PRAC Awards for quarter 1, 2000 (1/1/2000 - 3/31/2000)
Linda Abriola, University of Michigan, All Campuses
Simulation of Subsurface Remediation Using High Performance and Parallel Computational Resources
IBM SP at U Michigan: 3,000
Ioana Banicescu, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
Dynamic Scheduling Methodology for Scalable Parallel Computational Field Simulation
SDSC SP: 2,000
Tim Barnett, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
End-to-End Prediction of Future Climate for the Western United States
SDSC SP: 5,000
Amitava Bhattacharjee, University of Iowa
Computational Studies of Plasma Dynamics Processes in Magnetosphere, the Solar Corona, and the Ionosphere
SDSC T90: 500
Peter Bodenheimer, University of California-Santa Cruz
Giant Impacts During Planet Formation: Parallel Tree Code Simulations Using Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics
SDSC T3E: 20,000
Olus Boratav, Cornell University, All Campuses
Singular Disconnecting Axisymmetric Surfaces; Self-Similarity and Cascading Physics of Pinchoff Via Inviscid Dynamics
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 2,000
SDSC SP: 8,840
James Briggs, University of Houston
Dynamics and Inhibition of Biomolecules
SDSC SP: 5,000
Adam Burrows, University of Arizona
Supernova Explosions in Binary Systems: the Impact of the Secondary Star and Its Consequences
SDSC T90: 1,000
George Carnevale, University of California-San Diego
Coherent Structures in Stratified Turbulence
SDSC SP: 3,000
SDSC T90: 645
Long-Qing Chen, Pennsylvania State U, All Campuses
Stability and Dynamics of Mesoscale Microstructures
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 2,000
SDSC T90: 800
Texas T3E: 2,000
Alok Choudhary, Northwestern Univ
Large High Performance Data Management
SDSC SP: 6,000
SDSC T3E: 2,000
Anthony Chronopoulos, University of Texas at Austin
Efficient Newton-Krylov Type Iterative Methods for Non-Linear Systems and Application to Engineering Problems
SDSC SP: 2,000
Texas T3E: 2,000
Vincent Crespi, Pennsylvania State U, All Campuses
Designing Novel Electronically Active Group Iv Nanostructures Via Parallel Computation
IBM SP at U Michigan: 8,000
Texas T3E: 11,000
Andrew Dunn, Massachusetts General Hospital
Light Scattering of Neuronal Cells
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 5,000
SDSC T3E: 5,000
John Eaton, Stanford University
Large Eddy Simulations (Les) of Particle Laden Step Flow
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 3,000
SDSC T3E: 10,000
SDSC T90: 200
Asghar Esmaeeli, University of Michigan, All Campuses
Marangoni Instability Induced Convection in Evaporating Liquid Droplets
IBM SP at U Michigan: 15,000
Jonathan Friedman, University of Houston
Use of Multicenter Spherical Harmonic-Spherical Bessel Functions for Pretein-Ligand Docking and Macromolecular Crystallographic Phasing
SDSC SP: 10,000
Alan Garfinkel, University of California-Los Angeles
Simulation of Normal and Pathological Cardiac Conduction
SDSC SP: 20,000
Lionel Goodman, Rutgers the State Univ of NJ, All Campus
Methyl Torsional Interactions
SDSC T90: 290
Alireza Haghighat, Pennsylvania State U, All Campuses
Advanced Algorithms and Automation Tools for Discrete Ordinates Methods in Parallel Environments
SDSC SP: 7,000
Hermann Haus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Optical Communications: Fiber Optics and Integrated Devices
Texas SV1: 400
Gerald Hoffman, COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
Ab Initio Investigations of the Noble Gas Mono- and Dihalide Species
SDSC T90: 450
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, Case Western Reserve University
Destruction of Dense Galaxies Via Resonant Heating
SDSC SP: 15,000
Mary Hudson, Dartmouth College
Magnetic Storm Effects On Particle Energization in the Magnetosphere
Texas SV1: 50
Texas T3E: 15,000
Carey Huscroft, University of Cincinnati, All Campuses
Obtaining Dynamical Properties of Disordered Interacting Electrons
SDSC SP: 19,000
Toshiko Ichiye, Washington State University
Computational Studies of Electron Transfer Proteins
SDSC SP: 20,000
Linda P B Katehi, University of Michigan, All Campuses
Electromagnetic Solvers for High Frequency Antenna/Circuit Design
IBM SP at U Michigan: 5,000
Yiannis Kaznessis, University of Michigan, All Campuses
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Model Lung Surfactants
IBM SP at U Michigan: 2,000
Tony Keaveny, University of California-Berkeley
Massively Parallel Finite Element Analysis of Bone Failure
SDSC T3E: 19,980
Dietmar Krauss-Varban, University of California-San Diego
Coupled Electron/Ion-Scale Simulations of Solar Wind Thermalization and Magnetopause Reconnection
SDSC T3E: 10,000
SDSC T90: 350
Aron Kuppermann, California Institute of Technology
