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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,91,130);background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Call for Proposals to the AAL Supercomputer Time Allocation Committee (ASTAC) Large Program </span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,91,130)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-6569133653315236596xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(95,96,98);background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Applications close Friday 31 July 2020, 5 PM AWST. Late applications will not be accepted.</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-6569133653315236596xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) has purchased 20 million service units (MSU) per year (over the next two years) on Gadi, the new Fujitsu system at the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI). </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-6569133653315236596xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">AAL is inviting proposals from the Australian astronomical community for use of this time. A competitive review process will be overseen by the AAL Supercomputer Time Allocation Committee (ASTAC). This is the first of two calls for supercomputing time proposals (AAL will issue a second call in 2021). </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-6569133653315236596xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Please see the attached PDF for more detail.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-6569133653315236596xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Please note: The minimum request for this call will be 4 MSU, and all projects that are awarded time are expected to be able to use at least 240 cores (5 Gadi nodes) in parallel.</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-6569133653315236596xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">If you wish to apply, please do so via the online proposal submission portal: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192);background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4Xi0Cp81lrtEX1EkSDbDWS?domain=tac.adacs.org.au/"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);text-decoration:none">https://tac.adacs.org.au/calls/23/</span></b></a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-6569133653315236596xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Should you have any enquiries regarding this Call for Proposals, please contact:</span></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_-6569133653315236596xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Dr Robert Shen</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">, AAL Senior Program Manager, </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(46,117,182);background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><a href="mailto:robert.shen@astronomyaustralia.org.au"><span style="color:rgb(46,117,182);text-decoration:none">robert.shen@astronomyaustralia.org.au</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">, +61 450 649 457</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-6569133653315236596xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Prof. Mark Krumholz, </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Chair of ASTAC, ANU, </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192);background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><a href="mailto:mark.krumholz@anu.edu.au"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);text-decoration:none">mark.krumholz@anu.edu.au</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">, +61 2 6125 8033</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Applications close on Friday 31 July 2020, 5 PM AWST. Late applications will not be accepted.</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Many thanks,</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Robert</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">______________________________________________<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dr Robert (Xiaobin) Shen<br>Senior Program Manager, Astronomy Australia Ltd. <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">M: 0450 649 457 </font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font><i style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">AAL is committed to equity and diversity and endeavours to create an environment in which every individual is treated with dignity and respect.</i></p>
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