The National Center for Multiscale Modeling of Biological Systems
(MMBioS), and the National Resource for Biomedical Supercomputing
(NRBSC) at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) are soliciting
proposals for computer time on Anton, a special-purpose supercomputer
for molecular dynamics (MD) simulation designed by D. E. Shaw Research
(DESRES). A 512-node Anton machine is currently available and in
production use at the PSC. The machine has been made available without
cost by DESRES for non-commercial research use by universities and other
not-for-profit institutions, and is hosted by NRBSC. Operational funding
is provided by NIGMS through MMBioS, a joint effort between the
University of Pittsburgh, PSC, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Salk
Institute.

To qualify for an allocation on Anton, the principal investigator (PI)
must be a faculty or staff member at a U.S. academic or non-profit
research institution and must have the appropriate level of authority
and responsibility to direct the project supported by the allocation.
A graduate student or postdoctoral researcher may not be a PI, but a
qualified advisor may apply for an allocation on her or his behalf.
Furthermore, each investigator can serve as a PI for only a single
application for computer time on Anton. PIs who previously had an
allocation on Anton at NRBSC are strongly encouraged to apply but are
required to provide a detailed (2-3 page) progress report of their past
work on the Anton machine at NRBSC. Repeat applications unaccompanied
by a progress report will not be considered.

The deadline for applications is 11:59 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

For complete details, including proposal requirements and submission
instructions, see the NRBSC web site at http://www.nrbsc.org/anton_rfp/.