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How does World Community Grid get new projects?
First, a non-profit organization has to have a research project which benefits humanity for which they require some serious computer power in order to complete the research. Then someone from the research organization goes to the World Community Grid website and Submits a Proposal. At World Community Grid, we review the proposal to ensure it meets all requirements and is technically feasible to run on the grid. Then subject matter experts review the proposal to ensure that the research is technically correct. After that, it is placed on the schedule for launch.
How will the Computing for Sustainable Water project address the problem?
This project will, via a detailed simulation model of the entire Chesapeake Bay Watershed, test the impact of a large number of Best Management Practices (BMP)over a 20-year period. The proposed BMPs will be tested individually and in combination to assess their potential to effectively reduce the flow of nutrients and sediment into the Chesapeake Bay. Each of the various BMPs is expected to reduce the overall level of nutrients flowing into the Bay to some extent. However, scientists have no way of knowing in advance exactly how effective each might be. The project will provide an answer allowing policy-makers to choose those BMPs that will have the greatest impact.