Appendix E

Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research Mathematical, Information, and Computational Sciences Division

The primary mission of the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program, which is carried out by the Mathematical, Information, and Computational Sciences (MICS) subprogram, is to discover, develop, and deploy the computational and networking tools that enable researchers in the scientific disciplines to analyze, model, simulate, and predict complex phenomena important to the Department of Energy. To accomplish this mission, the program fosters and supports fundamental research in advanced scientific computing—applied mathematics, computer science, and networking—and operates supercomputer, networking, and related facilities. In fulfilling this primary mission, the ASCR program supports the Office of Science Strategic Plan’s goal of providing extraordinary tools for extraordinary science as well as building the foundation for the research in support of the other goals of the strategic plan. In the course of accomplishing this mission, the research programs of ASCR have played a critical role in the evolution of high performance computing and networks. Berkeley Lab thanks the program managers with direct responsibility for the NERSC program and the MICS research projects described in this report:

Michael R. Strayer
Associate Director, ASCR, and Acting Director, MICS

Walter M. Polansky
ASCR Senior Technical Advisor for Project Management

Anil Deane
Program Manager for Applied Mathematics

Barbara Helland
Program Manager for NERSC and Leadership Computing Facility

Daniel Hitchcock
Program Manager for ESnet

Frederick C. Johnson
Program Manager for Computer Research

Thomas D. Ndousse-Fetter
Program Manager for Networking

Mary Anne Scott
Program Manager for Collaboratory Research

Yukiko Sekine
Program Manager for Scientific Data Management and Visualization

George R. Seweryniak
Program Manager