1. LA-SiGMA A LONI Institute Project Goals, Purpose, Status

2. Growth of Computer Power Computational Science An emerging interdisciplinary field that uses computer simulation to solve problem. Recognized by national scientific societies as a third way of advancing knowledge. VAX-II 78 0 (IBM 370-158) Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 57,000 MIPS ! 1 MIPS ! Intel's Teraflops Research Chip 80 cores at < 100W ! 1,800,000 MIPS or 1TFLOP ! Blue Gene/P 1 PFLOP 294,912-procs 72-rack

3. Research Group and Focus Computational Science: Formalism, Algorithms and Codes DP LandauProgress in Applied Math http://www.siam.org/students/resources/report.php

4. LA-SiGMA

5. Teams: Computational, CI, and Science Driver Science Drivers, Materials: Electronic and Magnetic Energy Storage and Generation Biomolecular Computational Teams Next Gen. Monte Carlo DFT and Force Fields Large Scale MD CyberInfrastructure Common Computational Tools Data-sharing and management CS and CI glue LA-SiGMA Fund Teams, not individuals Funding allocated according to team membership. Seed $ (i.e. CMSN). CS/CI supplement LA-SiGMA SD Teams

6. Impact Beyond Research Success = All must participate LA-SiGMA is a coop. agreement with NSF Outreach 2 coordinators LSU LaTech REU, RET Diversity effort. Preparation for the Professorship Education Courses offered via synchronous and asynchronous video Computational Science, MC and MD methods, Solid State Physics Many More! $ development and teaching of LA-SiGMA courses. 1/2—1/4 month summer support Funds for new equipment

7. LA-SiGMA Goals Strong Multi-disciplinary and multi- institutional research teams. Multi-scale tools to leverage the 21 st century cyberinfrastructure. Transform research and education in computational materials science. Establish a pipeline to LA-SiGMA Leverage new funding opportunities to develop statewide excellence Establish an externally funded National Center of Excellence in Computational Materials Science

8. Today Now—2:00: Randy and Ramu will discuss outreach and administration 2:00—3:00: Brief talks from Team leaders discuss how the effort of your team can positively impact the efforts of the other teams (particularly the science driver teams), participate in the education and outreach efforts, and pursue other sources of funding. Lay the groundwork for the breakout sessions 3:00—3:30: Break 3:30—4:30: Breakout Sessions Complete the worksheets Strategic plan due within 90 days of start date. The worksheets s will help the PET prepare a draft document.