TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Due to a gift from an anonymous alumnus, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has provided new high-powered and expanded memory supercomputer workstations.
The workstations will be used by the Physics, Optical Engineering, and NanoEngineering academic program. Students will be able to use the workstations to complete advanced classroom activities, special interest courses, and research projects that examine the nano-sized science behind computational materials science, quantum mechanics, semiconductors, and battery/solar cell design.
“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,” stated Daniel Hashemi, PhD, assistant professor of physics, optical engineering, and nanoengineering.
The super workstations will also be available online for student use. Students will be able to use the workstations at any time, from any place, on or off campus, to work on academic and research activities. Students will also be allowed to use the workstations to assist them in completing coursework for classes in other academic areas.
“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 PHON Department Head and Professor Galen Duree, PhD.
