National Science Foundation Selects LSU Researcher as TeraGrid GIG Director of Science
Daniel S. Katz, Ph.D,, a member of CCT and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will be Grid Infrastructure Group, or GIG, Director of Science for the TeraGrid, the world's largest, most comprehensive distributed cyberinfrastructure for open scientific research.
TeraGrid is a National Science Foundation-funded research infrastructure that serves the nation’s researchers and educators by incorporating high-performance computing, high-throughput computing, storage and visualization resources, powerful collaboration environments, and advanced consulting support from 11 resource provider sites across the country
As TeraGrid GIG Director of Science, Katz will work with national science and engineering groups to understand their advanced computing requirements and to ensure TeraGrid is adequately serving the research and education communities. He also serves as TeraGrid’s liaison to the TeraGrid Science Advisory Board.
Katz began his role with the TeraGrid in mid-August, immediately after being named to the position. As he starts his new job, Katz is eager to hear from users who have opinions on how TeraGrid can better serve the research and education communities. Users can contact him at dsk@cct.lsu.edu.
The position is a part-time appointment, and Katz will continue working at LSU while spending half his time on TeraGrid projects.
“I have worked for more than 20 years in various aspects of computational science, and I am excited that I now have the chance to work with researchers from around the country to tailor the TeraGrid so that it can be a more effective tool for advancing their research projects. I will also be working, with my TeraGrid colleagues, to strengthen the interaction between the TeraGrid and industry. I am delighted that I will still be able to continue my work to develop LSU’s and Louisiana’s high-performance computing resources,” Katz said.
Katz has a diverse computational science background, including work in engineering, climate, astronomy and scientific visualization. Katz leads the CCT Cyberinfrastructure Development division, which designs, develops and prototypes systems and software. He guides the division’s efforts to develop new computing technologies critical to many areas of research in academia, such as coastal modeling and astrophysics, and in industry, such as restoring the Gulf coast and petroleum engineering.
Katz also oversaw the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative’s integration into the TeraGrid as a resource provider earlier this year. The network contributes half of its centerpiece computer, Queen Bee’s, cycles to support the national research community.
“Dan’s experience with using high-performance computing systems to advance scientific discovery, and his collaborative work at LSU to develop new techniques and applications for computational science with interdisciplinary teams, will help us develop a more effective national cyberinfrastructure that can serve a broader array of research needs,” said Ian Foster, Director of the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, and TeraGrid GIG principal investigator.
Katz is the second University researcher to obtain a prominent position overseeing national computational science efforts this year. In June, the National Science Foundation selected CCT Director Ed Seidel as its Director of the Office of Cyberinfrastructure. Seidel began that position Sept. 1.
“Dan brings a breadth of experience to this position, and I am confident he has the skills and qualities that will enable TeraGrid to further develop into one of the world’s leading resources for breakthroughs in all areas of research, business and education,” Seidel said. “Furthermore, it is quite an honor for LSU to have one of our own overseeing these developments nationally. This is certainly a strong recognition and endorsement of the strengths in computational science we have built up in the past several years.”
Stephen Meacham, the National Science Foundation’s senior science and technology adviser responsible for TeraGrid activities, said Katz will play an important role in maintaining the TeraGrid’s responsiveness to the needs of the nation’s research and education communities and in ensuring that it remains a highly agile national cyberinfrastructure.
“In this role, Dan will help keep TeraGrid aligned with the rapidly growing computational needs of frontier science and engineering research, and will extend its impact to new communities of TeraGrid users,” Meacham said.
For more information on TeraGrid, please visit http://www.teragrid.org/ .
Pats on the Back:
• Congratulations to Daniel S. Katz for being selected as the Nation Science Foundation’s TeraGrid GIG Director of Science.
