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Computational Technologies Project

THE FIRST TEN YEARS

The Computational Technologies Project (formerly known as the Earth and Space Sciences Project) has funded 17 Grand Challenge Investigations in its first two rounds. Over nearly a decade, these investigator teams have been expanding the nation's ability to apply high-performance computing to thorny problems that science could not solve otherwise. The project also supports research and education efforts at NASA centers.

Article: "Ten Years of Advances in Computing Earth and Space"

Science and Technology Highlights: Grand Challenge Investigators

Round 2 (1996-2000)

SAR Interferometry and Imaging Science
David Curkendall, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science achievements using the Scalable Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Processor

An Earth System Model: Atmosphere/Ocean Dynamics and Tracers Chemistry
Roberto Mechoso, UCLA
Science achievements using the UCLA Earth System Model

Turbulent Convection and Dynamos in Stars
Andrea Malagoli, University of Chicago
Science achievements using the MPS code

Solar Activity and Heliospheric Dynamics
John Gardner, Naval Research Laboratory
Science and technology summary
Science achievements using the FCTMHD3D code
Science achievements using the CRUNCH3D code

Multiscale Modeling of the Heliosphere
Tamas Gombosi, University of Michigan
Technology achievements using the BATS-R-US code

Relativistic Astrophysics and Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Paul Saylor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Science achievements using the GR3D code

Technology Highlights: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

PARAMESH - Parallel Adaptive Mesh Refinement Toolkit

The Beowulf Project - The GSFC-Centric Time Line

Ensemble Calculations for Seasonal Forecasting using PC Clusters

Education Highlight: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Summer School in High Performance Computational Earth and Space Sciences

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