"The big difference with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) compared to wind tunnels is that you not only get results, but also an understanding of what goes on, " said team boss Mario Theissen.
Most recently, a team from Stanford took the helm of Sequoia to run computational fluid dynamics simulations -- a process that requires a finely tuned balance of computation, memory and communication components -- in order to better understand engine noise from supersonic jets.
My experiments make use of sophisticated spectroscopy measurements of resonance energy transfer, to help gauge the accuracy of computational simulations of protein dynamics.