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Research Computing Impact

Research Computing Statistics
Metric Value
Active Users 9,075
All-Time Research Groups 1,362
Active Research Groups 1,202
Active Departments 66
Community Cluster Statistics
Metric Value
Active Users 8,945
Active Community Cluster Groups 261
Active Departments 66
Total 2016 CPU Hours 246,842,697
Total 2017 CPU Hours 302,276,149
Total Processor Cores 150,638
Total Cluster Nodes 0
Research Storage Statistics
Metric Value
Active Users 173
Active Research Groups 1,138
Active Departments 1
Research Data Depot Storage Purchased (PB) 3.00
Research Labs Partnering in Research Data Depot 1,431
Research Storage Statistics
Metric Value
Total Fortress Capacity (PB) 200
Total Fortress Capacity Used (PB) 41
Data Transferred via Globus in 2023 (PB) 11
Average Unique Monthly Globus Users in 2023 184
Top 500 Rankings Over Time
Cluster Initial Ranking
Steele #105 (2008)
Coates #102 (2009)
Rossmann #126 (2010)
Hansen #150 (~2011)
Carter #154 (2012)
Conte #128 (2013)
Rice #166 (2015)
Brown #302 (2017)
Bell #429 (2020)
Anvil #143 (2022)
Partners by Community Cluster
Cluster Departments Faculty
Mack 36 111
Hammer 10 11
Workbench 47 96
Brown 49 184
Bell 49 213
Research Computing Groups by Academic College
Academic College Number of Research Groups
College of Engineering 360
College of Science 269
College of Agriculture 230
External Partners 84
Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships 53
College of Health and Human Sciences 47
Krannert School of Management 41
Office of the Vice President for Information Technology 38
Purdue Polytechnic Institute 27
College of Pharmacy 26
College of Liberal Arts 25
School of Veterinary Medicine 21
College of Education 20
Libraries 11
Regional Campuses 7
The Graduate School 2
Office of the Provost - Teaching and Learning 2
Community Cluster Usage by Academic Department
Academic Department Number of Cores
Mechanical Engineering 25,664
OSG CMS Tier2 16,418
Aeronautics and Astronautics 6,384
Chemical Engineering 5,208
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 4,651
Electrical and Computer Engineering 3,872
Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Biological Engineering) 3,096
Materials Engineering 3,040
Purdue Northwest 2,560
Biomedical Engineering 2,256
NULL 2,149
Chemistry 1,904
Other College of Science 1,416
Biological Sciences 1,288
Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Agricultural Systems Mgmt) 1,280
Industrial Engineering 1,192
Nuclear Engineering 1,088
Other Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships 1,056
Bioinformatics Core 1,024
Computer Science 1,024
Other Krannert School of Management 1,024
Physics and Astronomy 1,000
Purdue Climate Change Research Center 960
Biochemistry 904
Forestry and Natural Resources 776
Animal Sciences 640
Entomology 600
Cancer Center 560
Civil Engineering 512
Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center 512
Statistics 496
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture 456
Agronomy 272
Botany and Plant Pathology 264
Management 216
Other College of Engineering 184
Purdue IT 156
Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology 152
Mathematics 147
Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease 139
Economics 136
Bindley Bioscience Center 128
School of Engineering Technology 128
Food Science 88
Other College of Agriculture 88
Computer and Information Technology 80
Agricultural Economics 64
Other College of Health and Human Sciences 64
Psychological Sciences 64
Basic Medical Sciences 24
Computer Graphics Technology 24
Other Libraries 24
Commercial Partners 12
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy 8
Research Funding for HPC Faculty
Fiscal Year HPC Faculty Awards Total Awards
2019 $262.0 Million $521.0 Million
2018 $207.0 Million $458.0 Million
2017 $158.0 Million $421.0 Million
2016 $130.0 Million $403.0 Million
2015 $131.0 Million $401.0 Million

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