Newsgroups: comp.parallel From: Wendy Goldstein Subject: Boston University: MARINER Open House Invitation Organization: Boston University/SCV Date: 25 Mar 1997 13:25:22 GMT Message-ID: <5h8jo2$22i@server1.ctc.com> MARINER OPEN HOUSE Boston University March 31, 3 to 8pm 111 Cummington Street, room #203 Boston, MA 617/353-7800 http://mariner.bu.edu/MARINER/ Boston University, through the Center for Computational Science(CCS) and Office of Information Technology(OIT), is a leader in computational science research and education, parallel supercomputing, visualization, and high speed networking. This success is founded on a wide spectrum of computational facilities and expertise within the university. The National Science Foundation(NSF) sponsored MARINER project offers New England companies, researchers, and educators support for understanding, developing, and maintaining high performance computing and networking applications. Our March 31st open house will be a chance for you to view our work, tour our facilities, and talk with our researchers and technical staff about your needs and how we might support them. We are affiliated with the National Science Foundation Supercomputer Centers, in particular NCSA, which have established a decade long record of leadership in high performance computing and communications. Facilities Computer Graphics Lab Visualization Tools LIVE (Laboratory for Immersive Virtual Environments) Silicon Graphics/ Cray Origin2000 Supercomputer Silicon Graphics Power Challenge Array Networking Center (vBNS, ATM, HIPPI, Ethernet) Mass Storage (Tape Robot) Demonstrations / Activities Research Highlights: ==> Materials Science ==> Bioinformatics ==> Intelligent Manufacturing ==> Quantum Chemistry ==> Physics Virtual Reality: in LIVE, explore semi-immersive virtual reality with New England's first ImmersaDesk (based on the CAVE) developed at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory working with NCSA. Video Disc: interactive web based video display of scientific visualizations from current research. Computer Art Gallery: created by students from the School for the Arts. How to work with MARINER: learn about our outreach program and continuous tutorials and how to begin a pilot project using our facilities. New England GigaPoP: learn about BU's involvement in bringing High Speed Networking to the New England region through the vBNS, ATM, and Internet2. High-Performance Computing: discussion of how to take advantage of parallel supercomputing, distributed shared memory, MPI, FORTRAN 90, and more. The open house will consist of continuous demonstrations, tours and discussions. Please join us at the Computer Graphics Laboratory, room 203, in the Office of Information Technology, 111 Cummington Street, Boston. Refreshments will be provided. For directions please refer to: http://mariner.bu.edu/MARINER/INFO/DIRECTIONS/ or call the MARINER office at 617/353-7800. Come learn about the possibilities in your own neighborhood. We are only a few T stops away from everything! See what opportunity really is about. Please join us at 111 Cummington Street, Computer Graphics room 203. All are welcome. -- Articles to parallel@ctc.com (Administrative: bigrigg@ctc.com) Archive: http://www.hensa.ac.uk/parallel/internet/usenet/comp.parallel