Rose-Hulman awarded supercomputer workstations
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An undisclosed gift from an anonymous alumnus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has provided high-powered supercomputer workstations for students to better research and apply nanoengineering.
Using the computers, students can examine the nano-sized science behind computational materials science, quantum mechanics, semiconductors, and battery and solar cell design, the institute said in a news release. Nanoengineering focuses on the study, development and refinement of materials at a very small scale, from about 1 to 100 nanometers. One nanometer is one billionth of a meter.
“Starting this fall, our students will now be able to do serious aspects of nanoengineering. Specifically, they will be able to examine where the atoms are moving within surface properties and compare that data against the original atomistic simulations of those properties,” Daniel Hashemi, assistant professor of physics, optical engineering and nanoengineering, said in the release.
The supercomputers, which also will be available online, will allow students to complete advanced classroom activities and special interest courses in addition to research.
“The best way of learning is by doing, and these supercomputing workstations give our students the technology to explore the nano-sized world that makes up the properties that’s around us every day,” said professor Galen Duree, who is the head of the institute’s physics, optical engineering and nanoengineering program.