1: 1,000
Texas T3E: 5,000
Jon Linker, SAIC
Structure and Dynamics of the Solar Corona and Inner Heliosphere
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 35,000
SDSC T90: 1,000
Feng Liu, University of California-Irvine
A Three-Dimensional Study Into Viscous Effects On the Aeroelastic Stability of Turbine Blades
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 25,000
Cyrus Madnia, SUNY at Buffalo, All Campuses
Dns of Flame-Vortex Interaction in Compressible Turbulence
SDSC T3E: 5,000
SDSC T90: 1,400
Philip Marcus, University of California-Berkeley
Calculations of 3d Vortices in Protoplanetary Disks: Their Role in Angular Momentum and Mass Transport and in Planet Formation
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 25,000
SDSC T90: 1,250
Jeffrey Marshall, University of Iowa
Vorticity-Based Computation of Vortex-Body Interactions in A 3-D Viscous Fluid
Texas SV1: 400
Manos Mavrikakis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Catalyst Design From First-Principles
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 25,000
Carlos Mechoso, University of California-Los Angeles
Investigations On Interactions Among Ocean Basins and Climate Changes Using the Ucla Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model
SDSC T90: 1,000
Osamu Miyashita, University of California-San Diego
Inter-Protein Electron Transfer Between Cytochrome C2 to Photosynthetic Reaction Center
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 5,000
Yung Mok, University of California-Irvine
Magnetically Dominated Evolution, Activiation and Eruption in the Solar Atmosphere
SDSC T90: 472
Richard Pletcher, Iowa State University
Application of Large Eddy Simulation Methods to Complex Problems in Heat Transfer
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 12,325
SDSC T90: 485
Texas SV1: 890
Nigel Richards, University of Florida
Application of Density-Functional Methods for Understanding the Structural and Electronic Properties of Nitrile Hydratase Model Fe(Iii) Complexes
SDSC T90: 300
Mark Richardson, California Institute of Technology
Planetary Atmospheres: the Martian Water and Dust Cycles, Mikankovitch Variations of the Martian General Circulation, and the General Circulation of the Venus Atmosphere
SDSC T90: 500
Caroline Ross, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Micromagnetic Modeling of Lithographically Patterned Nanomagnets
SDSC T3E: 10,000
Sutanu Sarkar, University of California-San Diego
Simulation of Complex Turbulent Shear Flows in A Stratified Medium
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 15,000
SDSC T3E: 20,000
SDSC T90: 2,000
John Stack, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lattice Gauge Theory Calculations With Monopoles and Vortices
Texas SV1: 3,300
K Birgitta Whaley, University of California-Berkeley
Caculation of Excited States in Doped Helium Clusters By Quantum Monte Carlo
IBM SP at U Michigan: 9,000
SDSC SP Blue Horizon: 8,000
SDSC T3E: 5,000
SDSC T90: 300
Robert Winglee, University of Washington
Plasma Heating and Energy Transport in the Magnetosphere
SDSC T90: 540
Shijie Zhong, University of Colorado, All Campuses
Simulations of Viscous and Viscoelastic Responses of the Earth With 3-D Realistic Viscosity Structure
HP V2500 at Caltech: 20,000
IBM SP at U Michigan: 8,720
| Platform | Total PIs | Total SUs |
| Texas T3E | 3 | 51,000 |
| SDSC SP Blue Horizon | 18 | 400,325 |
| IBM SP at U Michigan | 4 | 46,720 |
| SDSC T3E | 9 | 104,000 |
| SDSC T90 | 17 | 13,297 |
| SDSC TERA MTA | 1 | 2,000 |
| HP V2500 at Caltech | 3 | 32,400 |
| SDSC Sun HPC 10000 | 3 | 17,000 |
| Texas SV1 | 7 | 7,640 |
