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XSEDE Impact Feb 2015

Welcome to Impact Thank you for subscribing to XSEDE's e-newsletter--distributed monthly to update subscribers on the activities and enabled discoveries of the XSEDE project. We encourage you to share the subscription link with colleagues and members of the HPC community. Important note: subscribers will be given the option of unsubscribing at anytime. Read more

XSEDE Scholars Program deadline As a Scholar, students learn more about high performance computing and XSEDE resources, network with cutting-edge researchers and professional leaders, and belong to a cohort of student peers to establish a community of academic leaders. Applications are due by March 31, 2015. Read more

Alternative solutions for traffic issues Researchers are using XSEDE-allocated resources to realistically simulate the minutiae of traffic in Austin at specific locations and during specific time intervals. These particular models are novel in that they account for how traffic changes at distinct time periods, for instance how congestion builds up during the morning rush hour and then slowly dissipates. Read more

Modeling the flu Researchers are using XSEDE-allocated resources to perform transformative simulations of the flu virus that will enable an entirely new understanding of its structural biology. This work is an important first step on the path to fully understanding the influenza infection process. Read more

Better breast cancer diagnostics XSEDE-allocated supercomputers are helping researchers in investigating ultrasound behaviors in human breast tissue. This research could lead to better diagnostic techniques and eventually the ultrasound as a viable diagnosis alternative for breast cancer. Read more

Boosting environmental research XSEDE is helping researchers understand the long-term effects of the BP oil spill of 2011. They have found fundamental changes in the types of bacterial communities associated with oil and carbon degradation, which is of great importance to the overall ecosystem of the Gulf Coast area. Read more