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  Jackson State University  
  Box 1800  
  1230 Raymond Road  
  Jackson, MS 39204  
  (601) 979-2024  
 
           
 
   

Northrop Grumman Center for Computational Engineering

   
   
 

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Shahrouz Aliabadi, PhD

Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science Director, Northrop Grumman Center for HPC of Ship Systems Engineering

Center Director

 
 

Center Abstract

 
 
     
  Established in January 2005 and funded by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, the Northrop Grumman Center (NGC) for High Performance Computing of Ship Systems Engineering at Jackson State University (JSU) pioneers research and technology developments in computational engineering. NGC also serves as a high performance computing technology center for the school of engineering at JSU.

Located in a modern 17 acre complex, the 300,000 square foot NGC e-Center develops and applies state-of-the-art high performance computing tools and technologies for design and evaluation of next generation Navy ships. In addition, NGC studies the dispersion of contaminants in urban and battle fields, develops simulation technologies to study the aerodynamics characteristics of future combat systems in Army's modernization program and most importantly, provides research and educational training for JSU students.

The Center is directed by Professor Shahrouz Aliabadi, who has an international reputation in high performance computing and computational fluid dynamics.
 
     
 
 

Funding Sources

 
 
             
 

Total Funding Amount for FY 07-08:

$1,375,000

 

Projected Funding Amount for FY 08-09:

$1,600,000

 

             
 
 
 

Current Funding

   

Agency Name

Title of Project/Award

 

Amount

 
   
  NGSS NG Professorship Award   $1,000,000  
           
  NSF Micro-Scale High Fidelity Dispersion Model   $225,000  
           
  NGSS Summer Institute in High Performance Computing   $120,000  
           
  ORNL-DHS Multi-Purpose, Multi-Scale Storm Surge and Flood …   $2,000,000  
           
  Army Research Office Direct Numerical Simulation of Insect-Size Micro Aerial Vehicles with Flapping Wings (three year grant)   $700,000  
           
 
 

Faculty/Postdoctoral Fellows

 
 
         
  Dr. Shahrouz Aliabadi   Computational Fluid Dynamics  
         
  Dr. Marvin Watts   Computational Fluid Dynamics / Graphics and Visualization  
         
  Reena Patel   Graphics and GIS  
         
  Tian Wan   Computational Fluid Dynamics  
         
  Dr. Heping Liu   Atmospheric Modeling  
         
  Dr. Erdal Yilmaz   Computational Environment  
         
  Dr. Muhamad Akbar   Microfluid and Nanofluid  
         
  Ms. Sudha Yerramilli   Flood Simulation / GIS  
         
 
 

Publications

 
 
     
 
  • Marvin Watts, Shuangzhang Tu, Reena Patel, Jubaraj Sahu and Shahrouz Aliabadi, “CaMEL, a Truly Matrix-free, Parallel and Vectorized Unstructured Finite Volume Solver”, submitted to Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering.
  • Shuangzhang Tu and Shahrouz Aliabadi, “Development of a Hybrid Finite Volume/Element Solver for Incompressible Flows”, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Fluids. 2007; 55:177-203.
  • Shuangzhang Tu, Shahrouz Aliabadi, Reena Patel, and Marvin Watts, “An implementation of the Spalart-Allmaras DES model in an implicit unstructured hybrid finite volume/element solver for incompressible turbulent flow”, submitted to the International Journal of Numerical Methods in Fluids.
  • Marvin Watts, Shuangzhang Tu, Shahrouz Aliabadi, “Numerical Simulation of a Spinning Projectile Using Parallel and Vectorized Unstructured Flow Solver”, ParCFD 2007 Proceedings will be published by Elsevier/North-Holland as a single volume.
  • Shuangzhang Tu, Shahrouz Aliabadi, Marvin Watt, “A Parallel Program for Subdividing 3-D Hybrid Unstructured Meshes”, Proceeding of The 10th ISGG Conference on Numerical Grid Generation, Forth, Crete, Greece, September 16-20, 2007.
  • Shuangzhang Tu and Shahrouz Aliabadi, “Implementation of the Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) Turbulence Model in a Hybrid Finite Volume/Element Solver for Incompressible Turbulent Flows”, 9th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, San Francisco, CA, July 23-26, 2007.
  • Marvin Watts, Shuangzhang Tu and Shahrouz Aliabadi, “Simulation of a Spinning Projectile Using Parallel and Vectorized Unstructured Flow Solver”, Proceeding of Parallel CFD 2007 conference, May 21-24 2007, Antalya, Turkey.
  • Shuangzhang Tu and Shahrouz Aliabadi, “A Hybrid Finite Volume/Element Method for Low and High Reynolds number Incompressible Flows”, Abstract of 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5th. European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008,) June 30 – July 5, 2008, Venice, Italy.
  • Shuangzhang Tu, Shahrouz Aliabadi and Christopher Bigler, “A Hybrid Finite Volume/Element Solver for Two Immiscible Fluid Flows”, Abstract of ASNE Gulf Coast 2008 Symposium, Shipbuilding in Support of the Global War on Terrorism, April 14-17, 2008, Pascagoula, MS.
  • Tian Wan and Shahrouz Aliabadi, “Parallel Platform for Multi-Scale CFD Storm Flood Forecast Using Geographical Information System Applications” Abstract of Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics 2008 Conference, Lyon, France, May 19-22, 2008.
 
 
 

Presentations

 
 
     
 
  • A Parallel Program for Subdividing 3-D Hybrid Unstructured Meshes, the 10th ISGG Conference on Numerical Grid Generation, Forth, Crete, Greece, September 16-20, 2007.
  • Simulation of a Spinning Projectile Using Parallel and Vectorized Unstructured Flow Solver, Parallel CFD 2007 conference, May 21-24 2007, Antalya, Turkey.
  • A Hybrid Finite Volume/Element Method for Low and High Reynolds number Incompressible Flows, 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5th. European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008,) June 30 – July 5, 2008, Venice, Italy.
  • A Hybrid Finite Volume/Element Solver for Two Immiscible Fluid Flows, ASNE Gulf Coast 2008 Symposium, Shipbuilding in Support of the Global War on Terrorism, April 14-17, 2008, Pascagoula, MS.
  • Parallel and Scalable Finite Element / Volume Algorithms for CFD Applications, Oak Ridge National Lab, Feb 21, 2008.
 
 
 

Organizing Symposia, Chairing Sessions

 
 
     
 
  • Co-organizer of “HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING IN COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS” minisymposium in the 8th. World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5th. European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008), June 30 – July 5, 2008, Venice, Italy
 
 
 

Contact Information

 
 
     
  Dr. Shahrouz Aliabadi  
     
  Northrop Grumman Center for HPC  
  Mississippi eCenter @ Jackson State University  
  1230 Raymond Road  
  Jackson, MS 39204  
     
  Phone: 601.979.1821   Fax: 601.979.1831  
     
  saliabadi@jsums.edu  
     
 

Web Link: www.ngc.jsums.edu