[Crib-list] TODAY: SPEAKER, John Goodhue -- Computational Research in Boston and Beyond Seminar -- Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 -- TIME: 12:30 PM -- Room 32-124 (Stata Center)

[Shirley Entzminger]

T O D A Y . . .

 		COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH in BOSTON and BEYOND SEMINAR


DATE:		Friday, November 5, 2010
TIME:		12:30 PM
LOCATION:	Building 32, Room 124 (Stata Center)

(Pizza and beverages at 12:10 PM outside Room 32-124.)


TITLE:			The Massachusetts Green High Performance
 			Computing Center


SPEAKER:		John Goodhue
 			Interim Executive Director, MGHPCC

 			Massachusetts Green High Performance
 			Computing Center


ABSTRACT:

The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) is a joint 
project between MIT, Harvard, University of Massachusetts, Boston University, 
and Northeastern University to build a high performance computing center to 
support growing the demands of faculty-driven research.  The center is located 
in Holyoke Mass, which has an abundance of locally generated hydropower and 
access to a nearby fiber hub, making it ideal for housing inexpensive, easily 
accessible computing resources.

I will talk about the origin and purpose of the facility, along with a high 
level tour of the physical infrastructure.  I will also talk about the project 
current status, when we expect the facility to become available, and discuss 
the vision of a collaborative regional HPC consortium that this facility has 
the potential to underpin.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA  02139

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