Major FY 1993 activities and accomplishments and FY 1994 plans 



Grand Challenges Research 



The majority of ASIA Grand Challenge research has focused on key computational models using first 

 generation HPCC computers. This research will be extended to include applications software for mul- 

 tidisciplinary applications, hybrid computational models, and heterogeneous and distributed problems 

 on second generation computer teslbeds. 



HPCC Agency Grand Challenge Research Teams 



NSF - Computational science and engineering in academic disciplines 



DOE - Energy and materials 



NASA - Aerosciences and Earth and space sciences 



NIH - Biomedical applications 



NOAA - Atmospheric and oceanic computational modeling 



EPA - Environmental modeling 



Collaboration with industry and academia, primarily through CRADAs and consortia, is a high priori- 

 ty. Collaborative efforts are currently underway in the areas of environmental and Earth sciences; 

 computational physics; computational biology; computational chemistry; material sciences; and com- 

 putational fluid and plasma dynamics. 



A four day "Workshop and Conference on Grand Challenge Applications and Software Technology" 

 was held during May 1993 in Pittsburgh, PA. Funded by nine HPCC agencies, it brought together 

 some 30 Grand Challenge teams. Discussions centered on multidisciplinary computational science 

 research issues and approaches, the identification of major technology challenges facing users and 

 providers, and refinements in software technology needed for Grand Challenges research applications. 

 A special session was devoted to industrial applications, including the aeronautics, automotive, chemi- 

 cal, energy, financial, health care, and textile industries. 



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