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University of Kentucky awarded 2019 SPS Chapter Research Award

OCT 01, 2019
University of Kentucky awarded 2019 SPS Chapter Research Award

University of Kentucky awarded 2019 SPS Chapter Research Award

Zone and Chapter: University of Kentucky

Project

Project Name: Data Analysis and Accuracy: Small Supercomputer versus a Dell Dinosaur

Project Leaders: Dany Waller

Chapter Advisors: Charles Brown

Project Description: Computational methods provide powerful tools for solving problems in physics. We plan to build a mini-supercomputer from Raspberry Pis following the “Tiny Titan” build specifications available from Oak Ridge National Lab. Once built, the cluster can be used indefinitely for education, outreach, and community building.

Project Media:

Project Proposal (.pdf, 537 kb) Interim Report (.pdf, 1 mb) Final Report (.pdf, 466 kb)