Research Computing Impact
Please download a copy of the FY 2019 Research Computing Impacts (3.12 MB) publication for information on the impact of Research Computing facilites to Purdue's research mission.
Last updated: 04/21/2021.
Research Computing Statistics
| Metric |
Value |
| Active Users |
1,309 |
| All-Time Research Groups |
1,001 |
| Active Research Groups |
848 |
| Active Departments |
60 |
Community Cluster Statistics
| Metric |
Value |
| Active Users |
1,169 |
| Active Community Cluster Groups |
211 |
| Active Departments |
60 |
| Total 2016 CPU Hours |
246,842,697 |
| Total 2017 CPU Hours |
302,276,149 |
| Total Processor Cores |
99,228 |
| Total Cluster Nodes |
2,332 |
Research Storage Statistics
| Metric |
Value |
| Active Users |
171 |
| Active Research Groups |
794 |
| Active Departments |
1 |
| Research Data Depot Storage Purchased (PB) |
3.00 |
| Research Labs Partnering in Research Data Depot |
595 |
| Total Fortress Capacity Used (PB) |
19.00 |
| Data Transferred via Globus in 2018 (PB) |
3.00 |
| Average Unique Monthly Globus Users in 2018 |
123 |
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) |
Partners by Community Cluster
| Cluster |
Departments |
Faculty |
| Hammer |
10 |
11 |
| Halstead |
36 |
101 |
| Workbench |
45 |
77 |
| Brown |
50 |
171 |
| Bell |
42 |
127 |
Research Computing Groups by Academic College
| Academic College |
Number of Research Groups |
| College of Engineering |
319 |
| College of Science |
240 |
| College of Agriculture |
207 |
| College of Health and Human Sciences |
38 |
| Office of the Vice President for Information Technology |
36 |
| Krannert School of Management |
27 |
| College of Liberal Arts |
23 |
| Purdue Polytechnic Institute |
22 |
| Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships |
22 |
| College of Education |
20 |
| College of Pharmacy |
20 |
| School of Veterinary Medicine |
18 |
| External Partners |
10 |
| Libraries |
10 |
| Regional Campuses |
5 |
| 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 |
19,144 |
| OSG CMS Tier2 |
15,336 |
| Aeronautics and Astronautics |
4,784 |
| Materials Engineering |
4,188 |
| Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences |
3,784 |
| Chemical Engineering |
3,756 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering |
1,748 |
| Chemistry |
1,548 |
| Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Biological Engineering) |
1,132 |
| Nuclear Engineering |
1,088 |
| Physics and Astronomy |
1,084 |
| Industrial Engineering |
1,036 |
| Bioinformatics Core |
1,024 |
| Other College of Science |
968 |
| Biochemistry |
836 |
| Other Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships |
696 |
| Biological Sciences |
668 |
| Animal Sciences |
640 |
| Entomology |
536 |
| Civil Engineering |
468 |
| Computer Science |
452 |
| Horticulture and Landscape Architecture |
432 |
| Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center |
400 |
| Statistics |
380 |
| Agronomy |
360 |
| Forestry and Natural Resources |
328 |
| Botany and Plant Pathology |
284 |
| Biomedical Engineering |
240 |
| ITaP |
236 |
| Management |
216 |
| Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology |
204 |
| Other College of Engineering |
168 |
| Industrial and Physical Pharmacy |
160 |
| Economics |
136 |
| Mathematics |
136 |
| Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease |
128 |
| Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Agricultural Systems Mgmt) |
108 |
| Cancer Center |
88 |
| Food Science |
88 |
| Other College of Agriculture |
88 |
| Agricultural Economics |
84 |
| Psychological Sciences |
64 |
| School of Engineering Technology |
64 |
| Purdue Climate Change Research Center |
40 |
| Basic Medical Sciences |
24 |
| Computer Graphics Technology |
24 |
| Other Libraries |
24 |
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 |
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.
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