Application frameworks for high performance and grid computing

From engineering gas turbine blade cooling methods for more efficient engines to determining the optimal location for oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico, advanced computational techniques are becoming increasingly important as we study and interpret the world. From predicting complex processes in nature such as hurricane-induced storm surges to the gravitational waves emitted by the collision of two black holes, solving these Grand Challenge problems cannot be effectively tackled by a single researcher, or even a single group. Today’s complex problems require that interdisciplinary research groups combine their expertise in computer science, applied mathematics, engineering, science and the humanities.