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

March 3

Hands-on Introduction to Deep Learning (session 2 of 3)

Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1 – 3pm MST

March 5

Hands-on Introduction to Deep Learning (session 3 of 3)

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 1 – 3pm MST

March 6

CHPC Virtual Office Hours

Friday, March 6, 2026, 12 – 1pm MST

March 9

Global Open OnDemand (GOOD) Conference

Monday, March 9 – Thursday, March 12, 2026

March 13

CHPC Virtual Office Hours

Friday, March 13, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

March 17

Biomolecular structure prediction with AI: AlphaFold and friends

Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1 – 2pm MDT

March 19

Introduction to Containers

Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1 – 3pm MDT

March 20

CHPC Virtual Office Hours

Friday, March 20, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

March 24

Introduction to Parallel Computing

Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1 – 3pm MDT

March 26

Using GPUs at the CHPC

Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1 – 2pm MDT

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Recent updates

Status page for updates regarding issues and maintenance periods

The CHPC posts updates on system maintenance and incidents to its status page. If you would like to sign up for updates, please visit the status page.

Managing sensitive research data when using CHPC systems

We take this opportunity to remind our users about the importance of proper management and handling of data associated with projects running on CHPC systems. Users are responsible for understanding and complying with applicable university, state, and federal security, privacy, and compliance requirements associated with projects, datasets, and software.

Coming soon: Changes to CHPC user onboarding (CHPC Portal)

The CHPC is continuing development of the CHPC Portal. An upcoming release will include features related to user and group management.

Accessibility requirements for digital content take effect in April

Digital content at the University of Utah must be made accessible before April 24, 2026 to comply with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Local AI coding assistant early testing

We are working on setting up an AI coding assistant that runs locally on CHPC resources. If you are interested in early testing, please email us for more information.

Reminder: Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium (RMACC) HPC Symposium in Boise, ID in May

The Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium (RMACC) HPC Symposium will be at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho in May 2026.

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Featured research by CHPC users

Demand Inertia and the Hidden Impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Research by Josh Feng¹ and Luca Maini²

¹University of Utah, ²Harvard Medical School

Do Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) reduce spending on prescription drugs? We estimate a model of competition involving drug manufacturers and PBMs that incorporates demand inertia, using data on three major statins from 1996 to 2013.

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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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