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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HPC clusters

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Machine learning and artificial intelligence resources

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 Protected Environment

Consultation

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

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Fluid and Thermal Simulations with Slotted Cylinders

Research by Sultan Alshareef, Todd Harman, and Tim Ameel

University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering

Sultan Alshareef, Todd Harman, and Tim Ameel studied the characteristics of flow and heat transfer near slotted cylinders. The group used the notchpeak and ash clusters at the CHPC for numerical simulations. Alshareef was granted a patent related to this work.
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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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	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.
	Retirement of Julia Harrison After nearly four decades of dedicated service at the University of Utah, Julia Harrison retired 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.

Research Computing and Data Support for the University Community

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Fluid and Thermal Simulations with Slotted Cylinders

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