News Archive

Past and present CIG news items, listed in chronological order

CIG Receives NSF TeraGrid Allocation — by root — last modified 2005-03-03 06:04 AM

CIG has received an allocation on the NSF TeraGrid for workshops, software development and allocation to the community.

CIG Five-year Strategic Plan: Sept. 1, 2005 to Aug. 21, 2010 — by Ariel Shoresh — last modified 2005-07-29 09:26 AM

CIG Five-year Strategic Plan submitted to the National Science Foundation now available.

Report on the CIG/IRIS Workshop on Computational Seismology — by admin — last modified 2005-06-15 07:01 AM

Recommendations based upon discussions held during the one-day CIG/IRIS Workshop on Computational Seismology on June 8, 2005, prior to the annual IRIS workshop. Includes structural recommendations on the establishment of a Seismology Working Group and the priorities for that group.

Executive Committee Minutes — by admin — last modified 2005-05-17 08:49 AM

Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting from May 2, 2005, Berkeley, CA

Report to CIG from the NSF Workshop on Tectonic Modeling — by admin — last modified 2006-07-19 02:20 AM

Report from the CIG Workshop on Tectonic Modeling (Long-term Tectonics) held on June 9th-12th in Breckenridge, Colorado. Includes observations on current codes and modeling needs as well as recommendations for consideration by the CIG science steering committee.

Report to the CIG from the Boulder Mantle Convection Workshop — by admin — last modified 2005-06-24 08:19 AM

The mantle convection workshop was held in Boulder, Colorado from June 19 to 23. About 26 graduate students and 39 geodynamicists and computational scientists attended the workshop. The morning sessions consisted of review and research talks, while afternoon sessions were for tutorials, demos, and practices. We also discussed community software needs and goals that may require help from the CIG. In this report to the CIG, we summarize the main outcome of these discussions.

CIG Five-Year Strategic Plan Submitted to NSF — by root — last modified 2008-07-16 09:49 AM

This year's Strategic Plan (SP) was developed by the Science Steering Committee (SSC) with assistance provided by the CIG staff. Each SSC member polled different subdisciplines of the CIG communities and submitted written descriptions that included accomplishments and goals organized over the short-, intermediate-, and long-terms. An SSC meeting at CIG in Pasadena on May 29-30 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 9, 2008.

Short-Term Crustal Dynamics Working Group Planning Summary — by admin — last modified 2006-10-31 06:10 AM

Short-Term Crustal Dynamics Working Group summary of priorities and plans for software development.

Memo on CIG Geophysics Benchmark Suite v. 0.1 — by admin — last modified 2005-09-19 06:17 AM

In solid earth geophysics, the research community uses a wide range of numerical methods to simulate physical processes and interpret data. Simulation codes now in wide use on HPC platforms reflect this diversity. In order to best evaluate future HPC platforms, we recommend the consistent use of a “Geophysics Benchmark Suite”. We believe that the best way to evaluate new HPC hardware is to run the entire Geophysics Benchmark Suite and compare the results from competing and existing systems.

CIG News, December 2005 — by admin — last modified 2006-07-19 03:35 AM

 

Report to the CIG from the Short-Term Crustal Dynamics Workshop — by admin — last modified 2005-07-25 04:38 AM

The short-term crustal dynamics workshop was held July 11-14 in Los Alamos, NM. The 43 workshop participants included graduate students, postdocs, and researchers from both academic institutions and government labs. The workshop included talks on modeling codes, software for mesh generation, software for characterization of geologic structure, and tutorials and demos of modeling codes. We also further refined our priorities and plans for software development related to CIG.

CIG News, February 2006 — by admin — last modified 2006-02-22 03:00 AM

 

CIG News, October 2006 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-02-01 02:43 AM

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

Petascale Computing Report and Computing Needs Survey Results — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-04-20 07:00 AM

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, April 2006 — by root — last modified 2006-04-28 02:32 AM

 

Report for the 2006 Purdue Workshop for Compressible Mantle Convection — by root — last modified 2006-03-31 06:36 AM

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.

CIG News, July 2007 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-07-20 05:08 AM

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 News, December 2006 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-04-20 07:01 AM

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.

Report to the CIG from the 2006 Magma Migration Workshop — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2006-09-07 03:29 AM

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.

CIG News, June 2006 — by root — last modified 2007-01-04 03:55 AM

 

Report to the CIG from the Short-Term Crustal Dynamics Workshop 2006 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-03-08 02:58 AM

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 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-02-28 04:40 AM

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 Software Now Preinstalled on the TeraGrid — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2006-12-09 03:28 AM

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.

CIG News, May 2007 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-05-09 08:26 AM

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.

Training Session on Gale and Citcom at Earthscope 2007 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-03-28 07:15 AM

At EarthScope on March 27, 2007, in Monterey, CA, CIG will conduct a training session from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the use of the Gale and CitComS software packages. Financial support is available for graduate students and post-docs who wish to attend.

CIG Five-Year Strategic Plan Submitted to NSF — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-07-18 06:24 AM

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, November 2007 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-11-27 02:48 AM

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.

CIG Presentations from NSF Reverse-Site Visit — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-12-04 05:07 AM

Several key CIG participants met with NSF in Washington, DC, on November 28, 2007, for a reverse-site visit.

Report to the CIG from the Short-Term Crustal Dynamics Workshop 2007 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-09-28 05:16 AM

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.

AMR 2007 Workshop Summary — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2007-11-06 01:32 AM

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.

CIG Business Meeting held during AGU 2007 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2008-01-03 04:36 AM

Updates on CIG and its several working groups were presented on December 11, 2007, during the annual AGU conference.

CIG News, April 2008 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2008-06-16 04:54 AM

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.

SSC May 2008 Meeting Presentations — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2008-06-04 04:55 AM

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, September 2008 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2008-09-10 08:37 AM

Enhanced Seismology Web Portal released; Gale 1.3 and PyLith 1.3 released; CitcomS 3.0.3 and SPECFEM3D_GLOBE 4.0.3 bug-fixes available; Geodynamics AMR Suite (deal.II) documentation online; Geo-Math workshop, Sept 15-17; SSC Meeting and Recent Workshop Presentations available; CIG Strategic Plan submitted to NSF.

CIG News, November 2008 — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2008-11-06 02:55 AM

Cigma 1.0, ConMan 2.0, and SNAC ?.? released; Gale 1.3.1 and PyLith 1.3.1 bug-fixes available; CIG solicits feedback, encourages proposals; CIG Business Meeting on Dec 16; Geo-Math workshop presentations and posters online; new EC and SSC members elected.

GeoMath 2008 Workshop Presentations — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2008-09-26 05:42 AM

CIG's workshop on Sept. 15-17, 2008, in Santa Fe, NM, brought together solid-earth geoscientists, mathematicians, and computational and computer scientists to focus on specific issues arising from a range of solid-Earth dynamics problems.

Feedback requested on plans for CIG-II — by Sue Kientz — last modified 2008-10-17 06:07 AM

Read the latest on CIG activities beyond the end of current funding and post comments.