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Manuela CampanelliThe University of Texas at Brownsville

http://www.phys.utb.edu/griphyn/outreach@ivdgl.utb.edu

Education and Outreach

An Overview on GriPhyN and iVDGL Outreach

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E/O mission in GriPhyN/iVDGL

• Integrated effort to communicate the ideas of the computational and data grids to a diverse community of faculty and students (at all levels) as well as the public at large.

• Direct participation of minority serving institutions (MSI) into grid related research via the inclusion of Tier 3 centers.

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GriPhyN/iVDGL Tier 3 Centers: where we are …

UF

Wisconsin

Fermilab BNL

Indiana

Boston USKC

Brownsville

Hampton

PSU

J. Hopkins

Caltech

Tier1Tier2Tier3

FIU

FSUArlington

Michigan

LBL

Oklahoma

Argonne

Vanderbilt

UCSD/SDSC

NCSA

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GriPhyN/iVDGL Tier 3 Centers: who we are …

» Manuela Campanelli (E/O

coordinator) » Joe Romano (GriPhyN investigator) » Sean Morris (undergrad student)» Jose’ Zamora (undergrad student)» Santiago Pena (grad student)

» Keith Baker (iVDGL deputy)» Ken Cecire (QuarkNet)» Howard Brown (undergrad student)

» Tim Olson (iVDGL investigator)» Misty Cordier, Scott Dupuis» 2 undergrad students

UT Brownsville:» Hispanic College and University » 9000 students (90% Hispanic

American)» LSC institution (LIGO research)» NASA-URC CenterHampton University: » Historically Black College and

University » 6000 students (mostly African

American)» QuarkNet and ATLAS/COSM Center

Salish Kootenai College: » Tribal College » 2000 students (80% native

American)» LSC institution (LIGO research)

Meet together regularly via telecons etc

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Web Site Development:

www.phys.utb.edu/griphyn2001-2002: E/O coordinator developed the :

GriPhyN Education and Outreach Center• Basic educational material about data grids, information about the physics experiments, general E/O activities etc.• Technical support information: UTB beowulf system, documentation and “how-to” guides for VDT installation and use.

2003: New undergrad student (Ariel Martinez) to improve the site,REU Student Projects,

UTB Fall 2001

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GriPhyN/iVDGL E/O Meetings

UTB Spring 2002: first E/O meeting!

HU Spring 2003: next E/O meeting …

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UTB students participation … Jose’ Zamora and Sean Morriss (undergrad), Santiago Peña (grad):

• design, construction, and administration of 96 node Linux cluster.• installation and documentation of VDT, Worldgrid, DOE certificates. • LIGO data analysis software• iVDGL summer 2002 trips, SC2002 student volunteer program, Newsletter 2002 help• ongoing Worldgrid demo!Next challenges: • new 64 nodes cluster, Internet2. • Worldgrid demos and iVDGL/LIGO tested at SC2003.• iVDGL summer 2003 trips, SC2003

UTB Summer 2002

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UTB Linux cluster `Lobizon’

Internet

Router

Warp.utb.edu(Firewall router)

Lobizon.utb.edu (Server / Master)

Matrix Switch

DHCP/Image server

96 node cluster (1-24), (1-24) and (1-24), (1-24)

Intel Pentium III, 812mhz, 512 RAM, 40Gb

www.phys.utb.edu/beowulfUTB Fall 2001 …

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Getting all Tier 3 Centers in the grid …

• UTB: » Experience in clustering and grid software (VDT, Worldgrid

etc) installation and demos. Coordinate activities and provide help to all Tier 3 centers. NASA URC funds to construct a new 64-node Linux cluster, more student support.

• HU:» A 4-node Linux cluster has been constructed by undergrad

students. Ongoing Worldgrid installation. Organize a new E/O meeting in spring 2003 with participation of COSM center and iVDGL Tier 3 students.

• SKC:» Started the design and contruction of a 32-node Linux

cluster involving several faculty and undergrad students. Tim Olson plans to visit UTB in spring 2003 to learn about clustering and grid software.

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Increasing the participation of students

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Proposal for a REU supplement from NSF to support 10 to

20 undergraduate students doing grid-related research during semesters or summer at several GriPhyN/iVDGL Institutions. In order to achieve this goal we need to know:» Mentors» Research Projects» Selection Procedures» Budgets

Interested mentoring Institutions: 1. Florida U (Paul Avery), 2. Indiana U (James Williams, John Hicks), 3. Fermilab (Ruth Pordes), 4. Chicago (Ian Foster, Tom Garritano), 5. UW Milwaukee (Bruce Allen), 6. UT Brownsville (Manuela Campanelli).

At least 2 students per Institution!

Spring 2003 goal!

E/O Collaboration Effort!

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Collaboration with other E/O programs

Examples: • Skyserver Classes at SCK• Skyserver talk at SC2002 EOT PACI meeting• Trillium Newsletter 2002• Regular telecom, mailing and E/O meeting

Successful collaboration with EOT-PACI (Scott Lathrop), SDSS Skyserver (Jordan Raddick) and PPDG (Ruth Pordes) to link our E/O activities.

Year 2002 …

• Continue collaboration with PPDG, EOT-PACI, Skyserver…etc• Start collaboration QuarkNet (HU)

Year 2003 …

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Newsletter 2002

Trillium Collaboration

GriPhyN/PPDG/iVDGLE/O effort

SC 2002

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Summary 2002-2003

• Tier 3 Centers: meet regularly together (mailing list, telecom), Linux cluster design and construction, grid software installation and Worldgrid demos ongoing …

• Continue E/O web page development …

• Organization of E/O workshops: UTB 2002, HU 2003 etc

• Collaborating with other E/O programs: EOT-PACI, Skyserver, PPDG and QuarkNet etc

• Yearly Trillium Newsletter to reach public at large …

• Direct student participation in clustering and grid software activities, summer trips in iVDGL, meetings and conferences (SC, APS, EO), REU etc