This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The project focuses on improving computational efficiency of VCell. This will be achieved by applying adaptive meshes, which allow for more precise modeling of geometry, and by using parallel solvers. Departure from uniform grids and incorporation of parallel solvers in VCell will speed up very large, computationally intensive simulations, particularly of three-dimensional models with multiple spatial scales. The research plan is based on synergistic development of mesh adaptivity and parallel implementation of the solvers, which will take advantage, wherever possible, of available technologies, software, and robust approaches that have been validated by the scientific community. Getting good performance out of available libraries, however, will require extensive testing and evaluation depending on the particular type of problems that need to be solved. The initial phase of the project will include evaluation of PETSc'(Portable, Extensible Toolkit for Scientific computation) parallel solvers and research on current methods for structured mesh refinement.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR013186-13
Application #
8169571
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-CB-L (40))
Project Start
2010-05-01
Project End
2011-04-30
Budget Start
2010-05-01
Budget End
2011-04-30
Support Year
13
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$48,943
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Connecticut
Department
Anatomy/Cell Biology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
022254226
City
Farmington
State
CT
Country
United States
Zip Code
06030
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