INDUSTRY

Cray today announced that India's Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) will acquire a Cray X1E supercomputer for conducting studies that include basic research in plasma physics and contributions to practical applications. Plasma physics, or the study of electrically conductive ionized gas, is the focus of research at the institute that supports studies of magnetically confined plasmas, material surface modifications and various theoretical modeling. The Cray X1E system was ordered through Cray partner Hinditron Infosystems, part of Hinditron Group. "We will use the Cray X1E system for basic research in theoretical plasma physics with an emphasis on the physics of magnetically confined hot plasmas and nonlinear plasma phenomena," said IPR Director Dr. P.K. Kaw. "Supercomputer-level computation is critical to the study of plasma physics, and the new Cray system gives us the processing power and scalability that we need to design effective research devices and conduct fruitful experiments." "We are pleased that the Institute for Plasma Research has selected the powerful Cray X1E system to augment their plasma physics research," said Cray President and CEO Peter Ungaro. "IPR joins many organizations around the world utilizing Cray's capability-class supercomputers to support ground-breaking scientific research." "Hinditron is proud to have had a hand in IPR's upcoming acquisition of the Cray X1E supercomputer," said Saurabh Sonawala, managing director of Cray partner Hinditron. "IPR joins other prominent Indian scientific organizations that are employing Cray's advanced supercomputing technology to expand the boundaries of human knowledge and benefit communities in India and around the world."