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Interfacing the Paramesh Computational Libraries to the Cactus Computational Framework

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNG06LA42C
Agency Tracking Number: 050136
Amount: $99,994.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: T4.02
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2006-01-24
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2007-01-22
Small Business Information
1235 South Clark Street, Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22202-4361
United States
DUNS: 036593457
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 David Fiske
 Principal Investigator
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 david.fiske@dac.us
Business Contact
 Kelly McClelland
Title: Dir. Business Administration
Phone: (703) 414-5024
Email: kelly.mcclelland@dac.us
Research Institution
 Louisiana State University
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Office of Sponsored Programs, 330 Thomas Boyd Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
United States

 (225) 578-3386
 Domestic Nonprofit Research Organization
Abstract

We will design and implement an interface between the Paramesh computational libraries, developed and used by groups at NASA GSFC, and the Cactus computational framework, developed primarily by scientists at Louisiana State University, the RI on this proposal. Our innovation falls in the domain of adaptive mesh refinement (AMR), a technique to focus computational resources in regions of small scale dynamics. Our approach is innovative as it brings together one of the leading AMR packages (Paramesh) with Cactus, a widely used modular, parallel problem solving environment that is supported on multiple computing architectures. Our innovative proposal responds specifically the to the "Computing" subtopic in the solicitation in three areas: It will (1) reduce costs for current Paramesh users at Goddard, by providing access to the wide variety of validated tools already available through Cactus and which would otherwise need to be redeveloped at NASA; (2) facilitate sharing of novel algorithms between Paramesh and Cactus users worldwide through the existing and proven interoperability features provided by Cactus; and (3) position Paramesh users to benefit from the many next-generation computer science innovations that are actively researched by the core Cactus development team (such as grid computing) and other Cactus contributors.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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