Vendor Project Request


INSTRUCTIONS:

This form is to be used by the principal investigator (PI) to request a new project on the NCCS resources.

  1. Complete the Principal Investigator's Agreement and fax it to 865-241-4011.
  2. Fill in all applicable information.
  3. Click on "submit" button at bottom of this page to submit your application.
  4. After you've requested a project, what happens next?
  5. * indicates required fields

If you want an account on an existing NCCS project, please apply using the NCCS account application form.

Direct any questions to the NCCS User Assistance Center.

Personal Information
* Title: Dr. Mr. Ms. Mrs. Miss
* First name:
* Last name:
Middle name:
Suffix (Sr. Jr. III, etc.):
* Email:
* Phone:
* Current (or requested) username:

Citizenship Status
* U.S. Citizen Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Other
* Countries of Citizenship:
* Birth Country:

Mailing Address

  
* Institution:
Mailstop/P.O. Box:
* Street Address:
* City:
* State:
* ZIP:
* Country:

Institution Information
* Select your institution from the list:
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If your institution is not in the above list, or you are employed by additional institutions, please specify:

Project Information

* Project Principal Investigator(PI):

* Project Name: (i.e. Company or Software Name)

* ORNL NCCS Point of Contact:
* Do you have an existing contract, purchase order, or service agreement with UT-Battelle? Yes     No
   If yes, please specify the appropriate contract, purchase order, or service agreement number:
* Are you developing software or hardware that the NCCS or other institutions might use in the future? Yes     No

Project Requirements

* Indicate the number of CPU hours requested on each system:

Jaguar:
Phoenix:
IBM Blue Gene/P (Eugene):
Visualization Cluster (Hawk):
Power Wall (Everest):


Description of Research

* Research Objectives: Describe the work you will do on the NCCS systems.

* Computational Approach: List each application software package to be used in the project proosal, including analysis packages.

Software Package Name Open Source? Export Controlled? *ECCN

* Software Information: For each of the major application codes you intend to use for this project,describe the computational techniques that you will use. Include:

  • Programming languages, libraries, and other software used
  • Description of the underlying mathematical formulation (e.g., ODE, PDE).
  • Algorithms and numerical techniques employed (e.g.,finite element, iterative solver).
  • Parallel programming system used (e.g., MPI, OpenMP, "embarrassingly" parallel).
  • Description of the role collaborative analysis/visualization plays in your discovery process; Identify any current bottlenecks in your analysis.

Proprietary and Sensitive Information

* Does this project generate publishable data?
Yes   No

* Does this project use or generate proprietary data?
Yes   No

* Does this project use or generate sensitive or restricted information?
Yes   No


Export Control

The following questions are provided to determine whether research associated with a Director's Discretion proposal may be export controlled. Responding to these questions can facilitate - but not substitute for - any export control review required for this proposal.

* Does the proposed project involve any of the following areas?
Yes   No
  • Military, Space Craft, Satellites, Missles, and associated hardware, software or technical data?
  • Nuclear Reactors & Components, Nuclear Material Enrichment Equipment, Components (Trigger List) and associated hardware, software or technical data?
  • Encryption about 128 bit software (source & object code)?
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction or their precursors (nuclear, chemical, & biological)?
* Does the proposed project use and/or create proprietary information, intellectual property, licensing, or will utilize information in any of these categories in pursuit of the project objectives?
Yes   No
* Are the proposed project and its intended subject matter deliverables considered Fundamental Research or Publicly Available Information as under National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 189?
Yes   No

Comments or Questions?

By submitting this application, I certify that the information I have provided is accurate and complete.