Orono,
ME,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in Computer Science - Green Supercomputing in Orono United States | University of Maine
University of Maine
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Orono United States
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
30,528
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
Supported by an NSF grant for scientific grid computing research, the department partnered with SiCortex to showcase a 648-node SC648 supercomputer simulating glacial ice melt, powered solely by 10 cyclists. The event's video highlights are entertaining:
Low-quality version (320240, 8 MB)
High-quality version (640480, 28 MB)
Alongside the SC648, the department maintains a 72-node SC072 system.
A portal for scientific grid access.
These power-efficient machines (the SC648 and SC072 use just 1000W and 300W respectively) support a project creating a public gateway to scientific data, simulations, and experiments used in active research.
Funding was provided through National Science Foundation award 0723093 (MRI: High Performance Cluster for UMaine's Scientific Grid Portal, $200,000). Principal investigator Phil Dickens collaborates with co-PIs Sudarshan Chawathe, Jim Fastook (Computer Science), and Bruce Segee, Yifeng Zhu (Electrical and Computer Engineering).
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
The candidate will have completed a bachelor's degree at a regionally-accredited university or four-year college.
Official transcript of all previous college or university work
Successful applicants will usually have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale). Normally, no applicant will be considered who has less than a 3.0 or less than a B average in undergraduate computer science courses.
All GRE general scores are required by the School of Computing and Information Science. We do not require the subject test in computer science, although it may be submitted if desired.
International students will need to submit TOEFL (minimum 80), or Academic IELTS scores (with no score lower than 6.5 and a minimum average of 7.0).
Official transcript of all previous college or university work
Successful applicants will usually have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale). Normally, no applicant will be considered who has less than a 3.0 or less than a B average in undergraduate computer science courses.
All GRE general scores are required by the School of Computing and Information Science. We do not require the subject test in computer science, although it may be submitted if desired.
International students will need to submit TOEFL (minimum 80), or Academic IELTS scores (with no score lower than 6.5 and a minimum average of 7.0).
Tuition
USD
30,528