The viz (visualization) lab has two HP desktops and one big-screen (6x8 sqft)
Fakespace projection system for 3D active stereo visualization of complex,
small and large datasets from experiment, theory and simulation.
We are developing capabilities to study complex datasets and effectively visualize them. We envision an integrated approach between experimental and computational data acquisition, theory and modeling, and visualization of complex and nanoscale materials.
Our scientific approach is guided by the premise that "to see is to know" and "to know is to understand".
Compute Lab:
The computational lab has a 70-node Linux compute cluster by Penguin Computing with a 4.8 TB mass storage. The 68 compute nodes (156 processors) are comprised of
10 dual-core (w/4 processors and 16 GB of memory per node) AMD 275 Opteron with 2.2 GHz clock speed,
10 single-core (w/2 processors and 16 GB of memory per node) AMD 248 Opteron with 2.2 GHz clock speed,
48 single-core (w/2 processors and 4 GB of memory per node) AMD 248 Opteron with 2.2 GHz clock speed,
which are intra-connected with an Infiniband switch for fast communication of parallel algorithms. This Linux cluster allows us to perform, for example, calculations for electronic tunneling spectroscopy, molecular dynamics, quantum-chemistry, and electronic band structure of nano-materials.