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

October 2

Monthly AI Discussion Forum

Friday, October 2, 2026, 11am – 12pm MDT

October 2

Virtual Office Hours

Friday, October 2, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

October 2

Introduction to Programming with MPI

Friday, October 2, 2026, 1 – 2pm MDT

October 5

Introduction to Programming with OpenMP

Monday, October 5, 2026, 1 – 2pm MDT

October 6

One-U Responsible AI Initiative Annual Symposium

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

October 7

Hybrid MPI-OpenMP Programming

Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 1 – 2pm MDT

October 9

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

Friday, October 9, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

October 9

Virtual Office Hours

Friday, October 9, 2026, 12 – 1pm MDT

October 10

Building Agentic AI Applications with LLMs

Saturday, October 10, 2026, 9am – 5pm MDT

October 13

PSC Workshop: Machine Learning and Big Data (day 1 of 2)

Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 9am – 3pm MDT

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Recent updates

System maintenance (downtime) on Monday, October 5

Please be advised that the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) will be undergoing a system-wide downtime on Monday, October 5, starting at 8:00 a.m. MDT.

Don't feed the phish: Simple habits, safer research

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which makes it a great time for a quick security check-in. The good news is that you do not have to be a cybersecurity expert to help keep CHPC secure. A few simple habits can make a big difference for your account, your research, and the systems we all rely on.

Jeremy Bergdorff selected as expert panelist for upcoming EDUCAUSE Horizon Report

The CHPC's Jeremy Bergdorff has been selected to serve as an expert panelist for the upcoming EDUCAUSE Horizon Report, higher education's benchmark publication tracking emerging technologies, macro trends, and institutional transformation.

The U joins two other universities on $5M NSF grant to enhance data protection for users nationwide

Experts from San Diego State University, Arizona State University and University of Utah join forces to develop a new privacy-enhancing cybersecurity infrastructure. This story was originally posted by San Diego State University and also appeared on the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute website.

Featured events in October

There are several upcoming events that may be of interest to the research computing community, including the One-U Responsible AI Initiative Annual Symposium, a workshop on agentic AI applications with LLMs, and a workshop on machine learning and big data.

Awarded allocation for the fall quarter is now available

Allocation provides priority access to resources on some CHPC clusters. For details and instructions on applying for allocation, please see the documentation on allocations.

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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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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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