Published: Sep 13, 2007
A partnership between The University of Tampa, University of South
Florida and Eckerd College has resulted in a grant of $499,999 from the
National Science Foundation to acquire a 488-processor (122-node)
computational cluster that will support research and educational needs
of theoretical/computational investigators and their students.
Dr.
Angela Perry, assistant professor of chemistry at UT, contributed to
the writing of the grant, which will enable her to conduct research with
the computational cluster.
Nine professors in chemistry,
chemical engineering and physics investigators at the three institutions
will have access to the cluster, which will be physically located at
USF. The cluster will be used in teaching and research by undergraduates
and graduate students resulting in well-trained students in model
computational techniques.
“Establishing this computational
facility will provide The University of Tampa — as well as USF and
Eckerd — a resource to enhance their undergraduate research and training
capability,” said Steve Kucera, interim dean for the College of Natural
and Health Sciences.
At The University of Tampa the cluster will be used for modeling interface-specific spectroscopy.
Computational
clusters are generally used to apply the resources of many computers in
a network to a single problem at the same time.
For more information, contact the Public Information Office at (813) 253-6232.