Kerr

Memorial For Clark Kerr
To Be Held Today

A public memorial service for Clark Kerr, UC president emeritus and former UC Berkeley chancellor will be held today at 3 p.m. in Zellerbach Auditorium on campus. Speakers will include UC President Robert Dynes, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Berdahl, UCLA Chancellor Emeritus Chuck Young, and family members. Go here for more information.

Mechanics of Exploding Stars Simulated

University of Chicago scientists are preparing to run the most advanced supercomputer simulation of an exploding star ever attempted. Research Associate Tomasz Plewa expects the simulation to reveal the mechanics of exploding stars in unprecedented detail. The simulation is made possible by the DOE's special allocation of an extraordinary 2.7 million hours of supercomputing time to the Flash Center. The Flash Center project was one of three selected to receive supercomputer time under a new DOE competitive program. The Georgia Institute of Technology and Berkeley Lab were also selected. Full story.

DOE-EPA Agreement Includes JGI Work

Increased collaboration on research and computing resources, including the linking of two national supercomputers, will take place under a Memorandum of Understanding recently signed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). Under this MOU, the two agencies will link supercomputers in EPA's North Carolina facility and DOE's Sandia National Laboratory. EPA will also benefit from access to DOE's Joint Genome Institute. Full story.

Committee Weighs
FY 2005 S&T Request

	Boehlert

"It's impossible to seriously view this as a good budget for science," House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) declared at a hearing last week on the Administration's FY 2005 S&T request. Boehlert's comments aptly summarize the sentiments of his colleagues on the committee, regardless of what side of the aisle they sit on. While committee members demonstrated much support for increasing funding for federal S&T programs, their backs are against the fiscal wall. The economy, war, and ballooning federal deficit have created tremendous pressures on federal spending. Full story.