High-Performance Computing

Predicting the Subatomic Future
Lattice QCD on Hyak
Martin Savage, Professor of Physics, UW

In a relevant and timely profile, physics professor Martin Savage talks about his work with Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics, which:

• Was awarded $750,000 by the NSF for computing equipment
• Runs on Hyak in preparation for peta- and exascale computing
• Operates at a time-space scale of femtoseconds and femtometers

Savage's work aims to "get [us] to the stage where [we] can calculate reliably anything of  importance in nuclear systems..."

Learn how eScience is helping UW faculty model nuclear reactions.

Not Getting Lost in Translation
Facilitating Multi-scale Modeling on Hyak
Jim Pfaendtner, Chemical Engineering 

Recruitment via Hyak

Jim Pfaendtner, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, didn't want to have to build his own computer system in order to do research.

From 30 Years to a Matter of Weeks
Running proteomic and transcriptomic queries on Hyak
David Beck, eScientist, Bioinformaticist, Chemical Engineer 

UW-IT operates powerful resources for scalable scientific computing.  These include Hyak (a scalable cluster computer), and lolo (a file-based storage service).  These systems are situated at the hub of a high-speed networking connecting them to campus and the research Internet.  

These systems were developed with support from the eScience Institute.  UW-IT and eScience maintain close ties at UW.

Description of Services:

Note: the exact prices in this document are not necessarily up to date for either Hyak or AWS; this document represents a snapshot in time of an ongoing analysis.

Overview

Overview

The UW eScience Institute is available to provide guidance in matching your computational workload to the best available platform. This document provides an overview of the platform landscape, including high-level guidance to help your selection. If you would like additional guidance, we are available for follow up consultation via email or in person.