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SSC May 2008 Meeting Presentations
The CIG Science Steering Committee (SSC) met on May 29-30, 2008, to discuss CIG's progress, review short- and long-term goals in each topic area, and look towards the future funding of CIG-2.
CIG News, April 2008
PyLith 1.1 and SPECFEM3D_GLOBE 4.0.1 released; bug fixes CitcomS 3.0.2, Gale 1.2.2, and SPECFEM3D 1.4.3 (formerly named SPECFEM3D_BASIN) released; seismo codes SEISMIC_CPML, SPECFEM2D, and SPECFEM1D now on website; MAG Portal released; Numerical Modeling of Crustal Deformation and Earthquake Faulting workshop, June 23-27; Numerical Modeling of Mantle and Lithospheric Dynamics workshop, July 9-11; CIG receives LRAC allocation to support operation of Seismology Science Gateway, community codes; CIG grants sub-award for AMR development.
CIG Business Meeting held during AGU 2007
Updates on CIG and its several working groups were presented on December 11, 2007, during the annual AGU conference.
CIG Presentations from NSF Reverse-Site Visit
Several key CIG participants met with NSF in Washington, DC, on November 28, 2007, for a reverse-site visit.
CIG News, November 2007
CitcomS 3.0.1 released; SPECFEM3D GLOBE Web Portal now available; CIG awarded Petascale mantle convection code development; Magma code alpha release; TeraGrid time available; CIG Business Meeting in December; AMR workshop report; EC and SSC Committee Updates.
AMR 2007 Workshop Summary
The CIG/AMR workshop, held October 24-27 in Boulder, Colorado, had about 25 participants with diverse research backgrounds that ranged from applied mathematics, mantle geodynamics, short-term tectonics and earthquake processes, and long-term tectonics.
Report to the CIG from the Short-Term Crustal Dynamics Workshop 2007
This sixth annual workshop, held in June 2007 on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, was once again well attended with 63 participants, an even mix of 31 postdocs/students and 32 faculty.
CIG News, July 2007
Updates of Gale, PyLith, and CitcomS released; benchmarking code Cigma released; CIG awarded mid-level TeraGrid allocation; CIG 5-year plan submitted; CFEM wrap-up includes survey, presentations, posters, photos; joint CIG/SPICE/IRIS meeting, October 9-11; AMR tutorial workshop in late October; nominations for new EC member still being accepted.
CIG Five-Year Strategic Plan Submitted to NSF
This year's Strategic Plan (SP) was developed by the Science Steering Committee (SSC) with assistance provided by the CIG staff. Each committee member polled different subdisciplines of the CIG communities and submitted written descriptions that included accomplishments and goals organized over the short, intermediate, and long term. An SSC meeting at CIG in Pasadena May 21-22 was held specifically to develop this SP. During the meeting, we reviewed our accomplishments and had extensive discussions on our goals while attempting to identify common themes in different disciplines. The finalized SP was submitted to NSF on July 12, 2007.
CIG News, May 2007
IN THIS ISSUE: Updates of CitcomS, Gale, MAG, and PyLith released; 1D code Mineos released; bug fix for Ellipsis3d; TeraGrid activities update; SSC seeks input for new strategic plan; Magma development initiated; CFEM 2007 workshop in June; joint CIG/SPICE/IRIS meeting in October; nominations for new EC member still being accepted; Software Support Policy approved.
Report to the CIG from the Short-Term Crustal Dynamics Workshop 2006
This fifth annual workshop, held in June 2006 on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, was our most successful workshop with over 60 participants, the majority of which were students and postdocs. The workshop included the tutorial and software introduction sessions of previous years, but had many more science application presentations.
CIG News, February 2007
IN THIS ISSUE: New versions of Gale and MAG released; upcoming training session on Gale and CitCom at EarthScope 2007; CFEM 2007 workshop in June; joint CIG/SPICE/IRIS meeting planned; nominations for new EC member being accepted.
CIG News, December 2006
IN THIS ISSUE: New versions of CitComS.py and Gale released; bug fixes for CitComCU and SPECFEM3D (Globe and Basin); CitcomS.py now installed on TeraGrid; Petascale Facility Town Hall Meeting and CIG Business Meeting during AGU in San Francisco; Petascale computing report and results of computing needs survey; Computational Science Roundtable discussion summary; CPU time available on NCAR blueice cluster.
CIG Software Now Preinstalled on the TeraGrid
CitComS.py is now installed on TeraGrid's TACC Lonestar, as well as at TeraGrid's SDSC and NCSA sites, with other codes soon to follow.
Petascale Computing Report and Computing Needs Survey Results
The CIG Science Steering Committee has developed a brief report on its vision of the future of petacale computing which includes results of the recent computing needs survey as an appendix.
CIG News, October 2006
IN THIS ISSUE: Two new codes debut (Gale and MAG); new version of PyLith released; workshops in Austin and St. Louis; CIG Business Meeting in December; request for comments on computing needs and last workshop report; preinstalled software on TeraGrid planned; more
Report to the CIG from the 2006 Magma Migration Workshop
From the beginning of CIG, magma migration has been identified as a key scientific research area. The CIG Magma Migration Workshop, held August 18-19, 2006, was organized as the initial meeting for the magma migration community to understand the current state of magma modeling and determine what future software developments would most benefit this community.
Report for the 2006 Purdue Workshop for Compressible Mantle Convection
The Compressible Mantle Convection workshop was held March 27-28 at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Attendees included geophysicists, including geodynamicists and mineral physicists, and CIG staff members. Twelve presentations were given with extensive discussions covering a number of important topics. We also planned further activities and generated specific recommendations for CIG.
SSC May 2008 Meeting Presentations
2008 Workshop for Advancing Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics