for Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation 2002 Annual Research Report 2002 Annual Research Report of the Supercomputing Institute for Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation Visit us on the Internet: www.msi.umn.edu Supercomputing Institute for Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation University of Minnesota 599 Walter 117 Pleasant Street SE Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 ©2002 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. This report was prepared by Supercomputing Institute researchers and staff. Editor: Tracey Bartlett This information is available in alternative formats upon request by individuals with disabilities. Please send email to [email protected] or call (612) 625-1818. The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sex- ual orientation. contains a minimum of 10% postconsumer waste Table of Contents Introduction Supercomputing Resources Overview....................................................................................................................................2 Supercomputers ........................................................................................................................3 Research Laboratories and Programs ......................................................................................5 Supercomputing Institute Programs Graduate Programs ................................................................................................................10 Partnership ..............................................................................................................................11 Digital Technology Center ....................................................................................................12 Research Scholars....................................................................................................................13 Undergraduate Interns............................................................................................................14 Researchers and Administration Fellows of the Institute ..........................................................................................................16 National Advisory Board ........................................................................................................18 Administrative Staff ................................................................................................................19 Technical Support Staff ..........................................................................................................20 Committee and Panel Members ............................................................................................21 External Support ....................................................................................................................23 Conferences Sponsored Symposia ..............................................................................................................30 Table of contents continued on next page. Supercomputing Institute 2002 Annual Report Table of Contents i Table of Contents Ongoing and Recently Completed Research Projects from January 1, 2001 to March 15, 2002 University of Minnesota–Duluth Campus College of Science and Engineering Department of Chemistry ......................................................................................................35 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering..........................................................36 Department of Physics............................................................................................................37 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Campus College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences Department of Soil, Water, and Climate ..............................................................................39 College of Biological Sciences Biotechnology Institute ..........................................................................................................42 College of Biological Sciences and Medical School Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics........................................44 College of Liberal Arts Department of Economics......................................................................................................61 Department of Geography......................................................................................................65 Department of Political Science ............................................................................................66 College of Natural Resources Department of Wood and Paper Science ..............................................................................68 College of Pharmacy College of Pharmacy ..............................................................................................................70 Department of Medicinal Chemistry ....................................................................................71 Department of Pharmaceutics ................................................................................................76 Curtis L. Carlson School of Management Department of Finance ..........................................................................................................78 Department of Operations and Management Science ..........................................................79 ii Table of Contents Supercomputing Institute 2002 Annual Report School of Public Health Division of Epidemiology ......................................................................................................81 Institute of Technology Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics ........................................................86 Department of Astronomy......................................................................................................94 Department of Biomedical Engineering ................................................................................97 Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science..............................................99 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Physics Program ................................................119 Department of Civil Engineering ........................................................................................139 St. Anthony Falls Laboratory ..............................................................................................151 Department of Computer Science and Engineering ..........................................................160 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering........................................................165 Department of Geology and Geophysics ............................................................................173 Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications....................................................................177 School of Mathematics..........................................................................................................178 Department of Mechanical Engineering..............................................................................183 Department of Physics..........................................................................................................202 Medical School Cancer Center ......................................................................................................................217 Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology ..........................................................218 Department of Neuroscience ..............................................................................................224 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ..................................................................................228 Department of Otolaryngology............................................................................................229 Department of Pharmacology ..............................................................................................230 Department of Physiology....................................................................................................232 Department of Radiology ....................................................................................................235 Department of Surgery ........................................................................................................237 Department of Therapeutic Radiology–Radiation Oncology ............................................241 Mayo Medical School Department of Pharmacology ..............................................................................................243 Metropolitan State University Department of Information and Computer Sciences ..........................................................245 Minnesota State University–Mankato Department of Management ................................................................................................247 Supercomputing Institute 2002 Annual Report Table of Contents iii Table of Contents Index and Bibliography Index of Principal Investigators Index of Principal Investigators ..........................................................................................250 Research Reports Bibliography for January 1, 2001–March 15, 2002 Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics ..........................................................................252