Earth Simulator Journal Prints Architecture Paper

A proposal submitted last summer by Berkeley Lab for DOE's Leadership Class Computing program has been published in the January 2005 edition of the Journal of the Earth Simulator. The proposal, "Science-Driven System Architecture: A New Process for Leadership Class Computing," was written by Horst Simon, Bill Kramer, Bill Saphir, John Shalf, David Bailey, Lenny Oliker, Michael Banda, Bill McCurdy, John Hules, Andrew Canning, Marc Day, Phil Colella, David Serafini, Michael Wehner and Peter Nugent. In it, the group proposes that the Lab's Computing Sciences Division work closely with computer manufacturers to ensure that systems designed and delivered to scientific computing centers use an architecture that is well suited to computational science. Go here to read the paper.

Microbial Genome Data Clearinghouse Launched

As the microbial world comes to light through DNA sequencing, the new Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system of the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) will deliver valuable information for the global research community. The IMG system currently features over 200 organisms, with an additional 200 in the queue for 2005. The IMG is the result of a collaboration between the JGI and Berkeley Lab's Biological Data Management and Technology Center. Full story.

Rubia

Diaz de la Rubia, Associate Director of Lawrence Livermore Lab, will give a talk entitled "Chemistry and Materials Science Direction in Security," tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the Building 50 Auditorium. Rubia will discuss the need to "prevent catastrophic terrorism and provide clean energy for the global economy" and how "multiscale modeling coupled with novel experiments can be used to investigate new materials for inertial fusion energy systems." His talk is sponsored by the Lab's Materials Sciences Division.

Accident Leaves Lab
Grad Student in Coma

A UC Berkeley international student has been in a coma for six days after being hit by a motorist involved in a police chase for suspected drug activity. Jie Wang, a third year graduate student in the chemistry department — who also worked in the Lab's Life Sciences Division under Steve Derenzo — was driving through the intersection at Ashby and San Pablo Avenues Wednesday evening when the driver of a Honda Civic ran a red light and collided with Wang. Full story.