[LA-SiGMA-TESC] Anton Request for Proposals

[Jian Tao]

FYI.
Anton is a specially designed supercomputer by D. E. Shaw Research. It 
is highly optimized for MD simulations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_(computer)

Regards,
Jian
On 04/19/2016 12:37 PM, XSEDE User News wrote:
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) is soliciting proposals for computer time on Anton, a special-purpose supercomputer for molecular dynamics simulation designed by D.E. Shaw Research (DESRES).  A next-generation Anton machine (Anton 2) will be installed in Fall 2016, replacing the original Anton system that is currently in production use at PSC (Anton 1). This Anton 2 system will be approximately 4 times faster than Anton 1 and nearly 100 times faster than the previous state of the art.  Anton 2 will also support simulations containing nearly 5 times as many atoms as Anton 1 (~700,000 atoms).  The machine will be made available without cost by DESRES for non-commercial research use by universities and other not-for-profit institutions and will be hosted by PSC.
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> For detailed application instructions please go to:
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> <http://www.psc.edu/index.php/anton-rfp>
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> The deadline for applications is 11:59 pm EDT, Thursday, June 23, 2016.
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> We are looking forward to your proposals.
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Jian Tao, PhD
Research Scientist/IT Consultant
Center for Computation & Technology
Louisiana State University
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