Out-Computing COVID: How Airborne Droplets Spread Viruses

October 16, 2020

Oct. 16, 2020 — Researcher Dr. Som Dutta is part of a global team of scientists and engineers harnessing the power of supercomputers to better understand COVID-19. His research addresses a critical gap in our understanding of how virus-laden droplets from human airways mix with indoor. The research is one of 62 projects in the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium.

This supercomputer rendering shows how virus-laden droplets from human airways mix with indoor air.

This supercomputer rendering shows how virus-laden droplets from human airways mix with indoor air.

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Writer: Matt Jensen, matthew.jensen@usu.edu, 435-797-8170