Visualization Initiatives

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Visualization Initiatives at
Monika Rabarison monika.k.rabarison_at_jsums.edu Min
ority Serving Institutions Seminar November 17,
2005 Seattle, WA
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Jackson State University

• Mississippis Urban University
• Historically Black
• Co-educational
• Doctoral/Research Intensive
• Public Institution
• Enrollment 8,500
• http//www.jsums.edu

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Infrastructure Support for Researchers
...a center without walls, in which the
researchers can perform their research without
regard to geographical location, interaction with
colleagues, accessing instrumentation, sharing
data and computational resources, and accessing
information in digital libraries
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Funding

• DoD funded projects
• PET- Programming Environment and Training
• HPVCI- High Performance Visualization Center
  Initiative
• HPCVI- High Performance Computing Visualization
  Initiative

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JSU Scientific Visualization LaboratoryJohn A.
Peoples Building (1997-2001)
PCs
SGI Octane
SGI O2 s
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JSU Scientific Visualization LaboratoryTrent
Lott Geospatial and Visualization Research
CenterOld Industrial Arts Building (2001-2004)
SGI O2s
RAVE
SGI Onyx 3200
JSUvisNode
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JSU Scientific Visualization LaboratoryTrent
Lott Geospatial and Visualization Research
Center Mississippi e-Center _at_ JSU (2005)
FLEX
SGI O2s
SGI Onyx 3200
VRCO Viz-Cluster
PCs
JSUeNode
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Computational Chemistry
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Meteorology and Oceanography
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Civil Engineering
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Virtual Environment
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3D Modeling
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Student Information Sessions
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Access Grid Sessions
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Collaborative Research and Access Grid
CTHRU-C Demonstration (2002)
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Upcoming Activities

• Data visualization for Geographic Information
  System (GIS)
• Workshops and tutorials offerings
• Extension of collaborative research with partners
  in and outside the state of Mississippi

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http//vislab.jsums.edu
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Challenging Minds, Changing Lives
http//www.jsums.edu