CCT in the News:
NSF Selects LSU Researcher as TeraGrid GIG Director
Source: HPC Wire
Daniel S. Katz, Ph.D,, a member of LSU's Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will be Grid Infrastructure Group, or GIG, Director of Science for the TeraGrid, the world's largest, most comprehensive distributed cyberinfrastructure for open scientific research.
http://www.cct.lsu.edu/site.php?pageID=63&newsID=855
NSF selects LSU researcher as TeraGrid GIG Director of Science
Source: Supercomputing Online
Daniel S. Katz, Ph.D,, a member of LSU’s Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will be Grid Infrastructure Group, or GIG, Director of Science for the TeraGrid, the world's largest, most comprehensive distributed cyberinfrastructure for open scientific research.
http://supercomputingonline.com/article.php?sid=16169
Upcoming Lectures and Training:
• HPC fall 2008 training will start Tuesday, Sept. 16 with Introduction to Linux and the Vi Editor from 9 a.m. until noon in Frey 307. On Thursday, Sept. 18, the “Welcome to HPC” seminar will take place from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in Frey 307. Both sessions will be on the Access Grid. The updated schedule is online at: http://www.hpc.lsu.edu/training
• Dr. Saundra Y. McGuire will speak on “Metacognitive Strategies for Improving Research Productivity” on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. The event will take place in the Life Science Annex Room 101.
• Dr. Jingjing Zheng's seminar on “Variational Transition State Theory: Parallel Direct Dynamics for Barrierless Association Reactions” has been rescheduled to this Tuesday, Sept. 23. He will give the seminar at 11 a.m. in Johnston 338.
• The Computing the Arts & Humanities Lecture Series resumes this fall with its first speaker, Roger B. Dannenberg, Carnegie Mellon University. His lecture on “Computational Music: Understanding Performance” will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 2:15 p.m. in Johnston 338.
• The CCT Colloquium lecture series will resume this fall. Colloquium will take place at 11:30 each Friday in Johnston 338. Attendance is required for CCT faculty, staff and research students.
Please Note:
• There will be a workshop for help porting your codes into a TeraGrid system Sept. 23-25 at NCSA’s facilities in Urbana, Illinois. Please visit the Web site to register: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/UserInfo/Training/Workshops/new_user/
• The Physics Block Party has been rescheduled from last Friday and now will be held this Friday, Sept. 13 at 3:30 p.m. The event will take place in the rooms and hall near the library on the second floor of Nicholson, and it is open to the entire physics community. Come for pizza, sodas and games. Contact Brad Shaefer for more details at Schaefer@grb.phys.lsu.edu. A table tennis tournament will take place during the block party. If you are interested in playing, please contact Peter Diener at diener@cct.lsu.edu.
• The ALL CCT Meeting set for Wednesday, Sept. 24 has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. in 338 Johnston Hall. Future ALL CCT meetings for the fall semester will take place on Oct. 22, Nov. 12 and Dec. 17. All meetings take place at 3 p.m. in Johnston 338. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend. Please be aware that these dates and times may change. If you have announcements or news for the ALL CCT meetings, please send to Events Manager Karen Jones at kjones@cct.lsu.edu.
• If you have any news for the CCT Weekly, please e-mail PR Manager Kristen Sunde directly at ksunde@cct.lsu.edu.
Upcoming Grant Deadlines:
Note: Please see the CCT deadline Web site, as many NSF deadlines are listed here:
http://www.cct.lsu.edu/about/grants/deadlines/events.php
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-1 (RII Track-1)
October 18 2008 10:00 am
A Portion Of $ 32,000,000.00 available
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08587/nsf08587.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
ACCELERATING DISCOVERY IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING THROUGH PETASCALE SIMULATIONS AND ANALYSIS (PetaApps)
October 24 2008 10:00 am
A Portion Of $ 18,000,000.00 available
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08592/nsf08592.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
November 21 2008 10:00 am
At Least $ 26,000,000.00 available
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08604/nsf08604.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
Publish Date:
09-16-2008
