A Unified Grid Programming Methodology for Global e-Science

Modern science requires huge computational resources and has become Global e-Science. Going far beyond individual super computers, Grids harness geographically distributed resources: dozens of super computers, workstations, clusters of computers, data bases, together with scientific instruments, such as telescopes or synchrotrons. Currently, Grids are difficult to use because they lack key software infrastructure. We shall develop this by both extending available Grid services and by building new software tools. Australian e-Science case studies will be pursued in environmental sciences, life and health sciences, and geo-sciences and will link to global Grids extending Australia s scientific capabilities globally.