About the Flash Center for Computational Science
The Flash Center for Computational Science research
ranges from Supernovae and Co-Design for Exascale to
High-Energy Density Physics and Laboratory Astrophysics.
Currently, the Flash Center is a leader in the study of
astrophysical processes mediated by magnetic fields. We
carry out simulation campaigns on the largest
supercomputers in the world and conduct our breakthrough
laser experiments at the world's largest and most
powerful laser facilities, such as the University of
Rochester's Omega laser facility at the Laboratory for
Laser Energetics and the National Ignition Facility at
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The common
thread running through our current and past projects is
the FLASH CODE,
a publicly available multiphysics multiscale simulation
code with a wide international user base. Based at The
University of Rochester, the Flash Center's research is
funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the U.S. DOE
Office of Science Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), the U.S.
DOE ARPA-E, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and
through subcontracts with Los Alamos National Laboratory
(LANL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(LLNL).
ASTROPHYSICAL PROCESSES
We study astrophysical processes mediated by magnetic
fields. How are cosmic magnetic fields generated? How
are high-energy cosmic rays accelerated in the
interstellar medium?
THE FLASH CODE
We develop the FLASH
CODE, an open radiation MHD simulation
code for plasma physics and astrophysics. We design
novel numerical methods and algorithms to solve complex
non-linear systems.
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
We carry out simulation campaigns on the largest
supercomputers in the world and are on the cutting edge
of high performance computing, leveraging emerging
technologies that revolutionize research.
LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS
We conduct our breakthrough experiments at the largest
laser facilities in the world, such as the Omega
Laser Facility at LLE, the the National
Ignition Facility at LLNL, and the Megajoule Laser in
France.
Other recent and past projects include:
The Flash Center's HEDP Initiative, funded by the U.S.
DOE NNSA; Petascale Computing of Thermonuclear Supernova
Explosions, funded by NSF; Petascale Algorithms for
Multi-body Fluid-structure Interactions in
Viscous Incompressible Flow, funded by the PetaApps
Program in the
Office of Cyberinfrastructure; and Developing an
Implicit Solver on a
Parallel Block-Structured Adaptive Mesh Grid for FLASH,
funded by the
Physics at the Information Frontier Program in the
Division of
Physics.
Information
For more information,
contact:
Jenni Oliver, Business
Administrator
Flash Center for
Computational Science
Department of Physics and
Astronomy
The University of Rochester
206 Bausch and Lomb Hall
P.O. Box 270171
Rochester, NY 14627-0171
E-mail:
jenni.oliver@pas.rochester.edu
Phone: 585.275.4344
Flash Center for
Computational Science in
a Nutshell
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