Initiative in Innovative Computing @ Harvard Seminar Series Wednesday, February 13, 2008; 4:00pm 60 Oxford Street, Room 330 Simone Melchionna, Visiting Scholar, Multiscale Numerical Experimentation & Simulation Group (Applied Physics), SEAS CyberInfrastructure Labs Information Technology, Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, & NFM CNR, Physics Department, University of Rome Seminar Title: From Biopolymer Translocation to Hemodynamics: New Challenges in Multiscale Computing Abstract: Multiscale modelling is the capability of representing different levels of physical phenomena, occurring at diverse spatial and temporal scales, within a unified conceptual framework. A typical example is the behavior of long molecules or nanosuspensions under the action of complex hydrodynamic flows. Our computational work tackles different phenomena such as biopolymer translocation through nanopores and hemodynamics in arteries with a novel computational scheme. The solution of such large scale problems calls for the exploitation of powerful parallel architectures, such as the Blue Gene supercomputer, and sophisticated visualization tools to gain insight into the realm of multi-scale phenomena. Upcoming IIC Seminars: Continue to stay up to date with our IIC Seminar Schedule. Parking is available in the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Please tell the attendant that you are attending the IIC Seminar. _______________________________________________ iic-seminars mailing list iic-seminars(a)calists.harvard.edu http://calists.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iic-seminars