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High Performance Computing Seminar Series:
Algorithms and Architectures
(AERSP 597E)

Institute for High Performance Computer Applications
at The Pennsylvania State University

All seminars (except as noted) will be held in
Room 215 Hammond Building,
Monday afternoons, 3:35 - 4:25 P.M.

(Refreshments after the Seminar)

• Jan. 13, Prof. Geoffrey Fox
  • NPAC Director, Syracuse Univ.
  • JAVA for Scientific Computing (and the Virtual University)

• Jan. 20, Prof. Doug Arnold
  • Mathematics , Penn State University
  • "Adaptive Finite Element Methods in 3D and the Binary Black Hole Initial Value Problem"

• Jan. 27, Prof. John Lopez
  • Mathematics , Penn State University
  • "Dynamic Control of Centrifugal Instabilities"

• Feb. 3, Prof. Carolina Cruz-Neir <-- Cancelled for unexpected personal reasons
  • Center for Emerging Manufacturing Technology (ICEMT) and
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
  • Interactive Visual Supercomputing: Immersed in Science and Engineering

• Feb. 10 Prof. Vigor Yang
  • Mechanical Engineering , Propulsion Engineering Research Center , Penn State University
  • "Combustion Instabilities in Propulsion Systems"

• Feb. 17 Ms. Elena Slobounov
  • Visualization Group, Center for Academic Computing, Penn State University
  • Introduction to Virtual Reality Modelling Language (html)
  • Introduction to Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML 2)
    (Requires VRML 2 capable browser)

• Feb. 24, Dr. Rusty Benson
  • Silicon Graphics Inc.
  • "SGI Origin 2000 Architecture and cc-NUMA"

• Mar. 3, Prof. Jim Anderson
  • Chemistry, Penn State University
  • "Quantum Monte Carlo"

• Mar. 10, Spring Break, No Class

• Mar. 17, Prof. Iain Boyd
  • Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
  • "Parallel Implementation of a Monte Carlo Method for Nonequilibrium Gas Dynamics"

• Mar. 24, Prof. George Karniadakis
  • Applied Math, Brown University
  • "Spectral/hp Element Methods for Parallel Computers"

• Mar. 31, Mr. Paul Gooderham
  • IBM, Toronto
  • Intro to High Performance Fortran (HPF)

• April 7 Dr. Farid Abraham
  (NOTE : 3:30 PM in 339 Davey Lab)
  • IBM Almaden
  • "Cracking a Tough Nut with a Big Computer: Studying Materials Failure using Millions of Atoms"

• April 14, Prof. Luigi Martinelli
  • Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
  • "Numerical Simulation of Viscous Flow for Aerodynamic Analysis and Design"

• April 21, Mr. Jeff Nucciarone and Dr. Yusuf Ozyoruk
  • Center for Academic Computing, Penn State University and
    Aerospace Engineering, Penn State University
  • "High Performance Fortran: Status and Future"

• April 28, Prof. Gita Talmadge
  • Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University
  • "The Effects of Magnetic Fields on Electrically Conducting Fluids: An Introduction for Terrestrial Applications"

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