+ NASA Home + Ames Home + Sitemap + Staff Directory +Home COLUMBIA SUPERCOMPUTER + Scientific Projects + News + Space Operations Mission Directorate Website PROJECTS RUNNING ON THE COLUMBIA SUPERCOMPUTER Projects titles are listed in alphabetical order by principal investigator. Space Operations Mission Directorate Automated Aero-Database Creation for Launch Vehicles Principal Investigator: Michael J. Aftosmis Boeing Delta II Unsteady Aerodynamics (EXPIRED PER Pieter Buning) Principal Investigator: Pieter G. Buning Shuttle Debris Transport Analysis Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel J. Dorney SSME High Pressure Fuel Pump Impeller Crack Investigation Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel J. Dorney SSME High-Pressure Oxidizer Turbo Pump Knife- Edge Seal crack Investigation Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel J. Dorney Space Shuttle RTF Ascent Aerodynamics and Debris Transport Analyses Principal Investigator: Reynaldo J. Gomez Bumper-II MMOD Threat Assessment Principal Investigator: James Hyde Automated Plotting Process for Shuttle Return to Flight Debris Trajectory Analysis Principal Investigator: Feng Jiang Range Surveillance Using Radio Interferometry Principal Investigator: Alton Keel NESC ITA Investigation Turbopump and Fuel Line Analysis Principal Investigator: Cetin Kiris Foreign national Access-821 Principal Investigator: Thomas H. Pulliam Robust Design Optimization with Evolutionary Algorithms and Neural Networks Principal Investigator: Dr. Man M. Rai Return to Flight Internal Aerothermal Computational Fluid Dynamics Principal Investigator: Chun Y. Tang Return to Flight External Aerothermal Computational Fluid Dynamics Principal Investigator: Chun Y. Tang Simulation and Analysis of the Flow Characteristic Principal Investigator: Edward Terrell Rocket Propellent Tank Structral Analysis Principal Investigator: Karl Thal + Feedback + Site Help + NASA Privacy Statement, Disclaimer, and Accessibility Certification Editor: Jill Dunbar Webmaster: John Hardman NASA Official: Rupak Biswas + Contact NAS Last Updated: May 8, 2008