DiRAC2: 100 Tflop/s HPC cluster procurement
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leicester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
This award covers the capital cost of procuring a 100 Tflop/s HPC cluster to be hosted at University of Leicester as part of the DiRAC2 facility.
Planned Impact
The pathways to impact for the project are as agreed at the DiRAC PMB meeting on 21 November 2011.
Publications
Generozov A
(2022)
Forming young and hypervelocity stars in the Galactic Centre via tidal disruption of a molecular cloud
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wakelam V
(2020)
Influence of galactic arm scale dynamics on the molecular composition of the cold and dense ISM III. Elemental depletion and shortcomings of the current physico-chemical models
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rogers J
(2021)
Unveiling the planet population at birth
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McDonald I
(2015)
ALMA reveals sunburn: CO dissociation around AGB stars in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kimm T
(2015)
Towards simulating star formation in turbulent high-z galaxies with mechanical supernova feedback
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Young A
(2018)
What can the SEDs of first hydrostatic core candidates reveal about their nature?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bending T
(2022)
Supernovae and photoionizing feedback in spiral arm molecular clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Beckmann R
(2017)
Cosmic evolution of stellar quenching by AGN feedback: clues from the Horizon-AGN simulation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hands T
(2014)
Understanding the assembly of Kepler's compact planetary systems
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kozyreva A
(2019)
The role of radioactive nickel in shaping the plateau phase of Type II supernovae
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
De Vries N
(2023)
Tidal dissipation due to the elliptical instability and turbulent viscosity in convection zones in rotating giant planets and stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbs C
(2022)
The formation of massive stellar clusters in converging galactic flows with photoionization
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Booth R
(2015)
Smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations of gas and dust mixtures
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kawata D
(2014)
Gas and stellar motions and observational signatures of corotating spiral arms
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nealon R
(2022)
The Bardeen-Petterson effect in accreting supermassive black hole binaries: disc breaking and critical obliquity
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nealon R
(2019)
Scattered light shadows in warped protoplanetary discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wurster J
(2021)
The impact of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamic processes on discs, outflows, counter-rotation, and magnetic walls during the early stages of star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nayakshin S
(2017)
A desert of gas giant planets beyond tens of au: from feast to famine
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Riols A
(2018)
Magnetorotational instability and dynamo action in gravito-turbulent astrophysical discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Coleman G
(2024)
Constraining the formation history of the TOI-1338/BEBOP-1 circumbinary planetary system
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Vandenbroucke B
(2019)
Radiation hydrodynamics simulations of the evolution of the diffuse ionized gas in disc galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Humphries R
(2018)
Changes in the metallicity of gas giant planets due to pebble accretion
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Martin-Alvarez S
(2021)
Unravelling the origin of magnetic fields in galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Meru F
(2012)
On the convergence of the critical cooling time-scale for the fragmentation of self-gravitating discs Convergence of fragmenting discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Grisdale K
(2019)
On the observed diversity of star formation efficiencies in Giant Molecular Clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description | Many new results about black holes, galaxy formation and evolution, star formation and evolution have been made possible by the grant. |
Exploitation Route | Many academic collaborations are supported by the HPC resources of DiRAC. |
Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
URL | http://www.dirac.ac.uk |
Description | The DiRAC facility is being widely used by researchers across the UK. We are working closely with industrial partners to design our future systems - this interaction is expected to lead to collaborative technical projects. A significant fractino of our graduating PhD students have gone into many branches of industry, including aerospace, defence and the games industry. |
First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education |
Impact Types | Economic,Policy & public services |
Description | DiRAC2: Recurrent Costs for 100 Tflop/s HPC cluster |
Amount | £391,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/K003259/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2012 |
End | 01/2016 |
Description | Royal Astronomical Society's Undergraduate Research Bursary |
Amount | £1,200 (GBP) |
Organisation | Royal Astronomical Society |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 06/2014 |
End | 08/2014 |
Description | DiRAC |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Department | Distributed Research Utilising Advanced Computing |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I am the PI for two research grants for the procurement and running of the Complexity@DiRAC High Performance Computing cluster at the University of Leicester. This cluster is now in active operation as a national HPC facility. |
Collaborator Contribution | DiRAC is the facility which provides HPC resources for the theoretical astrophysics and particle physics communities within STFC. |
Impact | The establishment and running of a new HPC cluster at the University of Leicester as part of the DiRAC national facility. |
Start Year | 2011 |
Description | Astronomy Ireland |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | I spoke to about 100 people at the Astronomy Ireland meeting in November 2013 in Trinity College Dublin. My talk was very well received and I have been invited to give another talk to this audience at a later date. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.astronomy.ie/lecture201311.php |
Description | BBC Stargazing Live |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentations as part of the BBC Stargazing Live at the National Space Centre and at the University of Leicester, attended by approximately 50 people (2011), 50 people (2012), 300 people (2013), 100 people (2014). The presentation generated lots of questions and discussion from the audience. Local schools had an opportunity to visit the University which is good for inclusivity. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014 |
Description | Cafe Scientifique |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | I spoke to the Nottingham Cafe Scientifique about various aspects of the research that myself and others are doing with DiRAC. About 40 people attended. I gave a 25 minute presentation which was followed by more than an hour of questions and discussion. One audience member wrote a blog piece about my talk. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://nottinghamscience.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/talk-building-galaxies-in-office.html |
Description | Royal Society Summer Exhibition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Over the course of the four day, more than 600 people attended my talks. The Friday evening presentation was followed by more than an hour of audience questions. Several audience members contacted me to ask additional questions. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | School Visit (Dublin) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Approximately 90 primary school students (3 classes) aged 8-12 years old attended my talks in Rathfarnham Parish National School. Following my visit, a number of students expressed interest in pursuing a career in science. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Secular Society |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Spoke to about 50 members of the Leicester Secular Society. My talk generated considerable discussion among the members of the LSS. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
URL | http://www.leicestersecularsociety.org.uk/calendar/view_entry.php?id=1145&date=20121209 |