August 31, 2009

How They Did It: Computational Science

Close-Up: Computational Science 1

James Rajotte

Campuswide support got SUNY College at Brockport's program in computational science off the ground, says Osman Yasar, the program's first director.

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James Rajotte

Campuswide support got SUNY College at Brockport's program in computational science off the ground, says Osman Yasar, the program's first director.

By Karin Fischer

Collaboration is the key ingredient in creating new programs in computational science, say academics in the field.

A handful of American colleges offer studies in the up-and-coming discipline, which uses mathematical modeling and computer simulation to solve complex problems in business, technical, and academic research. Aeronautical engineers rely on computer simulation to determine air flow and pressure on airplane wings, for example, while astronomers use models to better

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