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

January 9

CHPC Virtual Office Hours

Friday, January 9, 2026, 12 – 1pm MST

January 13

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

Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1 – 3pm MST

January 15

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

Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1 – 3pm MST

January 16

CHPC Virtual Office Hours

Friday, January 16, 2026, 12 – 1pm MST

January 20

Data Management

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1 – 2pm MST

January 22

Module Basics

Thursday, January 22, 2026, 1 – 2pm MST

January 23

CHPC Virtual Office Hours

Friday, January 23, 2026, 12 – 1pm MST

January 27

Slurm and Slurm Batch Scripts

Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 1 – 2pm MST

January 29

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

Thursday, January 29, 2026, 1 – 3pm MST

January 30

CHPC Virtual Office Hours

Friday, January 30, 2026, 12 – 1pm MST

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Recent updates

Important: Changes to shared and non-shared partitions

The CHPC is updating all clusters to enable node sharing by default. This change will consolidate partitions and reduce resource underutilization.

New Open OnDemand Multitenant Apps for LLM classes

The CHPC is introducing a new Open OnDemand feature, Multitenant Apps, that can be used to share an LLM among users.

Data CommUnication Challenge

The Data CommUnication Challenge invites undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their ability to transform complex data into clear, compelling narratives.

Reminder and update regarding One-U Responsible AI Initiative resources on CHPC systems

Computational resources and storage from the One-U Responsible AI Initiative are available to researchers with AI-related projects.

Spring 2026 CHPC presentation schedule posted

The CHPC has posted its Spring 2026 presentation schedule to its website and calendar.

Reminder: Office hours on Fridays

The CHPC has virtual office hours on Friday afternoons. For more information, please see the departmental calendar.

Reminder: The Global Open OnDemand (GOOD) 2026 conference will be at the University of Utah in March

The Global Open OnDemand (GOOD) conference will be at the University of Utah from March 9 to 12, 2026.

Previous updates

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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