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Congratulations Axel Becke!
Governor General Announces Canada’s Top Natural Sciences and Engineering Researchers for 2015
February 17, 2015 – Ottawa. In an official ceremony this evening at Rideau Hall, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will present a series of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards recognizing the work of outstanding Canadian scientists and engineers. He will be joined by the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), and Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President of NSERC, in congratulating the 34 award recipients.
The most prestigious research prize, the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, is being awarded to Dr. Axel Becke, a chemistry professor at Dalhousie University for his outstanding contributions to the fields of computational science and physical chemistry. Scientists and engineers around the world rely on Dr. Becke’s ground-breaking chemical theories and computational methods to advance numerous sectors ranging from drug discovery to cleaner energy. Read the full NSERC news release. Also view an interview with Dr. Becke.
International Summer School 2015 on HPC Challenges
Compute Canada is honoured to have been selected to host the sixth annual International Summer School on HPC Challenges in Computational Sciences (IHPCSS), to be held June 21-26, 2015 in Toronto. During this program, leading computational scientists and HPC technologists will teach a variety of courses to graduate students and postdocs from Canadian, European, Japanese and U.S. institutions who use HPC to conduct research.
IHPCSS is sponsored by Compute Canada, the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) with funds from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) and the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (RIKEN AICS) in Japan.
We are proud to support this program that enables Canadian researchers and students to collaborate with world-renowned leaders in HPC and recognizes Canada’s world-class level of training, education and expertise.
Applications will be accepted until March 11, 2015. Visit our website to learn more about this exciting opportunity.
Canada Foundation for Innovation Cyber-Infrastructure Initiative
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and Compute Canada will be holding a consultative session January 21st, 2015 at Dalhousie University to obtain input to the call for proposals on the renewal and refresh of Compute Canada's advanced research computing cyber-infrastructure supporting researchers. Details on these sessions can be found through CFI and Compute Canada. Compute Canada will also be hosting a national webinar on January 26th for those unable to attend the in-person session.
Dal takes research to Parliament Hill
Advanced computing helps scientists track air pollution
Ottawa, ON (December 2nd, 2014). The health hazards and environmental impacts of emissions from industry, vehicles and other sources are well established: cardiovascular disease, asthma and premature deaths, as well as crop damage and disease outbreaks in certain tree species. Yet little is known about how particulate matter – tiny invisible specks of mineral dust, carbon and other chemicals – moves through the atmosphere and its effects on the health of local populations around the world. That’s changing thanks to the work of Dr. Randall Martin, an atmospheric scientist who uses remote... read more.
New Compute Canada Service Enables Big Data Tools for National and Global Collaboration
Ottawa, ON (December 2nd, 2014). Compute Canada, Canada’s advanced research computing resource, today announced the launch of the Compute Canada Globus Portal, a high-performance file-transfer service designed for Canadian researchers. Read more...