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Research Computing and Data Support for the University Community

Welcome to the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) at the University of Utah. The CHPC is the university community’s home for research computing and data. Our vision is to support the ever-increasing—and increasingly diverse—computing needs of researchers. Whether you’re studying the structure and function of proteins, analyzing patterns in the formation of sea ice, or examining speech in audio recordings, the CHPC is here to help.

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Slurm upgrade postponed (originally scheduled for May 1)

The Slurm upgrade scheduled for May 1 has been postponed.

Open OnDemand upgrade with service disruption on Saturday, April 19, at 9:00 p.m.

There will be a brief ondemand.chpc.utah.edu service disruption, which we expect to last about 10 minutes, at 9:00 p.m. MDT on Saturday, April 19.

Downtimes on March 16 and March 25–26

Downtimes on March 16 (Sunday) and March 25–26 (Tuesday–Wednesday), 2025 are related to infrastructure upgrades and maintenance.

Upcoming Retirement of Julia Harrison

After nearly four decades of dedicated service at the University of Utah, Julia Harrison is retiring as the Operations Director of the Center for High Performance Computing.

Retirement of Anita M. Orendt

Anita M. Orendt is a dedicated educator and researcher with a rich background in physical chemistry. Anita has made significant contributions to the academic community at the University of Utah.

Featured research

 

 

Potential Air Quality Side-Effects of Emitting H2O2 to Enhance Methane Oxidation as a Climate Solution

Research by Alfred W. Mayhew and Jessica D. Haskins

Methane is a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 81.2 times higher than carbon dioxide. The intentional emission of hydrogen peroxide into the atmosphere has been proposed as a solution to accelerate the oxidation of methane to carbon dioxide, thereby reducing surface warming. Our work uses a global chemical transport model (GEOS-Chem) to investigate the potential air-quality side-effects of this proposed technology. Our results show that proposed emission rates have a minimal impact on pollutant formation, but that increasing the emission rates to a level needed to remove substantial amounts of atmospheric methane can lead to increases in harmful air pollutants.
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Last Updated: 2/24/25