IACS Director Interviewed for InnovateLI

The Debrief: Robert Harrison’s 2,000X Laptop

This excerpt is from InnovateLI, November 10, 2015 - As a chemist and a mathematician, Robert Harrison appreciates the vital role computers play in all modern sciences. As director of Stony Brook University’s Institute for Advanced Computational Science and chief scientist of Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Computational Science Initiative, he’s determined to make sure regional scientific and commercial interests appreciate it also. With SBU announcing the arrival of its new high-speed, $2 million SeaWulf computer cluster, the Cambridge University PhD and professor of applied mathematics has a fairly easy sell – even if he prefers you not call it a “supercomputer.” For more of the article, visit http://www.innovateli.com/the-debrief-robert-harrisons-2000x-laptop/