E-Infrastructure Interconnectivity EPSRC - Chris Taylor
Lead Research Organisation:
The 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.
Publications
Serbyn M
(2016)
Power-Law Entanglement Spectrum in Many-Body Localized Phases.
in Physical review letters
Serbyn M
(2015)
Criterion for Many-Body Localization-Delocalization Phase Transition
in Physical Review X
Serbyn M
(2016)
Power-Law Entanglement Spectrum in Many-Body Localized Phases
Sergio Campobasso M
(2013)
Turbulent Navier-Stokes analysis of an oscillating wing in a power-extraction regime using the shear stress transport turbulence model
in Computers & Fluids
Shterenlikht A
(2015)
Three-dimensional cellular automata modelling of cleavage propagation across crystal boundaries in polycrystalline microstructures
in Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Skillen A
(2016)
Accuracy and efficiency improvements in synthetic eddy methods.
in International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
Skillen A
(2015)
Flow over a Wing with Leading-Edge Undulations
in AIAA Journal
Stagg G
(2016)
Ultra-quantum turbulence in a quenched homogeneous Bose gas
Stagg G
(2016)
A superfluid boundary layer
Stagg G
(2015)
Classical-like wakes past elliptical obstacles in atomic Bose-Einstein condensates
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Stagg G
(2016)
Critical velocity for vortex nucleation in a finite-temperature Bose gas
in Physical Review A
Stagg G
(2014)
Quantum analogues of classical wakes in Bose-Einstein condensates
in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Stagg G
(2016)
Ultraquantum turbulence in a quenched homogeneous Bose gas
in Physical Review A
Stagg GW
(2017)
Superfluid Boundary Layer.
in Physical review letters
Stevens JS
(2014)
Incisive probing of intermolecular interactions in molecular crystals: core level spectroscopy combined with density functional theory.
in The journal of physical chemistry. B
Sud M
(2016)
The promise of electronic health records in economic analyses: a peek inside the black box.
in Heart (British Cardiac Society)
Tagliabue A
(2016)
Impact of hydrothermalism on the ocean iron cycle.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Tagliabue A
(2016)
How well do global ocean biogeochemistry models simulate dissolved iron distributions?
in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Tagliabue A
(2014)
A ventilation-based framework to explain the regeneration-scavenging balance of iron in the ocean
in Geophysical Research Letters
Tagliabue A
(2014)
The impact of different external sources of iron on the global carbon cycle
in Geophysical Research Letters
Tegner B
(2017)
Water Adsorption on AnO 2 {111}, {110}, and {100} Surfaces (An = U and Pu): A Density Functional Theory + U Study
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Theobald R
(2015)
Modal and non-modal stabilities of flow around a stack of plates
in European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids
Thomason M
(2015)
Self-association of organic solutes in solution: a NEXAFS study of aqueous imidazole
in Faraday Discussions
Toroz D
(2014)
Molecular dynamics simulations of organic crystal dissolution: The lifetime and stability of the polymorphic forms of para-amino benzoic acid in aqueous environment
in Journal of Crystal Growth
Tunstall R
(2017)
Towards a generalised dual-mesh hybrid LES/RANS framework with improved consistency
in Computers & Fluids
Tzitzeklis CA
(2018)
Computational Prediction and Experimental Realization of p-Type Carriers in the Wide-Band-Gap Oxide SrZn1- xLi xO2.
in Inorganic chemistry
Velický M
(2017)
Exfoliation of natural van der Waals heterostructures to a single unit cell thickness.
in Nature communications
Völker C
(2015)
Modeling organic iron-binding ligands in a three-dimensional biogeochemical ocean model
in Marine Chemistry
Walker S
(2016)
Long-term healthcare use and costs in patients with stable coronary artery disease: a population-based cohort using linked health records (CALIBER).
in European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes
Walsh A
(2019)
Extreme sensitivity in Snowball Earth formation to mountains on PaleoProterozoic supercontinents.
in Scientific reports
Wang W.
(2015)
Direct numerical simulation of fluid flow at supercritical pressure in a vertical channel
in International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics 2015, NURETH 2015
Wang X
(2018)
Sulfone-containing covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water.
in Nature chemistry
Wareing C
(2015)
Modelling ruptures of buried high pressure dense phase CO 2 pipelines in carbon capture and storage applications-Part I. Validation
in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Wareing C
(2015)
Modelling ruptures of buried high-pressure dense-phase CO 2 pipelines in carbon capture and storage applications - Part II. A full-scale rupture
in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Watson-Parris D
(2020)
Constraining Uncertainty in Aerosol Direct Forcing
in Geophysical Research Letters
Wellington J
(2018)
Oxygen Vacancy Formation and Water Adsorption on Reduced AnO 2 {111}, {110}, and {100} Surfaces (An = U, Pu): A Computational Study
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Wise D
(2014)
Turbulent drag reduction through oscillating discs
in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Wise D
(2014)
Turbulent drag reduction through oscillating discs
Wise D
(2014)
Spinning out of control: Wall turbulence over rotating discs
in Physics of Fluids
Xu W
(2016)
Diversification of MgO//Mg interfacial crystal orientations during oxidation: A density functional theory study
in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Xu W
(2015)
First-principles calculation of Mg/MgO interfacial free energies
in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Yang MD
(2018)
Magnetic Interaction of Multifunctional Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Highly Effective Theranostics.
in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Yeddu H
(2021)
Martensite formation during heating from cryogenic temperatures - A phase-field study
in Computational Materials Science
Yeddu H
(2018)
Phase-field modeling of austenite grain size effect on martensitic transformation in stainless steels
in Computational Materials Science
Zólyomi V
(2014)
Electrons and phonons in single layers of hexagonal indium chalcogenides from ab initio calculations
in Physical Review B
| 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 |