The Annual Exhibition wrap up for 2018 Research Computing Exhibition
MSI held the ninth annual Research Exhibition on April 17, 2018. The event included a panel discussion about careers in HPC-related fields, presentations by industry representatives about current and emerging technologies, and a judged poster session. A new feature this year was the chance to see movies and visualizations created by MSI users at our newly remodeled Visualization Lab. Attendees were also able to take tours of MSI’s machine room. View the Upcoming Research Computing Exhibition.
Image: Panel discussion on careers in HPC during the 2018 MSI Research Exhibition. Left to right: Claudia Neuhauser, Director of Research Computing, panel moderator (leaning on podium); Lerone LaTouche, Lenovo (standing); Guy Adams, Dell EMC; Gilles Eggenspieler, ANSYS; David Sallak, Panasas; Shannon Kuntz, Emu Technology; Michael Raymond, Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Platinum level
- PIER Group in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Gold level
- Panasas
Silver level
- Dell
- Lenovo
Sponsor level
- ANSYS
Participants
- Emu Technology
- Intel
Panel Discussion Participants
- ANSYS
- Dell
- Emu Technology
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Lenovo
- Panasas
Industry Presentations
- ANSYS
- Dell
- Emu Technology
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Intel
- Lenovo
- Panasas
Poster Session
Posters by MSI users competed in one of two categories, Biological and Medical Sciences and Physical Sciences and Engineering. A judging panel of MSI faculty PIs selected three Finalists from each group. From these Finalists, they then selected a Grand Prize winner for each category.
2018 Research Computing Exhibition Photos
Biological and Medical Sciences
Grand Prize Winner (travel award of $2,000):
- Daily microbiome-diet correspondence in healthy individuals
- Authors: Abigail Johnson, Pajau Vangay, Ben Hillmann, Gabe Al-Ghalith, Dan Knights
- MSI PI: Dan Knights (BioTechnology Institute; Computer Science and Engineering)
Finalists (travel awards of $1,000):
- Exploring the "microbial dark matter" through large-scale genomics
- Authors: Senthil Murugapiran, Trinity Hamilton
- MSI PI: Trinity Hamilton (Plant and Microbial Biology)
- Single nucleotide polymorphism variation in the equine population
- Authors: Sian A. Durward-Akhurst, R.J. Schaefer, J.R. Mickelson, Molly E. McCue
- MSI PI: Molly E. McCue (Veterinary Population Medicine)
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Grand Prize Winner (travel award of $2,000):
- Smoke dynamics in microgravity: Preventing spacecraft fires through modeling and simulation
- Authors: Everett A. Wenzel, Mckenzie Robida, Sean C. Garrick
- MSI PI: Sean C. Garrick (Mechanical Engineering)
Finalists (travel awards of $1,000):
- Multi-predator interactions shape a dynamic landscape of fear
- Authors: Meredith S. Palmer, Craig Packer
- MSI PI: Craig Packer (Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior)
- Numerical experiments of volcanic dominated rifts and passive margins
- Authors: Megan Korchinski, Christian Teyssier, Patrice Rey, Donna Whitney, Max Bezada, Luke Mondy
- MSI PI: Donna Whitney (Earth Sciences)
Thank you to the Poster Session judges!
- Peter Bitterman (Medicine)
- Kathryn Bushley (Plant and Microbial Biology)
- Sean Garrick (Mechanical Engineering)
- Wei Pan (Biostatistics)
- Tim Starr (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
- Christian Teyssier (Earth Sciences)