Next cohort of LIV.INNO students visit the Hartree Centre
In their first year LIV.INNO students are given the opportunity to visit our partner, the STFC Hartree Centre to find out about the work of the Centre and the collaborative research it is involved in.
This year’s student visit to the Hartree Centre at Sci-Tech Daresbury proved to be quite enlightening. It began with a series of engaging presentations that introduced them to the cutting-edge work being done at the Centre. The team at the Hartree Centre showcased their application of data-intensive science in tackling real-world challenges, such as modelling viral proteins, designing new materials, and simulating plasma for fusion research using a generative model.
The students said that a highlight of their visit was the demonstration of the Hartree Centre’s advanced data visualisation technologies. The students used 3-D glasses to explore a three-dimensional model of a UK field, generated using drone-collected data. This immersive experience was followed by a virtual tour of the high-performance computing server room, where they had the opportunity to ask detailed questions about the technologies and infrastructure.
Students experiencing the advanced data visualisation technologies at the STFC Hartree Centre.
In a cinema-style setting with a large ring screen, the students were introduced to the Virtual Wind Tunnel, demonstrating cutting-edge approaches in computational fluid dynamics used in aerospace and automotive prototyping. They were also given the opportunity to watch a captivating video on plasma simulation.
The students found the visit was inspiring, underscoring the potential of integrating artificial intelligence with data science to solve complex scientific problems.