Quantum State to State Reaction Dynamics for Tetraatomic Systems
HP V2500 at Caltech: 10,200
SDSC SP: 5,100
SDSC T90: 500
Yu Lin, Auburn University, All Campuses
A Study of Plasma Processes in the Magnetosheath
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 2,000
Texas SV1: 1,000
Lyle Long, Pennsylvania State U, All Campuses
Unsteady Laminar Flow Computations Using the Non-Linear Disturbance Equations
SDSC SP: 10,000
Andrew Majda, New York University
Theoretical and Numerical Structure for Turbulence and Turbulent Diffusion in Geophysical Flows
SDSC T90: 820
Philip Marcus, University of California-Berkeley
Turbulent Bursts in Laboratory Flows, Aircraft Wake Vortices and Proto-Stellar Accretion Disks
SDSC SP: 5,000
SDSC T90: 750
Jeffrey Marshall, University of Iowa
Vorticity Based Computation of Vortex-Body Interactions in A 3-D Viscous Field
SDSC SP: 2,000
SDSC T90: 100
Farzad Mashayek, University of Illinois at Chicago
Direct Numerical Simulation of Two-Phase Turbulent Reacting Flows
SDSC T90: 650
William Matthaeus, Bartol Research Foundation
Numerical Studies of Turbulence and Large Scale Plasma Flows With Application to Particle Acceleration and the Physics of the Heliosphere
SDSC SP: 2,000
SDSC T3E: 2,000
SDSC T90: 300
George Miel, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Computational Methods in American Option Pricing
SDSC T3E: 2,000
SDSC T90: 50
Yung Mok, University of California-Irvine
Magnetically Dominated Evolution, Activiation and Eruption in the Solar Atmosphere and Wind
SDSC T3E: 4,000
SDSC T90: 700
Thomas Onak, California State University-Los Angeles
Ab-Initio/Nmr Studies On Cluster Compounds of Carbon and Boron (Carboranes)
SDSC T90: 280
Abani Patra, SUNY at Buffalo, All Campuses
Development of Parallel Adaptive Hp Fem Based Simulations for Bone-Implant Structures
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 700
SDSC SP: 2,750
Warren Pickett, University of California-Davis
First Principles Description of Correlated Electron Behavior and Magnetism
SDSC SP: 7,500
SDSC T90: 630
Richard Pletcher, Iowa State University
Application of Large Eddy Simulation Methods to Complex Problems in Heat Transfer
SDSC SP: 2,025
SDSC T3E: 1,000
Texas SV1: 600
John Prausnitz, University of California-Berkeley
Multi-Body Interactions in Electrolyte Solutions of Charged Colloids and the Effects of Macroion Charge Distribution On Interaction Force Between Macroions
Texas T3E: 4,000
David Rabson, University of South Florida
Transport in Spin Systems of Reduced Dimensionality
IBM SP at U Michigan: 9,000
SDSC T3E: 9,000
Wouter-Jan Rappel, University of California-San Diego
Investigation of the Role of Spatial Heterogeneities in the Onset of Ventricular Fibrillation Using Detailed Cardiac Models
SDSC T3E: 2,000
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
Texas SV1: 1,800
Sutanu Sarkar, University of California-San Diego
Simulation of Complex Turbulent Shear Flows in A Stratified Medium
SDSC T3E: 15,000
SDSC T90: 500
Douglas Scalapino, University of California-Santa Barbara
Numerical Studies of Strongly-Correlated Electron Systems
SDSC Sun HPC 10000: 5,000
SDSC SP: 10,000
Alexander Smondyrev, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Lamb Protein On A Membrane Surface
Texas T3E: 19,000
John Stack, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lattice Gauge Theory Calculations With Monopoles and Vortices
SDSC SP: 2,000
Texas SV1: 1,900
Byron Tapley, University of Texas at Austin
High Degree and Order Geopotential Model Solutions
SDSC T3E: 6,000
Texas T3E: 12,000
Gretar Tryggvason, University of Michigan, All Campuses
Direct Numerical Simulations of Primary Breakup of Immiscible Round Jets
IBM SP at U Michigan: 20,000
Gretar Tryggvason, University of Michigan, All Campuses
Three-Dimensional Simulations of the Secondary Breakup of Liquid Drops
SDSC SP: 20,000
Yunzhi Wang, Ohio State University, All Campuses
Computational Design of Advanced Microstructures for Ti-A1 Intermetallic Alloys
SDSC T90: 950
K Birgitta Whaley, University of California-Berkeley
Quantum Monte Carlo Studies of Van Der Waals Clusters and Quantum Aggregates
SDSC SP: 4,000
SDSC T3E: 11,000
SDSC T90: 100
Texas SV1: 500
Robert Winglee, University of Washington
Plasma Heating and Energy Transport in the Magnetosphere
SDSC T90: 550
Zelda Zabinsky, University of Washington
Global Optimization of Composite Structures Using Massive Parallel Processing
SDSC SP: 4,000
| Platform | Total PIs | Total SUs |
| SDSC SP | 26 | 199,215 |
| Texas T3E | 7 | 65,000 |
| IBM SP at U Michigan | 7 | 62,000 |
| SDSC T3E | 15 | 118,980 |
| SDSC T90 | 23 | 11,415 |
| HP V2500 at Caltech | 1 | 10,200 |
| SDSC Sun HPC 10000 | 7 | 19,700 |
| Texas SV1 | 7 | 6,250 |
