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
He S.
(2017)
Experimental study and large eddy simulation of accelerating flow from an initial turbulent flow
in 10th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2017
Seddighi M.
(2017)
Study of transient flow over pyramid roughness in a transitionally rough regime
in 10th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2017
Scivetti I
(2021)
Combined Role of Biaxial Strain and Nonstoichiometry for the Electronic, Magnetic, and Redox Properties of Lithiated Metal-Oxide Films: The LiMn 2 O 4 Case
in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Yang MD
(2018)
Magnetic Interaction of Multifunctional Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Highly Effective Theranostics.
in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Elliott JD
(2017)
Chemically Selective Alternatives to Photoferroelectrics for Polarization-Enhanced Photocatalysis: The Untapped Potential of Hybrid Inorganic Nanotubes.
in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Campobasso M
(2018)
Low-speed preconditioning for strongly coupled integration of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations and two-equation turbulence models
in Aerospace Science and Technology
Skillen A
(2015)
Flow over a Wing with Leading-Edge Undulations
in AIAA Journal
Papic Z
(2015)
Many-body localization in disorder-free systems: The importance of finite-size constraints
in Annals of Physics
Liang Y
(2017)
Experimental and numerical study on vortex-induced motions of a deep-draft semi-submersible
in Applied Ocean Research
Atxitia U
(2015)
Optimal electron, phonon, and magnetic characteristics for low energy thermally induced magnetization switching
in Applied Physics Letters
Atxitia U
(2015)
Optimal electron, phonon, and magnetic characteristics for low energy thermally induced magnetization switching
in Applied Physics Letters
Holgate J
(2018)
A Review of Embedded Large Eddy Simulation for Internal Flows
in Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
Bushby P
(2018)
Large-scale dynamos in rapidly rotating plane layer convection
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Reddington C
(2019)
Exploring the impacts of anthropogenic emission sectors on PM<sub>2.5</sub> and human health in South and East Asia
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Johnson J
(2018)
The importance of comprehensive parameter sampling and multiple observations for robust constraint of aerosol radiative forcing
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Johnson J
(2018)
The importance of comprehensive parameter sampling and multiple observations for robust constraint of aerosol radiative forcing
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Johnson J
(2020)
Robust observational constraint of uncertain aerosol processes and emissions in a climate model and the effect on aerosol radiative forcing
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Chen Y
(2020)
Local characteristics of and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in four indian megacities
in Atmospheric Environment: X
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
Carslaw K
(2017)
The Global Aerosol Synthesis and Science Project (GASSP): Measurements and Modeling to Reduce Uncertainty
in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Fairman J
(2017)
Build Your Own Earth: A Web-Based Tool for Exploring Climate Model Output in Teaching and Research
in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Santibáñez-Mendieta A
(2016)
La 3 Li 3 W 2 O 12 : Ionic Diffusion in a Perovskite with Lithium on both A- and B-Sites
in Chemistry of Materials
Enciso-Maldonado L
(2015)
Computational Identification and Experimental Realization of Lithium Vacancy Introduction into the Olivine LiMgPO 4
in Chemistry of Materials
Gregoire L
(2018)
Holocene lowering of the Laurentide ice sheet affects North Atlantic gyre circulation and climate
in Climate Dynamics
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 |