November 1, 2000
      
                  
        
  Author(s)
  James S. Sims,   John G. Hagedorn,   Peter M. Ketcham,   Steven G. Satterfield,   Terence J. Griffin,   William L. George,   H A. Fowler,   B A. am Ende,   Howard  Hung,   Robert B. Bohn,   John E. Koontz,   Nicos  Martys,   Charles E. Bouldin,   James A. Warren,   D L. Feder,   Charles W. Clark,   Bernard J. Filla,   Judith E. Terrill
 
       
            
    
    
        The rate of scientific discovery can be accelerated through computation and visualization. This acceleration results from the synergy of expertise, computing tools, and hardware for enabling high performance computation, information science, and