Presenter: Henry Neeman, Director

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Oklahoma Cyberinfrastructure

• Presenter Henry Neeman, Director
• OU Supercomputing Center for Education Research
• University of Oklahoma
• Oklahoma EPSCoR RII Plenary
• Oklahoma State University, Friday March 23 2007

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What is Cyberinfrastructure?

• Resources and capabilities that enable high end
  computing communications for science,
  engineering and technology that solve real world
  problems.
• Education Postsecondary, K-12
• High Performance Computing
• High Performance Networking
• Computational Science Engineering
• Grid Computing
• Scientific Visualization
• Sensor Networks
• Shared Instruments
• Shared Databases

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Existing Cyberinfrastructure

• Many universities with intersecting computational
  needs
• Education OK universities
• High Performance Computing OU, OSU faculty at
  OU, OSU
• High Performance Networking OneNet, NLR,
  Internet2 faculty at OU, OSU, TU
• Computational Science Engineering faculty at
  most OK schools
• Grid Computing OSCER, OCHEP, LEAD
  faculty at OU, OSU, TU
• Sensor Networks Mesonet CASA Biosensor
  projects faculty at OU, OSU, TU

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What Will Be Enabled?

• Education Postsecondary, K-12
• Increased probability of successful funding
  across all STEM disciplines
• Large scale scientific computing in many
  disciplines
• Cyberinfrastructure across Oklahoma NSF wants!
• Multidisciplinary teams across Oklahoma
• Virtual laboratories research, postsecondary
  education, K-12 education
• Telepresence

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14 institutions, 119 people

• U Central Oklahoma (2)
• Physics Engineering Lemley, Sanchez
• Oklahoma State U (9)
• Biosystems Agriculture Storm
• Botany Palmer
• Chemistry Eastman
• Computer Science Dai, Li, Sarangan
• HPC Center Subieta
• Management Science and Information Systems
  Sharda
• Physics Mintmire
• Southwestern Oklahoma State U (1)
• Computer Science Moseley
• U Tulsa (8)
• Biology Buchheim
• Electrical Engineering LoPresti, Manikas
• Mathematics Computer Science Gamble
• Mechanical Engineering Mohan, Shirazi
• Petroleum Engineering Reynolds, Shoham

• Cameron U (1)
• Mathematics Argyros
• East Central U (2)
• Chemistry Myers
• Mathematics Ferdinand
• Langston U (2)
• Mathematics Physics Snow
• Computer Information Sciences Tiako
• Oklahoma Baptist U (4)
• Biology Jett
• Chemistry Jordan
• Mathematics Hobbs
• Physics Chen
• Oklahoma City U (2)
• Computer Science Kazmierczak, Sells
• Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (1)
• Wren
• Oklahoma School of Science Math (1)
• Computer Science Zimmer

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Participants _at_ OU

• Aerospace Mechanical Engr (6) Altan, Attar,
  Lai, Siddique, Striz, Vedula
• Biochemistry Molecular Biology (2) Mooers,
  Zlotnick
• Botany Microbiology (1) Conway
• Center for Analysis Prediction of Storms (5)
  Brewster, Brotzge, Gao, Kong, Weber ( Carr,
  Droegemeier, Shapiro, Xue of Meteorology)
• Chemical, Biological Materials Engr (7)
  Bagajewicz, Grady, Nollert, ORear Papavassiliou,
  Schmidtke, Striolo
• Chemistry Biochemistry (3) Roe, Soloshonok,
  Wheeler
• Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale
  Meteorological Studies (3) Kogan, Mansell,
  Mechem
• Civil Engr Environmental Sci (6) Hatami,
  Kolar, Muraleetharan, Nanny, Vieux, Zaman
• Computer Science (11) Antonio, Atiquzzaman,
  Cheng, Dhall, Dong, Fagg, Gruenwald, Hougen,
  Lakshmivarahan, McGovern, Thulasiraman
• Economics (1) LaMarche

• Electrical Computer Engr (6) Cruz, Ibrahim,
  Sluss, Tull, Yeary, Yu
• Finance (1) Linn
• Geography (1) Yuan
• Industrial Engr (1) Trafalis
• K20 Center for Educational Community Renewal
  (2) Arana, OHair
• Mathematics (2) Gutman, White
• Meteorology (7) Carr, Droegemeier, Fedorovich,
  Richman, Shapiro, Straka, Xue
• Oklahoma Biological Survey (1) Broughton
• OU Supercomputing Center for Education Research
  (1) Neeman
• Radiological Sciences (1) Wu
• Petroleum Geological Engineering (2) Oliver,
  Zhang
• Physics Astronomy (10) Abbott, Baron,
  Gutierrez, Kao, Milton, Parker, Severini, Skubic,
  Strauss, Wang
• Sarkeys Energy Center (1) Chesnokov
• Surgery (1) Gusev
• Zoology (2) Ray, Wang
• OUHSC

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Alignment with RII Goals

• EPSCoR states/territories with similar themes
  Hawaii, Mississippi, Puerto Rico
• Aligns with many of the other themes presented
  today
• Collaboration between PhD-granting and
  non-PhD-granting
• Focus equally on education research
• Lasting improvements in states education
  research infrastructure
• Develop and use science technology resources at
  states universities
• Enhanced RD competitiveness, especially for
  large scale projects and cross-cutting projects
• Sustained non-EPSCoR support
• Implementation mechanisms with high probability
  of success
• Enable targeted research areas to become
  nationally competitive

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Alignment with NSF Themes

• NSFs new Office of Cyberinfrastructure
• High End Computing Infrastructure
• Advanced Networking Technologies Infrastructure
• Advanced Services Cybertools
• Cyberinfrastructure CSE appear repeatedly in
  2006-2011 Strategic Plans Investment Priorities
• http//www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf0648/NSF-06-48_5.p
  df
• People (education, outreach)
• Environmental Science Weather Climate,
  Earthquakes, Ecology, Floods, Coasts
• Human Social Dynamics Economics, Finance
• Bioscience
• Nanoscience
• Mathematical Sciences

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Alignment with OK EDGE Goals

• Research Capital of the Plains
• Purchase equipment to provide competitive
  advantage
• Build public sector facilities
• Invest in start-up money and collaboration
• Focus on areas that benefit Oklahomas economy
• Update OKs Public Education System
• Build on existing efforts in supercomputing and
  parallel programming
• Increase statewide computational science
  engineering and high end computing efforts,
  including K-12
• Improve Our Business Climate
• Enable major advances in energy, weather,
  sensors, aerospace, biotechnology, IT,
  telecommunications, transportation logistics

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NSF Funding Opportunities for CI

• Leadership-Class System Acquisition
• High Performance Computing System Acquisition
• High-Performance Computing for Science and
  Engineering Research and Education Operations
• Software Development for Cyberinfrastructure
• Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure
• Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education,
  Advancement Mentoring
• Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental
  Observatories

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Summary

• Cyberinfrastructure
• Enables large, lasting improvements in education,
  research, intrastate collaboration and economic
  development across Oklahoma
• Leverages existing resources across Oklahoma
• Aligns with objectives of individual researchers,
  teams, the state, other OK RII themes, and the
  NSF
• Spreads the capabilities without diluting the
  focus
• Lots of NSF funding opportunities