Faculty and staff looking for information about research computing at Rice University are encouraged to connect with our partners at the Center for Research Computing (CRC).

Research Computing at Rice

The Center for Research Computing (CRC) provides research computing services for the Rice community and plays a crucial role in achieving the goals outlined in the university's 10-year strategic plan, Momentous. The CRC provides essential cyberinfrastructure, including high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, cloud computing options, research data storage and high-speed data transfer tools. Services include consultation, training, and application support to help researchers optimize their use of these resources and navigate cyberinfrastructure challenges. The CRC also assists with grant proposals, data management planning and secure research environments. The CRC's scalable computing resources including the following:

• High Performance Computing (HPC) and traditional supercomputing resources
• High-capacity data storage facilities
• Research computing facilitation and training
• HPC application integration and support
• Secure virtual research environments and research systems management
• HPC application integration and support
• Research data analytics, visualization, and mapping
• Research proposal consultation, collaboration, or support

Get Connected

The CRC can assist faculty and research staff with specialized solutions — click here to get help. You can also stop by the CRC's Open Office Hours from 10am – 2pm on Tuesdays at Mudd 101A, or contact Melissa Cragin, Associate Vice President for Research Computing. Melissa works with the Faculty Working Group for Research Computing on planning and campus engagement and in partnership with the Fondren Library on the development of integrated research computing and data services.

Comprehensive information is available on the CRC website, or you can download the CRC's brochure here.