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
Katz H
(2019)
Probing cosmic dawn: modelling the assembly history, SEDs, and dust content of selected z ~ 9 galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Katz H
(2020)
New methods for identifying Lyman continuum leakers and reionization-epoch analogues
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Katz H
(2015)
Seeding high-redshift QSOs by collisional runaway in primordial star clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Katz H
(2023)
Two modes of LyC escape from bursty star formation: implications for [C ii ] deficits and the sources of reionization
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Katz Harley
(2016)
Interpreting ALMA Observations of the ISM During the Epoch of Reionisation
in ArXiv e-prints
Katz Harley
(2018)
A Census of the LyC Photons that Form the UV Background During Reionization
in ArXiv e-prints
Kaviraj S
(2015)
Galaxy merger histories and the role of merging in driving star formation at z > 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kawata D
(2014)
Numerical simulations of bubble-induced star formation in dwarf irregular galaxies with a novel stellar feedback scheme
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
Kawata D
(2017)
Impacts of a flaring star-forming disc and stellar radial mixing on the vertical metallicity gradient
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Keating L
(2015)
Probing the end of reionization with the near zones of z ? 6 QSOs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kelly G
(2015)
Mapping CS in starburst galaxies: Disentangling and characterising dense gas
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kimm T
(2019)
Understanding the escape of LyC and Lya photons from turbulent clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kimm T
(2014)
ESCAPE FRACTION OF IONIZING PHOTONS DURING REIONIZATION: EFFECTS DUE TO SUPERNOVA FEEDBACK AND RUNAWAY OB STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kimm T
(2017)
Feedback-regulated star formation and escape of LyC photons from mini-haloes during reionisation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kimm T
(2018)
Impact of Lyman alpha pressure on metal-poor dwarf galaxies
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
Kimm Taysun
(2015)
Formation of globular clusters in atomic-cooling halos via rapid gas condensation and fragmentation during the epoch of reionization
in ArXiv e-prints
Kimm, Taysun
(2018)
Impact of Lyman alpha pressure on metal-poor dwarf galaxies
Kimm, Taysun
(2018)
Impact of Lyman alpha pressure on metal-poor dwarf galaxies
Kirk H
(2016)
THE JCMT GOULD BELT SURVEY: A FIRST LOOK AT DENSE CORES IN ORION B
in The Astrophysical Journal
Koiwai T
(2022)
A first glimpse at the shell structure beyond 54Ca: Spectroscopy of 55K, 55Ca, and 57Ca
in Physics Letters B
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
Kraus S
(2017)
Dust-trapping Vortices and a Potentially Planet-triggered Spiral Wake in the Pre-transitional Disk of V1247 Orionis
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Kulkarni G
(2016)
Models of the cosmological 21 cm signal from the epoch of reionization calibrated with Ly a and CMB data
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kulkarni G
(2017)
Large 21-cm signals from AGN-dominated reionization
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kume A
(2020)
Shape analysis of H ii regions - II. Synthetic observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kupilas M
(2021)
Interactions of a shock with a molecular cloud at various stages of its evolution due to thermal instability and gravity
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kupilas M
(2022)
Shocking interactions of supernova remnants with atomic and molecular clouds - the interplay between shocks, thermal instability, and gravity in the large cloud regime
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Laitinen T
(2017)
Early propagation of energetic particles across the mean field in turbulent plasmas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lance S
(2024)
Viscous dissipation and dynamics in simulations of rotating, stratified plane-layer convection
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lapoux V
(2016)
Radii and Binding Energies in Oxygen Isotopes: A Challenge for Nuclear Forces.
in Physical review letters
Le Bret Theo
(2015)
Particle tagging and its implications for stellar population dynamics
in arXiv e-prints
Le Saux A
(2022)
Two-dimensional simulations of solar-like models with artificially enhanced luminosity II. Impact on internal gravity waves
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lee J
(2022)
Simulating Jellyfish Galaxies: A Case Study for a Gas-rich Dwarf Galaxy
in The Astrophysical Journal
Lee J
(2022)
Composite dynamics in Sp(2 N ) gauge theories
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Lee J
(2020)
Dual Effects of Ram Pressure on Star Formation in Multiphase Disk Galaxies with Strong Stellar Feedback
in The Astrophysical Journal
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 |