Accelerating scientific discovery through computation and visualization

Sims, J. S.; Hagedorn, J. G.; Ketcham, P. M.; Satterfield, S. G.; Griffin, T. J.; George, W. L.; Fowler, H. A.; am Ende, B. A.; Hung, H. K.; Bohn, R. B.; Koontz, J. E.; Martys, N. S.; Bouldin, C. E.; Warren, J. A.; Feder, D. L.; Clark, C. W.; Filla, B. J.; Devaney, J. E.

doi:10.6028/jres.105.068

Accelerating scientific discovery through computation and visualization

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2000 · Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.105.068· OSTI ID:1628743

Sims, J. S. ^[1]; Hagedorn, J. G. ^[2]; Ketcham, P. M. ^[2]; Satterfield, S. G. ^[2]; Griffin, T. J. ^[2]; George, W. L. ^[2]; Fowler, H. A. ^[2]; am Ende, B. A. ^[2]; Hung, H. K. ^[2]; Bohn, R. B. ^[2]; Koontz, J. E. ^[2]; Martys, N. S. ^[2]; Bouldin, C. E. ^[2]; Warren, J. A. ^[2]; Feder, D. L. ^[2]; Clark, C. W. ^[2]; Filla, B. J. ^[2]; Devaney, J. E. ^[2]

National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States); DOE/OSTI
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)

The rate of scientific discovery can be accelerated through computation and visualization. This acceleration results from the synergy of expertise, computing tools, and hardware for enabling highperformance computation, information science, and visualization that is provided by a team of computation and visualization scientists collaborating in a peer-topeer effort with the research scientists. In the context of this discussion, high performance refers to capabilities beyond the current state of the art in desktop computing. To be effective in this arena, a team comprising a critical mass of talent, parallel computing techniques, visualization algorithms, advanced visualization hardware, and a recurring investment is required to stay beyond the desktop capabilities. This article describes, through examples, how the Scientific Applications and Visualization Group (SAVG) at NIST has utilized high performance parallel computing and visualization to accelerate condensate modeling, (2) fluid flow in porous materials and in other complex geometries, (3) flows in suspensions, (4) x-ray absorption, (5) dielectric breakdown modeling, and (6) dendritic growth in alloys.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886

OSTI ID:: 1628743

Journal Information:: Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Journal Name: Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 105; ISSN 1044-677X

Publisher:: National Institute of Standards (NIST)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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