CACR, Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing Research, exists to ensure that Caltech is at the forefront of computational science and engineering (CS&E). CS&E is the practice of computer based modeling, simulation and data analysis for the study of scientific phenomena and engineering designs. Computer modeling and simulation makes it possible to investigate regimes that are beyond current experimental capabilities and to study phenomena that cannot be replicated in laboratories, such as the evolution of the universe.
CACR provides an environment that cultivates multidisciplinary collaborations. Our researchers take an applications-driven approach to CS&E, and currently work with Caltech groups in applied mathematics, astronomy, biology, engineering, geophysics, and experimental physics.
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  Caltech Helps Open the Universe in WorldWide Telescope
 

Panoramic images of the sky obtained at Palomar Observatory and by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), plus pointed observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope, form a significant part of Microsoft's World Wide Telescope (WWT).

The WWT combines cosmic imagery and educational content ...