{"611216":{"#nid":"611216","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Award Equips Coda\u2019s Data Center with New Supercomputer","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team from the Georgia Institute of Technology has received an award for $3.7 million from the National Science Foundation to help cover the cost of a new high performance computing (HPC) resource for the upcoming Coda building\u2019s data center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new HPC system, valued at $5.3 million, will support data-driven research in astrophysics, computational biology, health sciences, computational chemistry, materials and manufacturing, and numerous other projects. It will also be used for research that improves the energy efficiency and performance of the HPC systems themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe effort was led by Srinivas Aluru, co-executive director of the Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS) and professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis project is exciting from many perspectives, but especially how it is pushing forward data and high performance computing research infrastructure at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Aluru. \u201cIt reflects the teamwork of dozens of faculty, and also supports the work of over 50 research scientists and 200 graduate students.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso central to the award are Surya Kalidindi, professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering; Charles David Sherrill, professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Deirdre Shoemaker, professor in the School of Physics, Rich Vuduc, associate professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering, and Marilyn Wolf, professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Rhesa \u0022Ray\u0022 S. Farmer, Jr. Distinguished Chair in Embedded Computing Systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe system is anticipated to begin operations in 2019, and will surpass the current campus capabilities. It will be used for applications that require large memories or local storage, provide modern GPU accelerators, and large storage capacity for data and simulation results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHPC simulations\u2014one of several uses of the new system\u2014are important for solving large-scale problems in hours or days, rather than months or years. Applications of these include detection of gravitational waves, climate models, performance of materials used in manufacturing or healthcare, and drug discovery.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new HPC acquisition will coincide with the unveiling of an 80,000 sq.ft. data center in the new Coda building. Coda, the 21-story, 650,000 sq.ft. new addition to Technology Square, lies adjacent to the Georgia Tech campus and major fiber pathways connecting the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe worked to ensure the acquisition is well-timed to be the pivotal supercomputer in the Coda data center,\u201d said Aluru.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cThis award is a major boon for interdisciplinary research at Georgia Tech, one that will also be a valuable addition to the HPC-based research community nationally. With Coda opening its doors soon, this supercomputer will become the premier computing resource at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Executive Vice President for Reseach Chaouki Abdallah.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIDEaS and many users of the new equipment will be based in Coda. System management will be handled by the Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment, or PACE, also residing in Coda.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch enabled by new system will aid several national initiatives in big data, including strategic computing, materials genome, manufacturing partnerships, NSF-supported observatories such as the LIGO gravitational wave observatory, and the South Pole neutrino observatory known as IceCube.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers from all levels\u2014from early career to undergraduate students\u2014will be the target of training and outreach. Several Georgia Tech researchers and partner institutions will be awarded time on the equipment based on scientific merit and on the national significance of proposed problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne-fifth of the system capacity will be dedicated to the research activities of regional partners including minority serving institutions. Other users can participate through XSEDE, a national network of NSF supercomputers that scientists use to interactively share computing resources, data and expertise.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHigh performance computing is a priority area for Georgia Tech. Data analysis, simulations, and computational predictive tools are essential elements of modern science, engineering and design. High performance computing is the laboratory of the 21st century,\u201d said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs and K. Harrison Brown Family Chair. \u201cIt is extremely satisfying to see a multidisciplinary team successfully work together to make this acquisition a reality. That, after all, is the spirit and culture of Coda.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team from Georgia Tech has received an award for $3.7 million from the National Science Foundation to cover 70% of the cost of a new High Performance Computing resource for the upcoming Coda building\u2019s data center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A team from Georgia Tech has received an award for $3.7 million from the National Science Foundation to cover 70% of the cost of a new High Performance Computing resource for the upcoming Coda building\u2019s data center."}],"uid":"27343","created_gmt":"2018-09-10 15:43:53","changed_gmt":"2024-01-11 17:49:47","author":"Jennifer Salazar","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-09-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-09-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"611201":{"id":"611201","type":"image","title":"IDEaS-led Team Receives MRI Award from NSF","body":null,"created":"1536592885","gmt_created":"2018-09-10 15:21:25","changed":"1537354894","gmt_changed":"2018-09-19 11:01:34","alt":"MRI Award Recipients","file":{"fid":"232846","name":"MRI_Award.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MRI_Award.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MRI_Award.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3768690,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MRI_Award.jpg?itok=0_O55saN"}}},"media_ids":["611201"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"545781","name":"Institute for Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"50877","name":"School of Computational Science and Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187023","name":"go-data"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. JF Salazar\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute for Data Engineering and Science\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\njsalazar@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoshua Chamot\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPublic Affairs Specialist for Mathematical and Physical Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nNational Science Foundation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOffice of Legislative and Public Affairs\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n(703) 292-4489\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jchamot@nsf.gov\u0022\u003Ejchamot@nsf.gov\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSF_MPS\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/twitter.com\/NSF_MPS\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/US.NSF\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/US.NSF\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jsalazar@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}