Research Computing

Mission statement

ITS Research Computing (ITS RC) aims to provide world-class computing and data infrastructure as well as other technology tools and capabilities to support the research needs of faculty, staff and collaborators. Research Computing’s goal is to provide state-of-the-art environments and services supporting the highest level of multidisciplinary research.

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News

Miyuki Hino uses Longleaf cluster to power flood research

Posted 11 months ago

Miyuki Hino is an assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and an adjunct assistant professor in the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her research examines the links between climate hazards, governance and public … Read more

Spotlight on women in IT: Jenny Williams

Posted 1 year ago

Since she was a young girl, ITS Research Computing’s Jenny Williams has appreciated community and hands-on work. These values have shaped, defined and inspired her work as a woman in IT.     Growing up in a family of shipyard workers … Read more

One question: What changes are new AI tools like ChatGPT bringing to your area of IT?

Posted 1 year ago

The rise of new generative AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, has created a lot of buzz. Google and Microsoft announced major changes to their search engines. Economists are predicting shifts in the workforce. And closer to home, colleges and universities are … Read more

ITS Research Computing collaborates with Chemistry professor and graduate students

Posted 2 years ago

Customer case study  Earlier this year, a collaboration between three members of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Chemistry and ITS Research Computing yielded interesting publishable findings. Pedro de Jesús Cruz, now Senior Research Scientist at Merck, was a Ph.D. candidate, … Read more

John McGee named Research Computing AVC

Posted 2 years ago

John McGee has been appointed as Assistant Vice Chancellor for ITS Research Computing after serving as interim Director of the UNC-Chapel Hill group since March 2019.  Research Computing presents institutionally scoped research cyberinfrastructure to faculty, post-docs, staff, students and research … Read more

Research Computing’s Mike Waldron to retire this month

Posted 2 years ago

Mike Waldron will retire June 30 after 14 years with ITS Research Computing group at UNC-Chapel Hill. Waldron started at Research Computing when it was a part of the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) organization, just before Research Computing moved to … Read more