9for the College of Business. It can also benefit the behavioral sciences department by studying the causes of addiction or other departments through study and development of artificial intelligence.ORU is also providing access to Titan to research teams from the University of Tulsa, each doing PhD and Master's level research. One team using VASP, which models atomic-scale materials, another using Titan for seismic processing research. The VASP project is expected to lead to new fundamental knowledge, while the computational paradigm developed during it is expected to be applicable in any fields in which quantum effects are concerned. It will also impact industrial and engineering developments of new materials for applications in such fields as microelectronics, biofuels, and nanophotonics. The seismic processing research will rapidly increase the accurate and reliable imaging of geological structures to aid in analyzing geological formations, enabling technicians to successfully determine oil/gas distribution, while also enabling graduate-level courses at both universities. "Tulsa is the capital of the Process Equipment and Heat Exchanger industries. Since many companies deal with details of multiphase flow through equipment, pipes, and pipe fittings such as control and safety valves, those companies can collaborate with researchers from both ORU and TU to optimize solutions, giving students valuable real-world opportunities to apply their research," adds Dr. Wheat.Innovating the FutureRecently, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Oral Roberts University professor Dr. Wheat, in collaboration with colleagues from Cameron University and East Central University, a $500,000 Campus Cyberinfrastructure Grant. The half-million dollars will connect the universities to the OneOklahoma Friction Free Network and allow ORU to increase its network speed, making it 100 times faster. "This grant will allow ORU researchers access to high speed and highly reliable data, connecting to both regional and international data repositories," states Dr. Wheat. "The increased speed will enhance the vitality of Titan and prepare the University for future expansion." Dr. Wheat was also instrumental in bringing it to the University. Titan can perform a variety of research projects with its more than 1300 physical, high-performance computing cores, and can perform 45 trillion calculations per second."This award brings ORU to the forefront of high-performance computing-related research in the Tulsa community and places our computer science program firmly on the map," states Dr. Andrew Lang, Chair of the Computing and Mathematics Department. The Department recently announced the formation of the Computing and Mathematics Advisory Council. Since the Council is made up of alumni and friends of the ORU Computing and Mathematics program, its members are able to speak to the realities of the various industries,which students will join upon graduation, providing important and timely information regarding relevant required knowledge, needed skills, and trends in technology industries. Additionally, the council provides advice and counsel to the faculty and department chair on important issues related to the program, to students, and to the department itself. Finally, because many of the Council members are distinguished in their fields, their participation extends the reach and influence of the department--and thus its graduates--to the larger computing and mathematics community. For the days to come, Dr. Wheat and his team will continue working on enhancing the supercomputer, adding larger functionalities for the benefit of the students. The innovative leader reminds students of the impact they can have as next-gen leaders: "It is important to be content but never comfortable. Our field of study is based on putting knowable facts to use in infinite ways with infinite possibilities for innovation. In some ways, mathematics is the same as it was centuries ago; in others it's been pushed farther today than it ever has before, and will be pushed even farther tomorrow. There will never be a time to stop imagining, stop creating, stop innovating. Our world needs your knowledge and skill, so never stop learning and never give up!"
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