University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute to hold Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 4
Contacts: Amy Danielson, Office of the Vice President for Research, (612) 625-1453, dani0139@umn.edu
Patty Mattern, University News Service, (612) 624-2801, mattern@umn.edu
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (11/02/2009) — The University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (MSI) will hold an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 to showcase the institute’s resources to the university’s research community. MSI is on the fourth and fifth floors of Walter Library, 117 Pleasant St. S.E., Minneapolis.
MSI has established itself as a vital resource to the University of Minnesota by facilitating ground breaking research, attracting top faculty and students, and enhancing researchers’ competitive advantage in the search for external funding.
Schedule:
- 2-12:30 p.m. Presentation by Richard Kaufmann, Hewlett Packard Distinguished Technologist
- 12:30-12:45 p.m. Address from the University of Minnesota VP for Research, Tim Mulcahy
- 12:45-1:45 p.m. Panel discussion: "Research Computing in the Life Sciences as It Impacts the State of Minnesota" Moderator: Dean John Finnegan, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. Participants in the discussion are:
Minnesota State Sen. Kathy Saltzman (DFL–District 56);
Drew Flaada, director of Emerging Solutions Development, IBM;
Professor Bin He, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, and;
Professor Julie Jacko, director, Institute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota
- 2-3:30 p.m. Tours of the machine room; visualizations and software demonstrations in MSI’s computing laboratories
- 3:30 p.m.Drawing for door prizes
Posters of research being performed at MSI will be displayed throughout the event. Food will be provided. MSI’s Open House is free and open to the public. For more information and to preregister, visit
https://www.msi.umn.edu/events/openhouse2009/.
For more information about the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research, visit
www.msi.umn.edu
