Computational & Information Sciences and Technology Office, Code 606
Computational & Information Sciences & Technology (606) Home
The Computational and Information Sciences and Technology Office (CISTO) provides Information Technology (IT) and computational services to support the Sciences and Exploration Directorate (SED). This includes access to high-performance computing and networking, mass storage and information systems technologies, and computational science expertise. The Office also engages in a number of educational and outreach programs. CISTO is SED's interface with Goddard's Chief Information Officer and IT organizations in Code 700 regarding IT security policy, implementation, and services; Enterprise Architecture development and compliance; strategic IT investment planning and management; and implementing NASA and Goddard IT policies and initiatives to ensure compliance. CISTO also develops strategies to optimize cost-effective use of information technologies.
Groups
606.1 -The Networks and Information Technology (IT) Security Group provides strategic network planning, services, and capabilities to meet the research and mission requirements of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate (SED) now and in the future.
606.2 -The High-Performance Computing Group manages and operates the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS), one of the world's most powerful supercomputer and data storage centers.
606.4 - The Scientific Visualization Studio facilitates scientific inquiry and outreach within NASA programs through visualization, such as videos and animation. The SVS collaborates with scientists to create visualization products, systems, and processes to promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science research activities at Goddard.
CISTO Archived Pages
SED Participation in GSFC Desktop Management Plan (2007). Senior Sciences and Exploration Directorate (SED) IT professionals are highly engaged in this process and, along with representatives from the other Directorates, are examining the administration, management and procurement of NASA desktops, laptops and workstations.
Combining observations from the MODIS instruments onboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites with the GEOS-5/GOCART atmosphere model reveals fire's global reach.
Records maintained by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and NASA both indicate that 2012 was an extraordinary year for wildfires in the United States.
Scientists use simulations to investigate what kind of "flash" might be seen by telescopes when astronomers ultimately find gravitational signals from merging black holes.
A NASA Goddard climate model called GEOS-5 revisited the extraordinary 2005 Atlantic hurricane season as part of a gigantic two-year simulation run on Goddard’s Discover supercomputer.
Code 606 is the Computational and Information Sciences and Technology Office
(CISTO), the information technology (IT) office supporting the Sciences and
Exploration Directorate.
Contact Us
Dr. W. Phil Webster
301.286.9535
Chief [606]
Nancy A Laubenthal
301.286.5778
Deputy Chief [606]
Acting
Lead [606.1]
Acting
Lead [606.3]
Heidi M Dewan
301.286.9426
Office Coordinator [606]
General inquiries about the scientific programs at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center may be directed to the Center Public Affairs office at 1.301.286.8955.
