Tiziana Di Matteo, Carnegie Mellon University
Posted: April 14, 2009
Talk given: February 15, 2009
Astronomer Tiziana Di Matteo, Carnegie Mellon University, describes the importance of computing resources to her novel approach to understanding galaxy formation by tracking the growth of supermassive black holes. The complex theoretical modeling on which she relies will be accelerated by petascale supercomputers like Blue Waters, coming online at NCSA in 2011.
Running time: 20:43
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