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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Our services

HPC clusters

Run your research software on our high-performance computing systems

Machine learning and artificial intelligence resources

Make use of hardware and software for machine learning and artificial intelligence

Storage and data transfer

Choose the right type of storage for your research data and transfer your data to and from CHPC resources

Hosting

Host your virtual machine or scientific web application with us

Secure computing

Analyze your sensitive data in our secure research computing environments

Consultation

Get help from our staff scientists and engineers, who have experience performing computational research

Upcoming events

June 11

Slurm and Slurm Batch Scripts

Thursday, June 11, 2026, 1 – 2pm MDT

June 12

Virtual Office Hours

Friday, June 12, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

June 16

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

Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 1 – 3pm MDT

June 18

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

Thursday, June 18, 2026, 1 – 3pm MDT

June 19

Virtual Office Hours

Friday, June 19, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

June 23

Hands-on Introduction to Python (session 3 of 3)

Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1 – 3pm MDT

June 25

Using Python at the CHPC

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1 – 2pm MDT

June 26

Virtual Office Hours

Friday, June 26, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

June 30

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

Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 1 – 3pm MDT

July 2

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

Thursday, July 2, 2026, 1 – 3pm MDT

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Recent updates

Recap: Information session on NSF's National AI Research Resource (NAIRR)

The One-U Responsible AI Initiative and the Center for High Performance Computing hosted a virtual, high-level information session about the U.S. National Science Foundation-led National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource on Friday, June 5.

Virtual machine maintenance completed on June 2 and 3

On June 2 and 3, the CHPC performed mandatory maintenance on all CHPC-hosted virtual machines (VMs) in both the Protected and General Environments.

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Featured research by CHPC users

Mitochondrial DNA expression of Aspidoscelis tesselatus by lineage

Research by Baylee Christensen and colleagues

Utah Tech University

Baylee Christensen and colleagues studied mitochondrial DNA expression in the unique whiptail species Aspidoscelis tesselatus, a lizard that reproduces asexually.

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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.

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