Poly 2020 outreach discussion

If you're one of Ms. Dunham's students, I hope you enjoy!

I've compiled a list of resources I'm planning to present below, if it's difficult to see over Zoom or you'd like to revisit them later. Please feel free to contact me at scottcal@usc.edu if you have any questions or would like to chat further.

High Performance Computing

• Virtual tour of Summit, the world's 2nd fastest supercomputer, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=iBfbj7ET4LT

Additional resources

• Summit dedication (1 min)

• What is a supercomputer (3 min)

• Overview of Frontera, 9th fastest supercomputer (3 min)

Earthquake Simulations

• M8 Southern San Andreas simulation, north-to-south: Wall-to-wall, N to S

• M8 Southern San Andreas simulation, south-to-north: Wall-to-wall, S to N

• Simulation of M7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake from July 5, 2020:

• Sample comparison of simulation to observed data:

Additional resources

• Simulations

• Simulation of 30,000 years of earthquakes in California:

Scott's project (CyberShake)

• Example hazard curve for Pasadena (just west of 210/134 interchange):

• Hazard map for Southern California: