Call for Applications: Scientific Collaboration Enabled by High Performance Computing, a NIMBioS Investigative Workshop

[Catherine Crawley]

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop,
"Scientific Collaboration Enabled by High Performance Computing
<http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_hpc>," to be held May 13-15, 2019,
at NIMBioS.

*Objectives:* This 2 1/2 day workshop showcases important scientific
research using big data and high performance computing and will feature
new developments in high performance computing. A main goal is to
facilitate new collaborations. The workshop will include several invited
research talks, a poster session, breakout discussion sessions and a
panel discussion. Applicants with research in a variety of scientific
areas, ranging from biology to climate and to biomedical engineering,
are encouraged to apply, including faculty, postdocs and advanced
graduate students. Apply to present your work in our poster session!

*Confirmed speakers and panelists: *Srinivas Aluru, Georgia Institute of
Technology · Jack Dongarra, Univ. of Tennessee · Tanzima Islam, Western
Washington Univ. · Miriam Leeser, Northeastern Univ. · Shirley Moore,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory · Hai Ah Nam, Los Alamos National
Laboratory · Tandy Warnow, Univ. of Illinois · Cathy Wu, Univ. of Delaware

Full details at http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_hpc
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**Location:* NIMBioS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

*Co-organizers: *Suzanne Lenhart, NIMBioS and Mathematics, Univ. of
Tennessee · Katherine Evans, Computational Sciences and Engineering
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory · Amanda Randles, Biomedical
Engineering, Duke Univ. · Michelle Swenson, Mathematics, Univ. of
Tennessee · Michele Taufer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Univ. of Tennessee · Greg Wiggins, NIMBioS, Univ. of Tennessee

For more information about the workshop and a link to the online
application form, go to http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_sustainability

Participation in NIMBioS workshops is by application only. Individuals
with a strong interest in the topic are encouraged to apply, and
successful applicants will be notified within a few weeks after the
application deadline. NIMBioS will provide lodging for out of town
participants as well as breakfast and lunch for all participants each
day. Limited travel support is available for those with a demonstrated
need. Applicants should indicate on the online application whether they
need travel support.

*Application deadline: February 5, 2019*

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS) (http://www.nimbios.org) brings together researchers from
around the world to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to
investigate solutions to basic and applied problems in the life
sciences. NIMBioS is supported by the National Science Foundation, with
additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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