RSIS is broadly described as a premier mid-tier provider of professional services to a range of federal agencies. But that doesn’t begin to describe the depth of high-end science and engineering services the company provides customers.
A case in point is the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). Earlier this year, RSIS was awarded a $3 million contract to continue our support to the GFDL, a research laboratory in Princeton, N.J. that is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
GFDL works cooperatively in NOAA to advance its expert assessments of changes in national and global climate through research, improved models, and products.
The goal of this research is to expand the scientific understanding of the physical processes that govern the behavior of the atmosphere and the oceans as complex fluid systems. These systems can then be modeled mathematically and their phenomenology can be studied by computer simulation methods.
GFDL’s scientific work encompasses a variety of disciplines including meteorology, oceanography, hydrology, classical physics, fluid dynamics, chemistry, applied mathematics, and numerical analysis.
RSIS’ 13-person staff, led by Dr. Will Cooke, performs scientific programming (Coupled General Circulation Model development, Earth Systems Modeling Framework development and maintenance, and Flexible Modeling System development and maintenance), software development support and systems technical support, scientific visualization and analysis, systems programming and optimization, network and workstation administration, help desk support, web services, and computer facility security.
“The RSIS team at GFDL has provided great support in a diverse scientificcomputing and system administration environment,” Dr. Cooke said. “Their skills have helped the development of code in a number of climate research models.
John Sheldon, GFDL COTR, has expressed great satisfaction with RSIS and the support provided by Dr. Cooke’s team.
Dr. Richard August, RSIS Vice President, Science and Engineering Division, noted that “winning the recompete is a credit to the performance of our laboratory staff as well as the support it received from Business Development in the proposal and capture process.”
He said the work at GFDL, coupled with RSIS contracts with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center and NASA’s earth science missions, ensures RSIS will remain at the forefront of supporting climate change research.
