ian foster the computation institute. 2 type ia supernova: sn 1994d
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A New Explosion Mechanismfor Type 1a Supernova
Type Ia Supernova Explosion: Gravitationally
Confined Detonation(Calder, Plewa, Vladimirova,
Lamb, and Truran, 2004)
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What Made This (& Much Other) Science Possible?
ASC Center & U. Chicago Sustained effort
~60 people for 5+ years World-class infrastructure
Computers, networks, storage, visualization
Interdisciplinary partnerships Astrophysicists, software engineers,
computer scientists, mathematicians, experimentalists, etc.
$30M+ from DOE for people
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Many Big Questions May Soon Be Similarly Accessible
Life and nature Evolution, genetic nature of disease, … Global change, cosmology, …
Physical & social processes Nanomaterials, alternative energy sources, … Human cooperation, linguistic evolution,
economics of alternative energy sources, … National security
Detecting & responding to biological attack, …
… if we can bring comparable resources to bear.
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The Computation Institute:An Intellectual Resource Hub
Discipline Science Computer Science
ComputationalistsComputationalists Applied CSApplied CS
New faculty concerned with computation
A critical mass of technical experts with the skills required to create needed technologies
An organization within which these staff can prosper
Resources to support sustained efforts
Physical infrastructure to support these efforts
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Computation Institute Status Since 2000, we have developed substantial expertise,
pilots, ideas, & enthusiasm 70 fellows, 80 staff/students, many projects Leading national projects, infrastructure
We are now ready to scale up our efforts New faculty, some joint with Argonne Expand our world-class technology team Tackle the most challenging problems Define agendas for 21st Century science Find space to colocate the entire activity
This will be difficult & expensive, but is vital to Chicago’s long-term success
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Computation & Computer Science
“An important development … is occurring at the intersection of computer science and the sciences, that has the potential to have a profound impact on science. It is a leap from the application of computing to support scientists to ‘do’ science (i.e. ‘computational science’) to the integration of computer science concepts, tools and theorems into the very fabric of science.”
(Report on “Science 2020”)
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Questions for You
Are you familiar with big questions that could benefit from this focused approach?
With whom should we be partnering as we work to identify & tackle such questions?
How can we engage industry in the work of the Computation Institute?
How do we create a home for technologists within the University?
How do we obtain the resources needed for the Computation Institute to prosper?