The Physics Department will create a computing facility using Intel computers to support computationally intensive research projects and advanced instructional technology in the physical sciences. The Physics Department at UC Berkeley Physics at Berkeley is synonymous with discovery and achievement. Seven of UC Berkeley's thirteen Nobel Prizes were awarded to physicists. Many notable discoveries have been made by Berkeley physicists - from Sfundamental properties of elementary particles to the physics behind magnetic resonance imaging, from the development of materials harder than a diamond to probes of the cosmic background radiation left from the Big Bang. With its outstanding faculty and proximity to the wealth of scientific resources in the Bay Area, the Physics Department is a national leader in diverse research and in education.
Neutrino detection is a key methodology for study of the dynamics of active galactic nuclei.
Two Intel workstations will reside in the South Pole laboratory. By complementing the Macintosh computers which have been donated for use in this facility, Intel Pentium workstations and NT software will be available at the PSCF for use by students in science, engineering, and mathematics. Members from each institution spend six weeks at the South Pole each year. Science writers, members of the U.S. Congress, NSF officials such as Director Neal Lane, foreign dignitaries, and school teachers come to the South Pole Station to learn about the research being done there. The Pentium computers utilized in the PSCF will also be highly visible, as they are used for teaching and research purposes by a wide range of students and faculty in the physical and biological sciences and in engineering.