HP2C: First 8 Projects Accepted

The first 8 projects to be supported by HP2C have been accepted. A decision about 4 additional projects is expected in the next weeks.

In December 2009, the steering committee of HP2C selected the following 8 projects to be supported:

• Advanced Gyrokinetic – Advanced gyrokinetic numerical simulations of turbulence in fusion plasmas; Prof. Laurent Villard, EPF Lausanne
• CP2K – New Frontiers in ab initio Molecular Dynamics; Prof. Dr. Juerg Hutter, Uni Zürich
• Computational Cosmology Computational Cosmology on the Petascale; Prof. Dr. George Lake, Uni Zürich
• Selectome – Selectome, looking for Darwinian evolution in the tree of life; Prof. Dr. Marc Robinson-Rechavi, Uni Lausanne
• Cardiovascular System – HPC for Cardiovascular System Simulations; Prof. Alfio Quarteroni, EPFL
• MAQUIS – Modern Algorithms for Quantum Interacting Systems; Prof. Thierry Giamarchi, University of Geneva
• PETAQUAKE – Large-Scale Parallel Nonlinear Optimization for High Resolution 3D-Seismic Imaging; Dr. Olaf Schenk, Uni Basel
• Stellar Explosions – Productive 3D Models of Stellar Explosions; Dr. Matthias Liebendörfer, Uni Basel

A decision about 4 additional projects is expected in the next weeks.

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