Supercomputer support for the Astrophysics Group at the University of Exeter
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Astrophysics Group in the School of Physics at the University of Exeter urgently requires access to supercomputer time in order to conduct its numerical research. This research includes magnetohydrodynamical and radiation hydrodynamical modelling of star and planet formation and the interstellar medium and radiative transfer modelling of young stars and protoplanetary discs. In this application, we request STFC funding to purchase three years of computing resource on the Exeter supercomputer. We believe that providing funding for access charges to Exeter's local machine is the most cost-effective and rapid way for STFC to provide the Astrophysics Group with the supercomputer access and programming support it requires.
Organisations
Publications

Helling C
(2016)
The mineral clouds on HD 209458b and HD 189733b
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Pettitt A
(2014)
The morphology of the Milky Way - I. Reconstructing CO maps from simulations in fixed potentials
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Pettitt A
(2015)
The morphology of the Milky Way - II. Reconstructing CO maps from disc galaxies with live stellar distributions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Dobbs C
(2017)
The properties, origin and evolution of stellar clusters in galaxy simulations and observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Rey-Raposo R
(2017)
The roles of stellar feedback and galactic environment in star-forming molecular clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Bate M
(2014)
The statistical properties of stars and their dependence on metallicity: the effects of opacity
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Acreman D
(2012)
The structure of H i in galactic discs: simulations versus observations The structure of H i in galactic discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Weber M
(2017)
The Suppression and Promotion of Magnetic Flux Emergence in Fully Convective Stars
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Amundsen D
(2016)
The UK Met Office global circulation model with a sophisticated radiation scheme applied to the hot Jupiter HD 209458b
in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Mayne N
(2013)
The unified model, a fully-compressible, non-hydrostatic, deep atmosphere global circulation model, applied to hot Jupiters ENDGame for a HD 209458b test case
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Description | This grant provided funding for research into star and planet formation. |
Exploitation Route | Via refereed journal articles. |
Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education |
Description | Findings were published in refereed journal papers. Animations and images provided at http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk/people/mbate |
First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
Sector | Creative Economy,Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
Impact Types | Cultural |
Description | ERC Advanced Grant |
Amount | € 1,706,418 (EUR) |
Funding ID | No. 339248 |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 03/2014 |
End | 02/2019 |
Description | STFC Consolidated Grant |
Amount | £1,734,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/J001627/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2012 |
End | 09/2015 |
Description | Website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Animations of some of my star formation calculations were placed on the web in 2008. These were used in: a movie to introduce the Nobeyama Observatory in 2009, a public television science programme called Newslight on Vara in the Netherlands in 2009, and a TV series "From the Big Bang to Life" produced in Canada in 2010. Animations placed on the web before 2006 have been used during the period 2006-present in the following ways: 4 different Planetarium shows in France (2), Germany, Newcastle; two books, a presentation at Singleton Hospital, Swansea NHS Trust, the `Universe Awareness' programme of Leiden University, a short documentary film produced by Experimentarium, a Science Centre in Denmark, and the German calendar `Bild der Wissenschaft". My animations were used in the various ways above to inform the general public about star formation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
URL | http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk/people/mbate |