Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Problem Definition and History; 4 2 The Potential Impact of HECC in Astrophysics; 5 3 The Potential Impact of HECC in the Atmospheric Sciences; 6 4 The Potential Impact of HECC in Evolutionary Biology; 7 5 The Potential Impact of HECC in Chemical Separations; 8 6 Numerical and Algorithmic Characteristics of HECC That Will Be Required by the Selected Fields; 9 7 Conclusions; 10 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 11 Appendix B: Agendas of Committee Meetings; 12 Appendix C: Glossary

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Committee on the Potential Impact of High-End Computing on Illustrative Fields of Science and Engineering, National Research Council