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Foreword by Dr Happy Sithole, Director: CHPC
There is much excitement at the CHPC as construction draws closer and closer to completion. A brand new data centre will enhance our facilities, which already houses Africa's most powerful supercomputer. It is hoped that this newsletter will provide a vital link with you, our user community, in keeping you abreast of CHPC news and events. |
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CHPC's phase 2 construction races ahead to completion
September 2008 marked the beginning of Phase 2 of the refurbishment on the CHPC site. This promises to bring a wide range of new computing and research facilities to users of high performance computing in South Africa. |
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Utilising interactive visualisation as a scientific tool
The CHPC is making good progress in its quest to deliver visualisation platforms for scientists. Sebastian Wyngaard, a research scientist at the CHPC, has been tasked with the setting up of a scientific visualisation facility. |
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HPC winter school and OpenFOAM workshop
Bright tertiary education students in the fields of quantitative science and engineering have a chance to acquire a sound foundation in high performance computing (HPC) through the HPC Winter School to be held in Muizenberg from 13 to 24 July 2009. |
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