Switzerland at SC11 in Seattle
Once again CSCS together with several other representatives of Swiss universities and institutes goes to Supercomputing 2011. This year conference is held in Seattle, WA from November 12th to 18th. … Read More
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CSCS User Day – Video “Microscopic origins of complex behavior in carbon and sodium” by Rustam Khaliullin
We terminate our series of videos from the CSCS User day with an invited presentation of Rustan Khaliullin. Rustan is from the group led by Michele Parrinello, a professor at … Read More
Swiss Contribution to SC11 Scientific Visualization Showcase: Reversing Magnetic Field of Planet Earth
An animation produced by Swiss scientists about the Reversing Magnetic Field of Planet Earth is one of the 16 selected animations for SC11 Scientific Visualization Showcase. The visualization showcase relies … Read More
CSCS User Day Poster Session – Videos on “Stellar Explosions” and “Modeling of Anion-Pi Interactions for Substituted Naphthalenediimide”
We continue our series of poster presentations at CSCS User Day 2011 with Dr. Matthias Hempel, post-doc researcher at the University of Basel in the group of Professor Matthias Liebendoerfer … Read More
CSCS User Day – Video “A new understanding of galaxy formation” by Lucio Mayer
We continue the series of videos about the CSCS User Day 2011 with the keynote presentation of Lucio Mayer, professor at the University of Zurich about “A new understanding of … Read More
CSCS User Day Poster Session – Videos on “Nanoscience Surfaces” and “FD Simulations on the Outcore of the Earth”
Dr. Daniele Passerone is leading the group of Computational Chemistry in the Nanotech and Surfaces Laboratory at EMPA. At the user day, he presented a poster on “Nanoscience surfaces: from … Read More
CSCS User Day – Video “Seismic Imaging based on Spectral-element and Adjoint Methods” by Jeroen Tromp
An invited guest at CSCS User Day 2011 was the geophysicist Jeroen Tromp of Princeton University who, together with other scientists, uses an ingenious method to create a realistic simulation … Read More
Cray XE6 Introduction Course at CSCS – Interlagos/Gemini
CSCS is pleased to announce the course Monte Rosa Upgrade: Introduction Course – Interlagos/Gemini” on November 7-9, 2011 at CSCS Manno. The introduction course will provide both existing and new … Read More
CSCS User Day Poster Session – Videos on “Global Climate Modeling” and ““Wind Energy Studies”
The CSCS User Day brought together around 60 users in Lucerne on 23 September. Exciting scientific lectures, lively two-minute personal poster presentations by scientists and discussions were the order of … Read More
CP2K is 10 Years Old – A Computer Program for the Future
The molecular scientist Jürg Hutter, Professor at the University of Zurich, began developing CP2K about ten years ago in collaboration with the research group led by Michele Parrinello, Professor of … Read More
Video: First Cray XK6 Worldwide Just Powered Up at CSCS
Engineers of Cray are powering up for the first time worldwide a Cray XK6 delivered to a customer. CSCS was the first supercomputing centre signing a contract with Cray for … Read More
Ambassador of the United States of America visits CSCS
The American ambassador Donald Beyer was given a glimpse into the computer infrastructure and day-to-day work at CSCS. A technology and science enthusiast, the diplomat was suitably impressed. American Ambassador … Read More