Alan,
Thanks for the prompt reply and the chance to talk to the group! I'll be sure to keep
in close contact with Suleyman. Unfortunately, I am out this Thursday and away on holiday
the following. I'll make a point to be at the next upcoming meeting (on 8/7?), and
look forward to meeting you in the near future.
Best,
Bob
On Jul 21, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Alan Aspuru-Guzik <alan(a)aspuru.com> wrote:
Dear Bob,
It is funny as I was just encouraging our group members to use XSEDE. We are having a
meeting with RC this Thursday to discuss computing. I think it would be great if you could
come in and talk to us. (Us is a royal "us" as I will be away for 3 weeks). I
can meet you after that.
I copy my group members, and specifically Suleyman Er, who is my local XSEDE appointee.
Our cluster usage in Oddyssey is quite subscribed recently and people are going to start
using XSEDE more.
I am glad we have you on campus to help the group members with issues on XSEDE.
Martin Blood-Forsythe will e-mail you the location and details of the meeting
Alan
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Harvard University | 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138
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On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Bob Freeman <robertfreeman(a)g.harvard.edu> wrote:
Alan,
I'm writing as a courtesy to introduce myself as the Harvard University (main
campus) Campus Champion for XSEDE. As XSEDE Campus Champion, I'll be helping
individuals transition to XSEDE resources should our local resources not be sufficient for
your work.
I joined the RC team under James Cuff in May as the HPC Research and Education
facilitator. This is a special, 2 yr position funded by the NSF at six universities in the
US to help promote HPC (cluster) usage. Our anticipated goals are to enable research
groups to analyze their data faster, present sooner at conferences, and be more
competitive for grants; and departments will be able to recruit and retain talent by
having a world-class compute facility with support staff that can speak both technical and
research vernacular. Prior to this position I worked for over 10 years with Marc Kirschner
in Systems Biology at HMS doing both informatics and bench research.
The other reason for writing is to see how you are progressing with your current
allocation. Are things going well? Are you or your research group encountering any issues?
Is there any feedback that I can pass along to the XSEDE leadership?
I welcome your thoughts and further conversation. And am happy to meet with you to
discuss your research goals and how I can help you make the most of your HPC resources.
Thanks,
Bob
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Bob Freeman, Ph.D.
HPC Consultant
XSEDE Campus Champion
FAS Research Computing
Harvard University
38 Oxford Street, Rm 105
Cambridge, MA 02138
617/495.8824, vox
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