The Australian Synchrotron is pleased to announce the 2012 Infrared Beamline Data Analysis Workshop.

This workshop will focus on data analysis and in particular on resonant Mie scattering (RMieS) correction. A RMieS correction algorithm based on extended multiplicative signal correction (EMSC) has been developed by Paul Bassan and Peter Gardner of Manchester University, UK and Achim Kohler of Nofima Mat, Norway in order to remove the baseline distortion in FTIR spectra, particularly in biological single cell spectra. This correction is now being increasingly used on spectra from both single cells and tissue sections. Paul Bassan will join the IR beamline team as workshop instructors. 

The National Computational Infrastructure National Facility (NCI) and Monash University (Monash e-Research) are pleased to announce a hands-on training day for all users new to the NCI. This course covers a range of topics including:

• How to access to the NCI
• Software and Hardware resources at the NCI
• Queuing and Scheduling jobs
• Parallel Programming software, such as MPI and OpenMP

Two Courses: An Introduction to High Performance Computing Using MASSIVE - City (Tuesday, 31st January ) and Monash Clayton Campus (Tuesday, 28th February)

The MASSIVE High Performance Computing (HPC) facility has significant differences from the desktop computer most researchers are familiar with. This course is designed to get new users going as quickly as possible, by concentrating on basic skills and highlighting the areas of Advanced Computing.

The National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS) is now accepting applications for the 2012 calendar year from researchers from Australian public sector research organisations, including universities.

The NCMAS, which derives from the former NCI Merit Allocation Scheme, provides an integrated application platform enabling access to computational and data storage resources on major national computational facilities.

MASSIVE is offering courses in High Performance Computing and Parallel Programming free to Australia Researchers. The training is from the 24th - 26th of October at the Monash Campus. Registration is required.