Universities interact with HPCC in three distinct ways
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Research in HPCC: This is reduced in level but healthy
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Using HPCC facilities for large scale simulations in areas like biochemistry and astrophysics: NSF new solicitation with 2 major PACI partnerships signals success and reinvigoration
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Education of students in field: this is not so satisfactory as in general number of skilled people in computer field is less than demand and students are:
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Leaving both HPCC areas in computer science (Web, databases appear to have better job opportunities)
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Leaving major application areas like physics (enrollment dropping)
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We propose a new educational focus on Internetics to attract students in an area that includes both web and HPCC technologies
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Also distance education and more enlightened immigration policies can make a major help
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