The Computational Chemistry Grid project (CCG) is a National Science Foundation project in computational chemistry. The logo of the National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. ... Computational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses the results of theoretical chemistry incorporated into efficient computer programs to calculate the structures and properties of molecules and solids, applying these programs to real chemical problems. ...

The CCG is a virtual organization that allocates time on high-performance computing (HPC) resources for running computational chemistry applications through distributed support and services using an intuitive client called GridChem. The field of high performance computing (HPC) comprises computing applications on (parallel) supercomputers and computer clusters. ...

GridChem is a Java Desktop software application that presents a common interface to the user, integrating authentication, molecular editing, input and job preparation, job submission, and output monitoring. The GridChem Middleware Services manages and monitors execution of applications on the HPC resources through web services, and hosts consulting and allocations services. Application software is a subclass of computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly to a task that the user wishes to perform. ...

The computational power includes several Intel processor clusters, IBM Power4 and SGI Origin 2000. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... Big Blue redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... SGI is a TLA for at least three separate entities: Saskatchewan Government Insurance Scientific Games International Silicon Graphics, Incorporated Soka Gakkai International This page expands a three-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in...

Computing-sensitive areas include:

• quantum chemistry

Linus Pauling, as a pioneer of the valence bond theory, is one of the first quantum chemists. ...

Participants

• National Science Foundation
• National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• Center for Computation and Technology at Louisiana State University
• Texas Advanced Computing Center
• Ohio Supercomputer Center
• Center for Computational Sciences, University of Kentucky

The logo of the National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. ... National Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St. ... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Mission The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) enhances research and education programs and activities through applied research & development, operation, and support of advanced computing technologies. ... The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is Ohios high performance computing, networking, and research center. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ...

External link

• CCG website