Science-to-Science Webinar Series

SiCortex is pleased to introduce Science-to-Science, a webcast series for scientists, presenting research powered by high performance computers.

This live webcast series features researchers in physics, astrophysics, earth sciences, engineering and computer science presenting their latest work applying a variety of frameworks, algorithms (Cactus, MHD, CFD and others) and parallel programming models, to simulate complex phenomena.

Upcoming Science-to-Science Webcasts

Chemically-reacting Fluid Flows - May 26, 2009

Featured Presenter: John Abraham, Purdue University

Dr. Abraham will present his mechanical engineering research on improving the efficiency of engines through chemically-reacting fluid flow simulations. Learn more and register.

Parallel Programming Models for Multicore Platforms - May 28, 2009

Featured Presenter: Barbara Chapman, University of Houston

Dr. Chapman will discuss her latest research on the use of various programming models for scalable parallel programming. Learn more and register.

The Virtual Prairie Project: an Example of Green Computing for Ecology - June 9, 2009

Featured Presenter: Marc Garbey, University of Houston

Dr. Garbey will speak on the Virtual Prairie Project (ViP) – the world’s largest simulation of plant ecology. Learn more and register.

Archived Science-to-Science Webcasts

From Black Holes to Gamma-Ray Bursts

Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers Erik Schnetter and Steve Brandt present on the computational challenges of gravitational physics, the use of the Cactus framework for modern black hole evolutions and modeling Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB). Register and view the webinar.