Carlton BaughCoordinator

Durham University

EC Framework Programme 7 PITN-GA-2009-238356

@Trieste

What is ?

A European Commission funded Initial Training Network on Computational Cosmology

- Started 1st December 2009- 48 months- 4.65 million Euros- 570 months of Early Stage Researchers (<4 years research experience, no PhD) - 120 months of Experience Researchers (<5 years research experience)- Supports meetings and workshops- Industrial partners

CosmoComp Nodes and coordinatiors

• Durham, UK Carlos Frenk • MPA, Germany Simon White • Leiden, Netherlands Joop Schaye• Barcelona, Spain Enrique Gaztanaga• Saclay, France Romain Teyssier• Sussex, UK Peter Thomas • Nottingham, UK Frazer Pearce• Trieste, Italy Stefano Borgani • Shanghai, China Yipeng Jing• CONICET, Argentina Patricia Tissera (Mario Abadi)

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CosmoComp Work Packages

• WP1 Simulations of small scales High resolution simulations of DM haloes Simulating the Milky Way

• WP2 Simulations of intermediate scales Intergalactic medium, intracluster medium, formation and evolution of

galaxies

• WP3 Simulations of large scales large-scale structure, production of mock catalogues

• WP4 Code development extending/improving baryonic physics, code comparisons

Recruitment

CosmoComp started 1/12/2009 – 48 months

570 months Early Stage Researcher funding • 27 months left to allocate• 12 months of these in Shanghai • Combination of 36 month (max) and shorter fellowships• 21 ESR fellows

120 months Experienced Researcher funding• All 120 months allocated (two new appointments

Nottingham & Sussex, starting soon)• 8 ER fellows

Hanni Luca Weiguang Jiaxin Kai Laura

Susana Quan Sam G. Madhura Eduardo Marcel

Chervin Michelle Till Milan Sam F. Christopher

Alex Marco Monica Stephanie

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Training – network events

Training: industrial partners

• Oracle (formerly SUN)• Microsoft Research• 5 cosmocomp fellows

attended annual Microsoft PhD school in 2011

• Mixture of complementary skills training and computing

Publications – new ones needed!

The future

• Successfully passed mid-term review in 2011• CosmoComp ends 30th November 2013• More workshops + conference/meeting• What next? • New ITN call out: deadline 22nd November 2012• Proposal: ITN based around simulations for

Euclid led, by Romain Teyssier, expanded version of Euclid Cosmological Simulations Working Group.