{"51835":{"#nid":"51835","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Computing at Georgia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UT-Battelle Collaborate to Advance U.S. High-Performance Computing","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch1\u003E\u003C\/h1\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA, February 1, 2006\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 The College of Computing at Georgia Tech (CoC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and UT-Battelle today announced a wide-ranging collaborative agreement to share facilities, staff and scientific resources aimed at significantly increasing the United States\u0027 capability to carry out large-scale research efforts reliant on advanced supercomputing technology. This unique, public-private collaboration will position the Southeastern United States as a national destination for high-performance computing research and development.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The College of Computing at Georgia Tech was created to make it easier to partner with leading research centers and academic institutions and to elevate computer science research and education on a national and global scale\u0022 said Richard A. DeMillo, Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. \u0022We firmly believe that this partnership with ORNL and UT-Battelle will create a one-of-a-kind environment for high-performance computing research and help reinvigorate U.S. capabilities in supercomputing\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the agreement, Dr. Thomas Zacharia , Associate Laboratory Director for ORNL\u0027s Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate, will be appointed as a Professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Computing, a national leader in education and research that creates real-world computing breakthroughs to drive social and scientific progress. Subsequent joint appointments of faculty and staff, as well as an ongoing distribution of research students and computing resources, will follow in the coming months. In addition, with support from UT-Battelle, the non-profit partnership between the University of Tennessee and Battelle charged with managing ORNL operations, CoC\u0027s Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) Division will open a campus at ORNL dedicated to advanced computational science and engineering research and graduate education.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This agreement represents a milestone for Oak Ridge National Laboratory,\u0022 said Director Jeff Wadsworth. \u0022This creative partnership will bring closer together the extraordinary computational capabilities of both Georgia Tech and ORNL. Together, the partnership will represent one of the world\u0027s greatest resources for high-performance computing.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The CoC-ORNL-UT-Battelle partnership will further the development of various scientific breakthroughs that are heavily-dependant on access to the highest levels of computational resources in the nation. For example, Jeffrey Skolnick, Ph.D., a renowned systems biologist at Georgia Tech, is leading a research team in integrating mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology with advanced, high-performance computing and engineering in order to harness the vast information growing out of the sequencing of the human genome and apply it to the detection and prevention of diseases through accelerated drug design and medicine. Additionally, researchers in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech are employing high-level, computer-based, nanoscale simulations to discover new technologies that can be used to store massive amounts of information in a compact space. These two projects, among others, highlight the partnership\u0027s ability to leverage advanced supercomputing resources to foster the development of new technologies with broad impacts on daily life.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the College of Computing at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe College of Computing at Georgia Tech is a national leader in the research and creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With one of the largest and most highly ranked graduate programs in the nation, the College\u0027s unconventional approach to education is pioneering the new era of computing by expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human centered solutions. For more information about the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E . \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u00a0\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout ORNL\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EOak Ridge National Laboratory is the Department of Energy\u0027s largest multi-purpose laboratory. With 4,100 employees, ORNL has research capabilities in energy, high-performance computing, advanced materials, biological sciences, neutron science, and national security. ORNL is home to the National Leadership Computing Facility, where researchers are building the world\u0027s most powerful open scientific computer. Later this year ORNL will celebrate the opening of the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source, which will provide the world\u0027s foremost facility for materials research. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u00a0\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout UT-Battelle\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EA not-for-profit company, known as UT-Battelle, has been established for the sole purpose of managing and operating the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. Formed as a 50-50 limited liability partnership between the University of Tennessee and Battelle , UT -Battelle is the legal entity responsible for leading ORNL as the Laboratory enters the 21st Century.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Computing at Georgia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UT-Battelle Collaborate\u00a0to Advance U.S. High-Performance Computing\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:52:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:19","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2006-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}