| February 2022 | Science Highlights, Announcements & Upcoming Events | | | Keeping K-12 Students COVID-Safe | | | XSEDE allocations used by e-Decision Tree team for classrooms and school buses | | | Using XSEDE allocations, with help from the Science Gateways Community Institute, researchers used Comet and Expanse at the San Diego Supercomputer Center to simulate classroom model scenarios to help keep kids safe when attending school amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers also applied the model to school buses to improve safety. Their e-Decision Tree is now used by schools around San Diego County to generate instructions to students or school staff who showed COVID-19 symptoms or have been in close contact with infected individuals. | | | SDSC Researcher Ilya Zaslavsky led the team of undergraduate data science students who developed an agent-based simulation system to assist in COVID-safe school re-openings. Photo courtesy of SDSC External Relations. | | | XSEDE ECSS and XSEDE-allocated supercomputers help scientists probe vortices and turbulence | | | Supercomputer simulations are helping scientists peer deeper into the mysterious characteristics of vortices and turbulence in recent studies by Texas Tech University scientists. Thanks in part to supercomputer access awarded by XSEDE and help analyzing their code from XSEDE's Extended Collaborative Support Services (ECSS) program, researchers ran important vortex dynamics simulations which revealed reconnection, an important property linked with creation of turbulence cascade, fluid mixing, and aerodynamic noise generation. A possible application of this research could help improve fuel efficiency for cars and help develop energy-saving aircraft designs, and more. | | | Simulations reveal the devilish details of vortex dynamics. Vortex reconnection is the process by which two oppositely signed vortices cut and connect to each other. Reconnection is a fundamental event of topological change, as after connection, part of the vortex connects with a part of the other. Vortex reconnection cascade via direct numerical simulation up to Re=40,000. Credit: Yao and Hussain, et al. | | | Advanced Computing for Social Change Opportunity Available for Undergraduates | | | Do you know an undergraduate student who wants to learn data science skills to create a positive change? We invite all community college and university undergraduate students to apply for Advanced Computing for Social Change (ACSC), a social action themed experience. This year's event will take place in person May 16-20, 2022 in Washington D.C. All majors are welcome. No prior coding experience required. Apply by February 21, 2022. | | | | Join Ookami User Group Meeting on Feb. 10 | | | Ookami provides researchers with access to the A64FX processor developed by Riken and Fujitsu for the Japanese path to exascale computing and is currently deployed in the fastest computer in the world, Fugaku. On Thursday 2/10 from 2-5 PM EST, the Ookami user group meeting will take place. For existing users, this meeting is a great opportunity to interact with other users. The meeting is also open to the public, allowing interested researchers to learn more about the system and eventually use it for their own projects. | | | | The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign is accepting applications for allocations on its latest supercomputer, Delta. Though the application deadline closed January 15, another month-long application period opens March 1. NCSA's newest advanced research-computing and data resource is set to launch in just a few weeks. With over 800 GPUs, Delta is the most performant GPU resource in the National Science Foundation portfolio, and will largely be allocated through XSEDE. | | | | Apply Today for Frontera Computational Science Fellowship | | | The TACC Frontera Computational Science Fellowship ‘22-‘23 application is open. This program provides a year-long opportunity for talented graduate students to compute on Frontera and collaborate with experts at TACC. The applications deadline is February 18. Apply today! | | | | Register Today for OmniSOC Con 2022 | | | Join ResearchSOC on February 22–23, 2022, to mark the fourth year of OmniSOC with OmniSOC Con 2022, a special cybersecurity event for higher education and research. In addition and in coordination with OmniSOC Con 2022, ResearchSOC will host a series of NSF-focused talks and workshops on February 24 (separate registration coming soon) to mark its partnership with OmniSOC. | | | | PEARC22 Full Papers Due February 18 | | | The PEARC22 Technical Program Committee invites the XSEDE community to submit content to the PEARC22 technical program. Full paper submissions are due February 18, 2022. Visit the link below to see additional content proposals and deadlines. | | | | Mini Gateways 2022 Call for Community Participation | | | Mini Gateways 2022 will be online April 5-7. The mini conference is planned as a free opportunity to learn about technologies and communities and to build connections for today and tomorrow. The conference invites the submission of abstracts (500 words) related to science gateways. All contributions will be subject to standard peer review on quality and relevance, which will decide acceptance of a lightning talk, panel, or tutorial. Open forum topic abstracts are limited to 200 words. All submissions due March 7, 2022. | | | | GlobusWorld 2022 — May 10-12, 2022 | | | Registration for the conference is now open, and proposals are being accepted. If you are using Globus in an innovative solution and would like to share it with others, Globus would love to hear from you. Proposals are due by March 19. | | | | Upcoming Dates and Deadlines | | | | | | |
