• About
    • About Us
    • What We Cover
  • Advertise
    • Advertise
    • Our Advertisers
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Send News
  • Subscribe

Oak Ridge Today

  • Home
  • Sign in
  • News
    • Business
    • Community
    • Education
    • Government
    • Health
    • Police and Fire
    • U.S. Department of Energy
    • Weather
  • Sports
    • High School
    • Middle School
    • Recreation
    • Rowing
    • Youth
  • Entertainment
    • Arts
    • Dancing
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Premium Content
  • Obituaries
  • Classifieds

 

With help from two Oak Ridgers, UT students finish second in supercomputing competition

Posted at 9:37 am January 12, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

National Institute for Computational SciencesWith help from two Oak Ridgers, a team of students from the University of Tennessee recently captured second place at the Student Cluster Competition in New Orleans.

Part of the SC14 Supercomputing Conference, the competition is a real-time, non-stop, 48-hour challenge in which teams of undergraduates, high school students, or both assemble a small computer cluster on the exhibit floor and then race to demonstrate the greatest sustained performance across a series of applications while staying under a 3,120-watt power limit.

One of the team members is Erik Blokland, an Oak Ridge graduate, and the other is Vincent Jodoin, who is a junior at Oak Ridge High School and helping the team. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: computer cluster, Erik Blokland, National Institute for Computational Sciences, NICS, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, SC14 Supercomputing Conference, Student Cluster Competition, supercomputing, Team VIBE, Tennessee Today, University of Tennessee, Vincent Jodoin, Vols in the Big Easy

Intel funding for UT will develop codes, open computing center at joint UT-ORNL institute

Posted at 6:10 pm October 31, 2013
By University of Tennessee Leave a Comment

Joint Institute for Computational Sciences

The Joint Institute for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is pictured above. (Photo courtesy of ORNL)

KNOXVILLE—Imagine going to the doctor and the doctor peering into your genetic code to determine the best medicine to treat what ails you.

The University of Tennessee in Knoxville has received funding from computer chip maker Intel to develop computer codes to make personalized medicine like this and other transformative scientific discoveries possible.

The funding will open an Intel Parallel Computing Center at the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences, or JICS, at UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Parallel computing, used in supercomputers, is a form of computation in which many calculations are carried out simultaneously. The focus of the center will be to take supercomputing to the next level to meet scientific computing demands. Today’s research faces limitations due to the amount of data, time, and energy it takes to run calculations. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: Bhanu Rekepalli, biochemical molecules, biotechnology, BLAST, CINECA, computer codes, drug discovery, genomics, Glenn Brook, GROMACS, Intel, Intel Parallel Computing Center, Jeremy Smith, JICS, Jimmy G. Cheek, John Eblen, Joint Institute for Computational Sciences, medicine, National Institute for Computational Sciences, National Science Foundation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, parallel computing, Purdue University, Roland Schulz, Shane Sawyer, supercomputers, Texas Advanced Computing Center, Tony Mezzacappa, Travis Thompson, University of Tennessee, University of Texas, UT, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Molecular Biophysics, Zuse Institut Berlin

UT study predicts extreme climate in eastern United States

Posted at 6:29 pm December 17, 2012
By University of Tennessee 2 Comments

From extreme drought to super storms, many wonder what the future holds for the climate of the eastern United States. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville does away with the guessing.

Results show the region will be hotter and wetter.

Joshua Fu, a civil and environmental engineering professor, and Yang Gao, a graduate research assistant, developed precise scales of cities that act as a climate crystal ball, seeing high-resolution climate changes almost 50 years into the future.

The study found that heat waves will become more severe in most regions of the eastern United States and that both the Northeast and Southeast will see a drastic increase in precipitation.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: climate, eastern United States, Emory University, Environmental Research Letters, extreme weather, heat waves, Jaguar, Joshua Fu, Kraken, National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Center for Computational Sciences, National Institute for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, precipitation, temperatures, University of Tennessee, UT, UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Computational Sciences, Yang Gao

New leader named to UT-ORNL Supercomputer Center

Posted at 11:11 am December 12, 2012
By University of Tennessee Leave a Comment

Tony Mezzacappa

Tony Mezzacappa

Tony Mezzacappa, a leader in the field of astrophysics and supernova science, has been named director of the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Mezzacappa is a world leader in computational astrophysics and a pioneer in the field of supernova science. He is a UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow and group leader for theoretical physics in the Physics Division at ORNL.

He is also a joint professor in the UT Department of Physics and Astronomy. With this new position, Mezzacappa will become the department’s Newton W. and Wilma C. Thomas Endowed Chair in Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: computational astrophysics, JICS, Joint Institute for Computational Sciences, National Institute for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Physics Division, supernova science, Tony Mezzacappa, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Tennessee, UT, UT Department of Physics and Astronomy, UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow

Search Oak Ridge Today

Classifieds

Public Notice: NNSA announces no significant impact of Y-12 Development Organization operations at Horizon Center

AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE OFFSITE HOUSING OF THE Y-12 DEVELOPMENT … [Read More...]

ADFAC seeks contractors for five homes

Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC) is a non-profit community based agency, … [Read More...]

Public notice: Draft environmental assessment for Y-12 Development Organization at Horizon Center

AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE OFFSITE HOUSING OF THE Y-12 DEVELOPMENT … [Read More...]

Recent Posts

  • SNS on hiatus for upgrade
  • County sees increase in infant deaths due to unsafe sleeping practices
  • ASAP of Anderson welcomes new executive director
  • Briceville Fire Department celebrates new station
  • Officers searching for suspect in fatal shooting
  • Oak Ridge to host movie premiere of ‘Oppenheimer’
  • Oak Ridge Schools to host panel discussion, documentary screening for ‘Oppenheimer’
  • Sam Bush to headline Summer Sessions concert
  • Anderson County government offices closed Monday, Tuesday
  • Oak Ridge Community Band performs on Independence Day
A Twitter List by OakRidgeToday

Recent Comments

  • John Huotari on Power to TRISO at Horizon could cost $13 million
  • John Huotari on Lawsuit seeks 2020 election audit, voting machine restriction
  • Peter Scheffler on Lawsuit seeks 2020 election audit, voting machine restriction
  • Peter Scheffler on Power to TRISO at Horizon could cost $13 million
  • Matt Bailey on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Mark Caldwell on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Matt Bailey on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Mark Caldwell on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Matt Bailey on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Tracy Powers on Planning Commission to consider Main Street apartments, plan revisions

About Us

About Oak Ridge Today
What We Cover

How To

Advertise
Subscribe

Contact Us

Contact Oak Ridge Today

Copyright © 2023 Oak Ridge Today