ModSim World Conference 2008 (BC Sept1 16)

Modeling And Simulation As An Education, Training and

Economic Development Tool Dr. Carole Inge, Ed.D., Meliissa Geraghty, Brian Caldwell P.G., C.P.G.

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Virginia Tech Modeling and Simulation Center for

Collaborative TechnologiesThis presentation will:

Provide a brief history, and areas of intended applications;

Describe the modeling and simulation capabilities;

Provide current core activities.

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Modeling and Simulation Center for Collaborative Technologies Headquarters

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Mission StatementThe Mission of the Virginia Tech Modeling and

Simulation Initiative is to provide advanced modeling, simulation and visualization technology services to business and public clients in order to advance their decision and support analyses of complex problems, contribute to the creation of new modeling and simulation technologies, increase technology-based jobs and promote economic development in Virginia.

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History In January 2008, Virginia Tech received

$1.2 million from the VA Tobacco Commission following a market feasibility study

This project created the environmental sector of the operation and attracted Tetra Tech, Inc.

Tetra Tech, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with 275 offices nationwide and close to 9,000 employees

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ApplicationsThe Center will focus on the Environmental and

Energy Sectors including:

Environmental Restoration

Planning

Emergency Response

Natural Resources

Optimizing Energy Resources

Agriculture

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Applications (cont’d)Research and Development Department of Defense (DoD) Department of Energy (DoE)

Biomedical Virtual Operating Room 3D Ultrasound Data

Transportation Traffic Visualization

Human Computer Interaction Applications Electronic Entertainment development E-learning architectural development and human interface testing

Industrial Applications Process engineering Quality Assurance/Quality Control modeling and optimization Planning and infrastructure modeling (population demographics, stormwater, and

water/wastewater)

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Economic Benefits Attracts new technology companies to Southern Virginia

that have modeling, simulation and visualization needs and/or provides tools to make existing technology companies more successful

Promotes job growth in “high-paying” technology fields Provides unique economic development tool for Southern

Virginia Creates research, professional publication and consulting

opportunities in Virginia, the U.S. and Globally Supports the Governor’s goal of making Virginia the

National leader in modeling, simulation and visualization technology

Leads to more research, grants and contracts to Virginia Tech Faculty

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Educational Outreach Virginia Tech

– Graduate and Post Doctoral Positions Local Community Colleges

– Southside VA Community College– Danville Community College

Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR)

Southern VA Higher Education Center Halifax County and Danville Public

Schools

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Hardware and Software Capabilities

Windows and Mac computational stations

FLEX visualization system with Conduit software

Enterprise GIS with redundant offsite server

Telepresence system

Broadband direct access

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Visualization EquipmentFLEX System

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Visualization EquipmentFLEX System

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User Interaction Devices Head Tracking Hand Gestures Alternate Input Devices

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Capabilities: Visualization and Virtual Reality

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Geospatial Visualization

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Geospatial Visualization

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Telepresence – Bringing Global Local

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Enterprise GIS System

The true cornerstone for data storage, manipulation, and geospatial visualization

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Enterprise GIS Infrastructure and Application

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Enterprise GIS System

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Server-Based GIS Server-based GIS can be

defined as centrally hosted GIS computing.

Can connect to the central GIS servers using desktop GIS software, web browsers, custom applications and mobile computing devices.

Server-based GIS allows applications to be centrally managed.

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GIS Capabilities and Services

Modeling Training Geoprocessing services Optimization & customization QA/QC

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Current Core Activities

Focusing on the Environment and Energy

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Current Core Activities Environmental Media Modeling

– Groundwater • 3D flow and fate and transport contamination • Geostatistics• Remediation design and optimization

– Air• Particulate loading • CO2 Loading

– Soil• Adsorption and leaching • Contribution to groundwater• Geostatistics

– Sediment• Hydraulic transport• Contribution to surface water

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Groundwater Flow and F&T Modeling – Remediation

Feasibility Analysis

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Groundwater Modeling - Remediation Design

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Air Particulate Loading – CAA Compliance

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Soil Remediation – Geospatial Analysis

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Current Core Activities

Energy Systems Modeling

Focus on sustainability

Product design towards commercialization

Engineering design optimization Feasibility analysis (cost; effectiveness

implementability) Market analysis Research to commercial phasing

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Virginia Clean Energy Business Technology Incubator

During the last 18 months, Virginia’s Tobacco region conducted extensive feasbility studies once again to determine their fate and where they should invest

Four main energy thrusts where created for an initial investment of $37 million in August 2008– Small distributed power systems– Bioenergy and fuel technology– Nuclear– Clean coal

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Virginia Clean Energy Technology Business Incubator

Region

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Goals of the Clean Energy Program

Research technologies that have the potential for commercialization

Provide business services to companies (feasibility studies, business planning, contracts management)

Attract and retain companies in the tobacco region

Market technologies nationally and internationally

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Virginia Clean Energy Business Technology Incubator

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In Conclusion Introduction of the new Virginia Tech

Modeling and Simulation Center for Collaborative Technologies in South Boston Virginia

State of the art hardware and software capabilities

Current core activities focusing on environmental and energy applications

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Questions?

Dr. Carole Inge, Ed.D.Brian Caldwell, P.G. , C.P.G.Melissa Geraghty