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*Event Type*: [[PublicLectures][Lecture and Stargazing]]<br>
*Title*: Simulating the Universe on a Supercomputer<br>
*Lecturer*: Cameron Hummels<br>
*Position*: Postdoctoral Fellow<br>
*Institution*: Caltech<br>
*Abstract*:<br>
As technology has advanced over the last several decades, so too has our ability to use computers to simulate the formation and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the Universe itself.  I will cover the history of astrophysical simulations, from the modest beginnings of rearranging light bulbs to represent the motion of stars in a galaxy, to now using the biggest supercomputers to predict the fate of our Universe.  Come learn how simulations are driving our understanding of the heavens and see a live demo on one of the most powerful super computers on Earth.
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