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From: etimmons@osc.edu (Elizabeth Timmons)
Newsgroups: oh.general,osu.supercomputer,comp.sys.super
Subject: Undergrad Course on Supercomputing
Keywords: super fluid graphics heat unix
Message-ID: <1563@oscsunb.osc.edu>
Date: 17 Apr 91 18:42:19 GMT
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Organization: Ohio Supercomputer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Please spread the word that the OSC is offering a non-credit summer course
on supercomputing for junior and senior undergrads.  The following press
release has the pertinent information.  If possible, share this as a posting
with CIS, math, engineering and science departments. 

Also, please note that it is open to only northeastern states:  MI, IN,
OH, WV,PA,MD,DE,NJ,CT,RI,NH,MA,ME,VT,VA, and KY.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 1991
Contact:  Elizabeth Timmons (614)292-6067

Supercomputer Course for Undergraduates Slated to Begin

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- At a time when state and federal governments are
looking to improve math and science education, a new course has been
developed to teach undergraduates the ropes of supercomputing.  The
Ohio Supercomputer Center announced today that they will begin
instructing a course on supercomputing for junior and senior level
undergraduates in math, engineering, computers and the sciences.

According to the Center, the non-credit course, funded by the National
Science Foundation, will provide students with research experience in
order to prepare them for graduate school or the workplace.
Computational researchers from the Center and The Ohio State University
will teach usage of a CRAY Y-MP supercomputer, the UNIX operating
system, FORTRAN and C compilers, fluid dynamics applications, and
scientific visualization.  In addition to the CRAY, students will use
computers from Digital, NeXT, Silicon Graphics, and Apple.  Students
will receive hands-on experience in grid generation, computer
simulation of two- and three-dimensional fluid flow and heat transfer,
and computer visualization of flows using graphics hardware and
software.

The ten-week course, "Research Experience for Undergraduates to Enhance
Computation, Science and Research," is slated to begin in June at the
Ohio Supercomputer Center in Columbus.  It is open to any junior or
senior level undergraduate in the northeastern United States.  There is
no charge for tuition, room and board.  Applications can be requested
by calling (614)292-6082, sending electronic mail to nitta@osc.edu, 
 or writing the Ohio Supercomputer Center, 1224
Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212. Deadline for application is May 17,
1991.

The Ohio Supercomputer Center is a state-funded facility that provides
training, consultation and use of a CRAY Y-MP supercomputer and
state-of-the-art visualization laboratory.

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