Research Computing Impact
Last updated: 12/16/2018.
Research Computing Statistics
| Active Users | 1,934 |
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| All-Time Research Groups | 763 |
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| Active Research Groups | 624 |
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| Active Departments | 80 |
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Community Cluster Statistics
| Active Users | 1,156 |
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| Active Community Cluster Groups | 181 |
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| Active Departments | 54 |
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| Total 2016 CPU Hours | 246,842,695 |
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| Total 2017 CPU Hours | 302,276,147 |
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| Total Processor Cores | 46,416 |
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| Total Cluster Nodes | 2,383 |
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Research Storage Statistics
| Active Users | 1,701 |
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| Active Research Groups | 562 |
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| Active Departments | 77 |
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| Total Data Depot Capacity (PB) | 2.25 |
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| Research Data Depot Storage Purchased (PB) | 2.13 |
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| Research Labs Partnering in Research Data Depot | 438 |
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| Total Fortress Capacity (PB) | 50 |
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| Total Fortress Capacity Used (PB) | 19.50 |
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| Data Transferred via Globus in 2016 (PB) | 2.50 |
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| Unique Users Transferring Data via Globus in 2016 (PB) | 93 |
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Top 500 Rankings Over Time
| Initial Ranking |
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| Steele | #105 (2008) |
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| Coates | #102 (2009) |
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| Rossmann | #126 (2010) |
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| Hansen | #150 (~2011) |
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| Carter | #154 (2012) |
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| Conte | #128 (2013) |
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| Rice | #166 (2015) |
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| Brown | #302 (2017) |
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Partners by Community Cluster
| Departments | Faculty |
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| Brown | 37 | 101 |
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| BrownGPU | 19 | 24 |
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| Workbench | 28 | 41 |
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| Hammer | 9 | 11 |
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| Rice | 39 | 123 |
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| Snyder | 26 | 53 |
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| Halstead | 33 | 92 |
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| HalsteadGPU | 16 | 22 |
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Research Computing Groups by Academic College
| Number of Research Groups |
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| College of Engineering | 246 |
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| College of Science | 181 |
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| College of Agriculture | 162 |
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| Office of the Vice President for Information Technology | 26 |
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| College of Health and Human Sciences | 25 |
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| Purdue Polytechnic Institute | 18 |
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| College of Liberal Arts | 17 |
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| College of Education | 14 |
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| Krannert School of Management | 14 |
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| Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships | 13 |
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| School of Veterinary Medicine | 11 |
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| College of Pharmacy | 11 |
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| External Partners | 9 |
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| Libraries | 6 |
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| Office of the Provost - Teaching and Learning | 1 |
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| Regional Campuses | 1 |
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| The Graduate School | 1 |
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Community Cluster Usage by Academic Department
| Number of Cores |
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| OSG CMS Tier2 | 7,504 |
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| Mechanical Engineering | 6,612 |
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| Aeronautics and Astronautics | 5,376 |
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| Materials Engineering | 3,200 |
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| Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | 2,220 |
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| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 1,660 |
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| Chemistry | 1,080 |
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| Chemical Engineering | 864 |
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| Other Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships | 696 |
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| Industrial Engineering | 656 |
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| Nuclear Engineering | 588 |
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| Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Biological Engineering) | 544 |
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| Physics and Astronomy | 532 |
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| Statistics | 424 |
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| Biological Sciences | 412 |
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| Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center | 400 |
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| Agronomy | 380 |
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| NULL | 364 |
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| Biochemistry | 308 |
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| Civil Engineering | 248 |
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| Computer Science | 224 |
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| Bioinformatics Core | 200 |
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| Computer and Information Technology | 200 |
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| Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | 200 |
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| Biomedical Engineering | 168 |
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| Forestry and Natural Resources | 152 |
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| ITaP | 152 |
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| Horticulture and Landscape Architecture | 136 |
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| Cancer Center | 88 |
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| Botany and Plant Pathology | 64 |
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| Entomology | 48 |
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| Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Agricultural Systems Mgmt) | 44 |
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| Animal Sciences | 44 |
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| Industrial and Physical Pharmacy | 40 |
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| Mathematics | 40 |
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| Computer Graphics Technology | 24 |
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| Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease | 24 |
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| School of Engineering Technology | 24 |
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| Agricultural Economics | 20 |
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| Food Science | 20 |
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| Health Sciences | 20 |
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| Other College of Agriculture | 20 |
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| Other Libraries | 20 |
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Research Funding for HPC Faculty
| Fiscal Year |
Total Awards |
| 2018 | $458.0 Million |
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| 2017 | $421.0 Million |
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| 2016 | $403.0 Million |
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| 2015 | $401.0 Million |
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Tell Us About Your Research
ITaP would love to hear about your successful research endeavors and how ITaP Research Computing has helped you to achieve that success. We can use this information in our message to the broader community about the impact of science and cyberinfrastucture at Purdue University. This also provides us with insight into what sort of resources and efforts in ITaP are the most valued, so we can be sure we incorporate that into our future plans.
Please tell us your story! Email us at rcac-help@purdue.edu.
