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Grid school veteran Ben Clifford has been involved with grids since 2000. He's been teaching new users how to benefit from grid computing since 2002. Today, after teaching two one-day Open Science Grid workshops as part of the SC07 Education Program, Clifford sees many familiar faces in the SC07 crowd. Not all of them are new. "It's very satisfying to see people I taught many years ago," he says. "Many of them are working in grids or working to promote grid technology. It's great to stay involved with such motivated people. They are still keen to learn more about how to lever grids for the benefit of their research or their students." This enthusiasm is essential to becoming involved in grid computing, says Clifford. "Getting started in grid computing is not easy, but the benefits are well worth the time invested," says Clifford. "Grid computing can offer many researchers exponential increases in progress." Alina Bejan, coordinator of OSG Education Outreach and Training, agrees. "We are preparing the next generation of grid leaders," Bejan says. "If you have questions about how your research might benefit from grid technology, or if you want to know how to get started in using grids for particular problems, we want to hear from you." "We provide ongoing support and mentoring, online and over the phone," Bejan says. "There are plenty of opportunities to get your questions answered and to make it over potential stumbling blocks. Use us, use us: we have the people and the resources and we often have the answers."
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| High-Energy Physicists The MiniBooNE, which attempts to confirm the existence of a new type of neutrino, has consumed over 800,000 CPU-hours. Open Science Grid has also provided 300,000 CPU-hours to the DZero experiment for one of the most precise measurements to date of the top quark mass. Image courtesy of Reidar Hahn, Fermilab |
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Mathematicians An investigator at LeHigh University made opportunistic use of resources to solve a mathematical challenge: "What is the minimum number of football lottery tickets you must buy to guarantee a win?" Given a match of six games, he has used over 200 CPU-years to narrow the range of the solution to 70-73 tickets. Stock image from sxc.hu |
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