2018 Rayleigh Hackathon

2018 Rayleigh Hackathon

September 16-19

University of Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Organizers

Jon Aurnou, UC Los Angeles
Wolfgang Bangerth, Colorado State University
Nick Featherstone, University of Colorado
Rene Gassmoeller, UC Davis
Lorraine Hwang, UC Davis

Description

This workshop follows the Rayleigh Tutorial. Participants should have attended the tutorial or have basic knowledge of the code. The workshop lays the foundation in establishing the open source project. Participants are expected to contribute to the code during the workshop and participate in discussions on future directions.

 

Workshop Information

The 2018 Rayleigh Workshop will be held at the University of Colorado following GTP 2018. Rayleigh is designed for the study of MHD turbulence and convection in spherical (and soon Cartesian) geometries using a pseudo-spectral approach and runs efficiently on O(10^5) cores.  The software is freely available and may be downloaded from its CIG software page [download].

The workshop consists of TWO SEPARATE EVENTS:

I. TUTORIAL: 15 September 2018.

The Introduction to Rayleigh Workshop will introduce new users to running the Rayleigh code.

Limit: 25 participants.

II. DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: 16-19 September 2018.

The Rayleigh Development Workshop will:

• • Introduce current users to the parallel design and algorithmic structure of Rayleigh so that they may modify the code effectively.   
  • Establish collaborations on short-term development tasks.   For example, such tasks might include the design of robust methods for reading in custom reference-state profiles,  implementation of new diagnostic outputs,  development of data visualization pipelines and routines, and improvement of documentation.
  • Establish work flows for contributing to the repository.
  • Establish a core-development team that is authorized to approve changes to the code moving forward.  
  • Establish long-term objectives for the continued development of Rayleigh.

Limit: 20 participants

You can apply to attend one or both events.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Please email us to check on space availability.

Notification of Acceptance Begins: August 1, 2018

ORGANIZERS

Nick Featherstone, University of Colorado, Boulder
Jon Aurnou, UC Los Angeles
Wolfgang Bangerth, Colorado State University
Lorraine Hwang, UC Davis
Ryan Orvedahl, University of Colorado, Boulder
CIG Geodynamo Working Group

Tutorial: Saturday, 15 September 2018 - ALL DAY

Development Workshop: Sunday-Wednesday, 16-19 September 2018

The Development Workshop begins informally on Sunday morning with an optional hike.  Participants are invited to gather in the evening for informal discussions on objectives.

LOCATION

The workshop will be hosted a on the campus of the University of Colorado, Boulder. 

Please see the Logistics page for more details as the event approaches

APPLICATION 

Participants must apply to attend either or both events. Registration does not guarantee acceptance to either event. 

Limited support is available for lodging.  Please let us know if you need help with transportation expenses.

All registrants must apply for support for Workshop Fees.  

Questions

email: events@geodynamics.org

This workshop is jointly hosted by the Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics with support from JILA and the  University of Colorado.