Problem Solving using Computational Thinking, a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) launched by the University of Michigan in November of 2019, has already drawn more than 1,200 learners from around the globe. The Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE) and the University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation partnered to create this course.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED CLOUD DISTRIBUTOR (AI-CD): MODELING CLOUDS AT DIFFERENT SCALES Python is the Lingua Franca of Data today and is being increasingly used in scientific computations.... This series features Ph.D. students in the Scientific Computing program.MICDE Seminar: Tianle Yuan, Associate Research Scientist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, JCET, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Using GPUs with Python
Ph.D Seminar: Timothy Jugovic & Jacqueline Larouche
Computational Science News
Across six continents, scientists use computation to optimize cities’ responses to hazardous events
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, Multiple HPC Intern Summer Opportunities
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The Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE) focuses on the development and innovative use of mathematical algorithms and models on high performance computers (HPC) to support basic and applied research and development across a wide spectrum of disciplines in science and engineering.
MICDE By the Numbers
150
Affiliated Faculty
22
Catalyst Grants Awarded
220
Graduate Certificates and Joint PhD Students
120
Student Fellowships Awarded
MICDE Highlights
2020-2021 Fellowships Awarded
MICDE welcomes 15 graduate Fellows to support the advancement of scientific computing. From political science, psychology, physics, and applied and interdisciplinary mathematics within the College of Literature, Science & the Arts to aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science engineering, industrial & operations engineering, and civil & environmental engineering within the College of Engineering, the 2020 MICDE fellows epitomize the reach of computation in diverse scientific disciplines. The fellowships, which carry a $4,000 stipend, are meant to augment other sources of funding and are available to students in our three educational programs. Visit our fellowship page to learn more about the program and the fellows.
MICDE funds wide-ranging computational discovery in galactic formation, drug discovery, bacterial biofilm colonies and turbulence simulations
Since 2017 the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE) Catalyst Grants program has funded a wide spectrum of cutting-edge research that combines science, engineering, mathematics and computer science. This year the program will fund four new projects that continue this tradition. Learn more about the 2020-2021 catalyst grants.
Featured Faculty Member
Kamran Diba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology in the School of Medicine. His research group is interested in how the brain computes, coordinates, stores and transfers…