SCIENCE
McGILL, IBM, ÉTS Unveil Quebec's largest supercomputer cluster
The media is invited to witness the unveiling of Quebec's largest supercomputer cluster and the second-most powerful and energy-efficient centre in Canada. Learn how the vast computer power offered by this new consortium will support the university research activities of Quebec and Canadian researchers, especially those dealing with enormous amounts of data. The capacity offered by the new centre will reinforce McGill's global position in high-performance research and will help put Canada and particularly Quebec on the map in terms of scientific capability.
WHO: | Dr. Nicolas Moitessier, McGill Chemistry Dept. - Faster and cheaper drug development |
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| Vicky Kaspi, McGill Physics Dept. - Looking for black holes and other cosmic jewels |
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| Wagdi Habashi, McGill Dept. of Mechanical Engineering - Safer air travel |
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| Aurélie Labbe, McGill Dept of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health - Finding genes that cause cancer |
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| Alan Evans, Lab Director, Clinical Trials Imaging Lab, Montreal Neurological Institute - Mapping the brain |
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| Brigitte Vachon, McGill Physics Dept. - Exploring the origins of the universe |
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| Man K. (Peter) Yau, McGill Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences - Improved weather forecasting |
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WHAT: | Event to unveil the largest supercomputer cluster in Quebec and demonstrate its immense power to drive a vast variety of world-leading scientific research |
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WHERE: | École de technologie supérieure - Salle des Pas Perdus |
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WHEN: | Tuesday, June 14, 2011 |
McGill, IBM and ÉTS representatives will be available for interviews and media will be able to view the computer cluster and interview some of the leading researchers whose fascinating and important research will be aided by this huge jump in computing capacity.