MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The Marquette University computational grid (MUGrid) brings together a diverse team of investigators from mathematics, statistics, computer science, chemistry, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering to develop and utilize grid computing as an integral tool for computational research. This project expands the developing MUGrid with the acquisition of a new parallel computing cluster, storage and network infrastructure upgrades which will also provide the cyberinfrastructure for Marquette University's new graduate programs in Computational Sciences. The Computational Sciences program, part of the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, will serve as the central location for formal training on cyberinfrastructure technologies for research computing. In addition to formal training, an open-access seminar and regularly offered MUGrid boot camps will provide training for students and faculty across campus, including individuals from traditionally under-represented groups in STEM disciplines. MUGrid's success will be evaluated through usage reports, longitudinal tracking of student career progress, and user surveys, which are aimed at monitoring job preparedness and impact on training a diverse workforce. The new parallel computing cluster and storage infrastructure will also be made available to the broader community through outreach activities. The resource will be part of Southeast Wisconsin High Performance (SeWHiP, http://www.sewhip.org) computing consortium's developing regional grid that will directly support academic/industry partnerships for healthcare, energy and water research in Southeast Wisconsin, the most diverse region of the state. Summer programs for K-12 teachers and students will provide training and access to MUGrid and SeWHiP resources. Projects developed on MUGrid will be used to promote science and engineering through partnerships with local museums such as Discovery World. Resources will be also made available to the Open Science Grid and TeraGrid. Resource usage tracking, longitudinal studies of impacts on K-12 student career paths, exhibit attendance, and surveys will be used to assess the impact of these outreach programs. Finally, training resources and software developed as a part of this project will be made widely available through the SeWHiP web site.
| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
0923037 |
Funding Agency |
National Science Foundation |
| Total Award Amount |
$560,000 |
Project Location - City |
Milwaukee |
| Award Date |
08/28/2009 |
Project Location - State |
WI |
| Project Status |
Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
53201-1881
|
| Jobs Reported |
0.00 |
Congressional District |
04 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
|
Recipient Name
|
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
046929621
|
| Recipient Address |
915 W WISCONSIN AVE RM 175 |
| Recipient City |
MILWAUKEE |
| Recipient State |
Wisconsin |
| Recipient Zip |
53233-2310 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
04 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
MRI: Acquisition of a Parallel Computing Cluster and Storage for the Marquette University Grid (MUGrid) |
| Project Status |
Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
Yes |
| Project Activities Description |
Alliances & Advocacy |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
By September 30, 2010, over 69 users are using the MUGrid facilities purchased with funding from this grant. More than six publications, five presentations,and five grant proposals have included results or plan to use MUGrid. In July 2010, an MUGrid bootcamp trained over 30 professionals from three different institutions in how to use MUGrid facilities. The training materials are freely available on the MUGrid website, http://www.marquette.edu/mugrid. In collaboration with this grant, the PI attended the TeraGrid 2010 conference held in August 2010 and interest in using TeraGrid resources is growing as a result. This grant has ended on August 31, 2010 and the project is complete. The amount provided in the fields for Amount of ARRA Funds Received and Amount of ARRA Expenditures ($559,591.17) will not match the award amount of $560,000 as the actual project expenditures have come in at just under the award amount. The difference of $408.83 will not be spent. |
| Jobs Created |
0.00 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
No jobs were created. |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
49-0101 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
08/28/2009 |
| Award Number |
0923037 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
49 |
| Funding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
49 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Amount of Award |
$560,000 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$559,591 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$559,591 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
U01 - NTEE |
| Activity Description |
Alliances & Advocacy |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
2 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$559,591 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
CDW-G GOVERNMENT - Award Number 0923037 - CDW-G GOVERNMENT
| Award Number |
0923037 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
60675-1515 |
| Vendor Name |
CDW-G GOVERNMENT |
| Product and Service Description |
CISCO DIRECT WS-X6148A-GE-45AF |
| Payment Amount |
$59,696 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY - Award Number 0923037 - HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
| Award Number |
0923037 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
95747-5789 |
| Vendor Name |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
| Product and Service Description |
PARALLEL COMPUTING CLUSTER AND STORAGE |
| Payment Amount |
$499,896 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
43º 2' 4",
-87º 54' 55" |
| Congressional District |
04 |
| Address 1 |
P.O. Box 1881 |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
Milwaukee |
| County |
Milwaukee |
| State |
WI |
| Zip |
53201-1881 |
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