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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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Upcoming events

 

August 28

Virtual Office Hours

Friday, August 28, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

August 31

Overview of the Center for High Performance Computing

Monday, August 31, 2026, 1 – 2pm MDT

September 2

Using GPUs at the CHPC

Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 1 – 2pm MDT

September 4

Virtual Office Hours

Friday, September 4, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

September 4

Hands-on Introduction to Linux (session 1 of 3)

Friday, September 4, 2026, 1 – 3pm MDT

September 8

CU Boulder Research Computing: Lunch-n-Learn: Supercharge Your Python with Dask (A Quick Byte)

Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 11 – 11:30am MDT

September 9

CU Boulder Research Computing: Applied Containerization for Machine Learning in HPC (A Short Course)

Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 11am – 12pm MDT

September 9

Hands-on Introduction to Linux (session 2 of 3)

Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 1 – 3pm MDT

September 11

AI Office Hours, hosted by the AI Office with the CHPC

Friday, September 11, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

September 11

Virtual Office Hours

Friday, September 11, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

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Recent updates

 

Award icon Becky Ortinez receives 2026/2027 Trusted CI (NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence) Fellowship

Becky Ortinez, Security and Compliance Lead at the Center for High Performance Computing, has been selected to receive the Trusted CI (NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence) Fellowship for 2026/2027. Congratulations, Becky!

Newspaper icon Highlight your research on the CHPC website and conference materials!

The CHPC features research projects from users on its homepage, on printed and digital materials at conferences, and in presentations. We would like to hear about—and share—how your research group is using CHPC systems and services.

Handshake icon Want to learn more about CHPC systems and services? We'd be happy to join you for department events or group meetings!

The team at the CHPC can present about research computing and data resources or answer your department or group's questions.

Data icon SCI part of a $24.5 million NSF award to expand AI-ready data infrastructure

The University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute is part of a team of five universities awarded a five-year, $24.5 million agreement to build out the National Data Platform (NDP), a federated, AI-ready national data ecosystem that makes it easier to discover, access and analyze data—regardless of where it is stored.

Update icon Run Nextflow's nf-core Pipelines Through Open OnDemand

The CHPC's new Nextflow nf-core app for Open OnDemand makes it easier to run nf-core pipelines on CHPC resources.

Exclamation icon Reminder: Scratch storage is temporary storage

The team at the CHPC would like to remind researchers that scratch storage is temporary, and any files stored in scratch spaces are automaticallly removed after a period of inactivity.

Calendar icon Upcoming events

The One-U Responsibile AI Initiative Annual Symposium and DELPHI Data Science Symposium are both taking place in October. Register in advance to present or attend.

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Featured research by CHPC users

 

Characterizations of tripeptides complexed with Zinc and Cadmium dications IRMPD

Research by Samantha K. Walker1, Brandon C. Stevenson1, Roland M. Jones III1, Giel Berden2, Jos Oomens2, and P. B. Armentrout1

1Department of Chemistry, University of Utah; 2Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Samantha K. Walker, Brandon C. Stevenson, Roland M. Jones III, Giel Berden, Jos Oomens, and P. B. Armentrout used ab initio quantum chemical calculations to identify several low-energy isomers and compare with experimentally obtained spectra. The group found that zinc plays a key role in the structure and function of proteins. Additionally, they found that metalated amino acids can be studied in the gas phase to remove solvent–solute interactions.

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Get in touch

 
 
If you have any questions or would like to chat about our services, please get in touch. Our dedicated team of scientists and engineers, system administrators, network engineers, software developers, security professionals, and students is always willing to help.
Last Updated: 7/22/26