nanoHUB.org: Cyberinfrastructure for Research and Education Michael McLennan Software Architect Network for Computational Nanotechnology Purdue University Indiana University, February 4, 2008
What is nanoHUB? Online simulation……and more!
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Over 60 tools online! 50 more in the pipeline
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Maxwell’s Daemon Physical Machine Virtual Machine System Architecture Content Database Rendering Farm nanoHUB cluster Violin nanowire job nanoVIS
Rappture Toolkit Scientist Created by NCN in Nov 2004 Create standard desktop apps Works with your favorite programming language Open Source Online at Rappture = Simulation Code
Rappture works by defining the interface XML interface description Name of the tool Description CNTbands model integer: n integer: m choice: sim method … curve: E-k diagram curve: DOS molecule: structure …
Inputs, Outputs, and Metadata Complete record of every simulation run :58:42 EDT :59:51 EDT Exact software revision from Subversion All inputs All results More details about software installation
Who’s using this? 2.5 million hits last month 26,196 users last 12 months 226,899 simulation jobs last 12 months 51 of the Top 50 Engineering Schools 11.75% of all.edu domains
A A global following 50% in US
A A global following
Strong growth Added seminars, tutorials, courses, etc. Interactive tools Online simulation……and more!
In the past 10 months: 26 tools / 3,327 simulations 47 simulations: bandstructure lab 240 simulations: FETtoy 2,855 simulations: nanowire 8,242 nanowire CPU hours “and more” content 134 items, 52 hours 96 support tickets 69 entered manually, 27 filed automatically by application Saumitra Mehrotra Univ. of Cincinnati
IEEE Workshop on Microelectronics and Electron Devices (WMED), April
Google Scholar finds 159 citations to nanoHUB
366 Users Last 12 months Case in point Effect of channel positioning on the 1∕ f noise in silicon-on-insulator metal-oxide-semiconductor M von Haartman, M Oestling, Journal of Applied Physics, link.aip.org... Rappture version Feb 06 TCAD simulations using SCHRED [15] or ISE, …., were used to support our analysis and compute the inversion carrier profiles in the devices. Same behavior across all similar converted tools User’s don’t have to download/install software
General Framework portals
New Hubs Online Now IndianaCTSI.orgIndianaCTSI.org – Anantha Shekhar, IU School of Medicine, Connie Weaver at Purdue accelerating clinical and translational research in healthcare online since 10/1/2007 thermalHUB.orgthermalHUB.org – Tim Fisher, ME at Purdue heat transfer online since 12/6/2007 pharmaHUB.orgpharmaHUB.org – Rex Reklaitis, CE at Purdue pharmaceutical product development and manufacturing online since 12/11/2007 GlobalHUB.orgGlobalHUB.org – Dan Hirleman, ME at Purdue global engineering education online since 12/17/2007 nanohub.orgnanohub.org – Mark Lundstrum, ECE at Purdue the granddaddy of all hubs focused on nanotechnology online since 2002
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