LI Projects
One of the goals of the LONI Institute (LI) is to foster interdisciplinary and interuniversity research. For this, we would like Louisiana State researchers to propose projects that involve the LI Computational Scientists (CSs).
These computational scientists will help State research groups take advantage of advanced cyberinfrastructure deployed across LONI and the nation. Distributed across the LI participating campuses, these staff are experts in the use of LONI hardware and cyberinfrastructure, including parallel computing, networks, visualization, grids, computational mathematics, and data management.
These projects will be based on applications from all State campuses, with the applicants being encouraged to commit some internal resources. The projects will be in computational biology and materials science applications; however, we expect projects from other areas of importance to the State, in disciplines ranging from astrophysics, CFD, coastal science, medicine, engineering, digital arts and humanities, and business. Application teams from all State campuses and all companies will be eligible to apply for LI partnerships to develop applications that make use of LONI hardware and the staff.
To aid in the professional development of the LI CS researchers, it is expected that they will be given opportunities to make a significant intellectual contribution to the formalisms, algorithms, and codes or the analysis and interpretation of results; and therefore, it is expected that they will be co-authors on publications resulting from projects in which their time was committed.
Please send your proposals (up to 1 page) requesting time from the LI CSs to manager@institute.loni.org, by December 15, 2009. In your proposal, explain what you want to do, about what effort (in FTE-months) you think will be required, and how the project will benefit the LI. The scientific committee will then review the proposals, rank them according to potential contribution to the LI deliverables, and decide which projects should be supported and at what level.
After the deadline, you will be still be able to send your proposals, which will be reviewed by the projects' committee. If approved, your project will have to wait until the appropriate LI CS has time available for another project.
Click here for the LI project proposals our LI CSs are currently working on (2009 LI Projects).