People
From Minas
Principal and Co-Principal Investigators
Ann Q. Gates, Computer Science, PI
Paulo Pinheiro da Silva, Computer Science, Co-PI
Craig Tweedie, Environmental Science, Co-PI
Aaron Velasco, Geosciences, Co-PI
Leticia Velazquez, Mathematics, Co-PI
Affiliated Faculty
Miguel Argaez, Mathematics
Brian Giza, Education
Vladik Kreinovich, Computer Science
Affiliated Staff
Mary Contreras, Program Coordinator
Internal Steering Committee
Steve Riter, Vice President of Information Technology
Richard Schoephoerster, Dean of Engineering
Anny Sosa, Dean of Science
Josie Tinajero, Dean of Education
Advisory Board
Susan Beck, University of Arizona, is a professor with expertise in seismology and tectonics.
Geoffrey Fox, University of Indiana, is a pioneer in grid computing and Visiting Scholar for CI Development to the Alliance for Equity in Higher Education, which includes numerous MSIs.
Peter Fox is Chief Computational Specialist, High Altitude Observatory within the National Center for Atmospheric Research. He has experience in semantic web development; in use-case CI development within the atmospheric, astrophysical and earth sciences communities, and in CI education and outreach.
Tony Fountain heads the Cyberinfrastructure Laboratory for Environmental Observing Systems within the Sciences Research and Development Division at the San Diego Supercomputing Center. He has experience in leading CI development in several national and international CI initiatives including NEON, GLEON, CREON, and ROADNet.
G. Randy Keller is a professor and the Edward Lamb McCollough Chair in Geophysics at the University of Oklahoma. He received the 2006 Grover E. Murray Memorial Distinguished Educator Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Scott Lathrop, TeraGrid, has been involved in high performance computing and communications activities since 1986. Dr. Lathrop is Director of Education, Outreach and Training for the TeraGrid Project. He is also a member of the Advancement Team that is helping to lead the Engaging People in Cyberinfrastructure (EPIC) project funded by NSF among more than twenty organizations involved in EOT activities around the country.
Juan Meza, Department Head of the High Performance Computing Research group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, conducts research in parallel methods for simulation-based optimization problems and methods for quantification of uncertainty.
Affiliated Research Students
Alejandro Castaneda, M.Sc. student
Nicholas Del Rio, Ph.D. student
Irbis Gallegos, Ph.D. student
Omar Ochoa, Ph.D student
