E-Infrastructure Interconnectivity EPSRC - Chris Taylor
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Computer Science
Abstract
The proposal is for funding to establish a high performance computing centre to be shared by the N8 Research Partnership - a consortium of the research-intensive universities in the North of England (Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and York). The aim is to underpin world class research in science and engineering, which increasingly makes use of large scale modelling, simulation and scale data analysis, alongside theory and experiment. The new facility will be cost effective, because it will be shared by 8 universities rather than each of the universities having a similar facility, and it will enable much more complex simulations and analyses to be run routinely than is currently possible. As well as underpinning world class research, the facility will be of great interest to industry, and is likely to lead to new research and innovation collaborations between the universities and business.
Planned Impact
The proposed Centre will provide an opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs, to access HPC facilities of a scale not easily available without significant investment, creating major potential for new research collaboration and knowledge exchange with the research-intensive universities of N8. We will use several mechanisms to enhance the potential impact of the Centre:
1. Engaging with the local economies of the North of England through strategic alignment with Local Enterprise Partnerships and other agencies;
2. Actively developing new collaborations, particularly through the TSB-funded N8 Industry Innovation Forum;
3. Lowering the barriers to engagement by providing HPC advice, training and free 'taster' access.
1. Engaging with the local economies of the North of England through strategic alignment with Local Enterprise Partnerships and other agencies;
2. Actively developing new collaborations, particularly through the TSB-funded N8 Industry Innovation Forum;
3. Lowering the barriers to engagement by providing HPC advice, training and free 'taster' access.
Organisations
Publications
Kaislaniemi L
(2014)
Dynamics of lithospheric thinning and mantle melting by edge-driven convection: Application to Moroccan Atlas mountains
in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Khosh Aghdam S
(2016)
Laminar and turbulent flows over hydrophobic surfaces with shear-dependent slip length
in Physics of Fluids
Kleimann J
(2015)
TOWARD MORE REALISTIC ANALYTIC MODELS OF THE HELIOTAIL: INCORPORATING MAGNETIC FLATTENING VIA DISTORTION FLOWS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Klik I
(2018)
Debye formulas for a relaxing system with memory.
in Scientific reports
Koch M
(2017)
Direct Observation of Double Hydrogen Transfer via Quantum Tunneling in a Single Porphycene Molecule on a Ag(110) Surface.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Koch S
(2015)
Density functional theory screening of gas-treatment strategies for stabilization of high energy-density lithium metal anodes
in Journal of Power Sources
Kumagai T
(2018)
Quantum tunneling in real space: Tautomerization of single porphycene molecules on the (111) surface of Cu, Ag, and Au.
in The Journal of chemical physics
Ladenthin JN
(2016)
Force-induced tautomerization in a single molecule.
in Nature chemistry
Lambert F
(2015)
Dust fluxes and iron fertilization in Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum climates
in Geophysical Research Letters
Lancaster T
(2016)
Transverse field muon-spin rotation measurement of the topological anomaly in a thin film of MnSi
in Physical Review B
Lancaster T
(2015)
Transverse field muon-spin rotation signature of the skyrmion-lattice phase in Cu 2 OSeO 3
in Physical Review B
Lazzarini N
(2016)
Functional networks inference from rule-based machine learning models.
in BioData mining
Lazzarini N
(2017)
RGIFE: a ranked guided iterative feature elimination heuristic for the identification of biomarkers
in BMC Bioinformatics
Lazzarini N
(2017)
A machine learning approach for the identification of new biomarkers for knee osteoarthritis development in overweight and obese women.
in Osteoarthritis and cartilage
Lee K
(2018)
Time-of-flight expansion of binary Bose-Einstein condensates at finite temperature
in New Journal of Physics
Lee K
(2016)
Non-equilibrium atomic condensates and mixtures: collective modes, condensate growth and thermalisation
in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Lee K
(2016)
Phase separation and dynamics of two-component Bose-Einstein condensates
in Physical Review A
Lee LA
(2016)
On the relationship between aerosol model uncertainty and radiative forcing uncertainty.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Liang Y
(2020)
Vortex shedding characteristics of multi-column structure with or without horizontal connections
in Marine Structures
Liang Y
(2017)
Experimental and numerical study on vortex-induced motions of a deep-draft semi-submersible
in Applied Ocean Research
Liang Y
(2017)
Interaction of vortex shedding processes on flow over a deep-draft semi-submersible
in Ocean Engineering
Liang Y
(2020)
Energy transformation on flow-induced motions of multiple cylindrical structures with various corner shapes
in Physics of Fluids
Liu S
(2018)
Anharmonicity in a double hydrogen transfer reaction studied in a single porphycene molecule on a Cu(110) surface.
in Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
Livesey KL
(2018)
Beyond the blocking model to fit nanoparticle ZFC/FC magnetisation curves.
in Scientific reports
Ma'Mari FA
(2015)
Beating the Stoner criterion using molecular interfaces.
in Nature
Magni V
(2017)
Continental underplating after slab break-off
in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Magni V
(2014)
Deep water recycling through time
in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Mao X
(2018)
Drag reduction and thrust generation by tangential surface motion in flow past a cylinder
in Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics
Mao X
(2015)
Effects of base flow modifications on noise amplifications: flow past a backward-facing step
in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Marensi E
(2019)
Stabilisation and drag reduction of pipe flows by flattening the base profile
in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Martinez-Castro J
(2018)
Electric polarization switching in an atomically thin binary rock salt structure.
in Nature nanotechnology
MartÃn-Olivera L
(2017)
Role of Metal Lattice Expansion and Molecular p-Conjugation for the Magnetic Hardening at Cu-Organics Interfaces
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Matero I
(2017)
The 8.2 ka cooling event caused by Laurentide ice saddle collapse
in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Matero I
(2020)
Simulating the Early Holocene demise of the Laurentide Ice Sheet with BISICLES (public trunk revision 3298)
in Geoscientific Model Development
Mathur A
(2017)
Temporal acceleration of a turbulent channel flow
in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Maunder B
(2016)
Relamination of mafic subducting crust throughout Earth's history
in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Maunder B
(2019)
Modeling Slab Temperature: A Reevaluation of the Thermal Parameter
in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Mehdi Seddighi
(2015)
Turbulence in a transient channel flow with a wall of pyramid roughness
Mehdi Seddighi
(2015)
Turbulence in a transient channel flow with a wall of pyramid roughness
Meo A
(2017)
Thermally nucleated magnetic reversal in CoFeB/MgO nanodots.
in Scientific reports
| Description | This award, together with EP/K000209/1 funded the creation of a centre of excellence in high performance computing for the N8 Universities, N8-HPC, with a significant computer cluster and support services. The centre is still fully active, and has developed communities of practice in key research areas. Projects cover a range of disciplines including Chemistry, Maths, Engineering, Life Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences and ICT. The scientific impact of N8-HPC has been significant, with the facility featuring in 84 grant applications totalling £59.8m and its use acknowledged in 377 published papers and 9 REF Environment Templates. |
| Exploitation Route | This varies from project to project and is the responsibility of individual investigators. We have, however, worked actively with the business engagement services of the N8 universities to facilitate collaboration with industry and identify opportunities for knowledge transfer. |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Chemicals Electronics Energy Environment Healthcare Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| URL | http://n8hpc.org.uk/ |
| Description | N8-HPC has made a significant contribution to industry engagement, with 40% of projects running on the N8-HPC facility over its life involving industry collaboration, and up to 35 companies involved at any one time. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Chemicals,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Impact Types | Economic |