Service at the HPC²
Service is an integral component of the mission of Mississippi
State University. The HPC² member centers and institutes provide
research-based information and service to industry, government researchers,
and the people of Mississippi in the areas of manufacturing,
geospatial technologies, water resources, weapons development, and
warfighting support.
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems
The Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) Extension focuses on
the needs of Nissan and its tier-1 suppliers and, at the same time, is
engaged with other Mississippi manufacturers, large to small. While
the fundamental philosophy of the work of CAVS Extension is to transfer
technologies developed through CAVS R&D to these manufactureers, two
major challenges are involved: first, to make these technologies
accessible to the large number (>2000) of small to medium size
manufacturers in Mississippi and second, to "scale" the technologies
(solutions) to be effective for the smaller manufactuer. The
technologies developed through CAVS R&D are not limited to the
automotive industry, but are reusable in other industrial sectors.
CAVS Extension is also engaged with other Mississippi manufactureers
such as Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Mueller Industries, Flexible
Flyer, Dews Foundry, Hewlett Industries, Baxter, Remy Reman, and
Balkamp. By providing advanced engineering methods to Nissan, its
tier-1 suppliers, and other Mississippi manufacturers, CAVS Extension
will play a major role in increasing competitiveness and providing more
jobs for Mississipians.
GeoResources Institute
The workforce development thrust area of the GeoResources Institute
provides leadership in three areas. The first area includes development
of opportunities for students enrolled in multi-disciplinary programs
involving remote sensing at MSU. The second area focuses on the needs
of new and existing companies within Mississippi with the ability to
reach regional and national needs additionally. The final area of focus
is on communication and production of training opportunities for
students and professionals in the state. The workforce development
group works with staff in other areas of the GRI to provide current and
relevant knowledge through Institute links and partnerships. The GRI
provides individuals and organizations with an opportunity to use
space-based technology for development of their own information
products. These partnerships will be used to conduct joint research,
development, and testing programs emphasizing advanced remote sensing.
Center for DoD User
Productivity Enhancement and Technology Transfer
The User Productivity Enhancement and Technology Transfer (PET) activity
is responsible for gathering and deploying the best ideas, algorithms,
and software tools emerging from the national high
performance-computing infrastructure into the DoD user community.
Technical support is available to the users in ten computational
technology areas, with support for these areas involving the knowledge
transfer of computer modeling applications and computational
algorithms, methods, and tools into the user community. This activity
engages the user community in a technical leadership role involving
collaborative efforts to improve productivity for both individuals and
large groups of users.
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