Research Computing Impact
Last updated: 04/21/2018.
Research Computing Statistics
| Active Users | 1,810 |
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| All-Time Research Groups | 687 |
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| Active Research Groups | 574 |
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| Active Departments | 71 |
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Community Cluster Statistics
| Active Users | 1,083 |
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| Active Community Cluster Groups | 193 |
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| Active Departments | 44 |
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| Total 2016 CPU Hours (Millions) | 289 |
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| Total Processor Cores | 54,832 |
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| Total Cluster Nodes | 2,945 |
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Research Storage Statistics
| Active Users | 1,555 |
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| Active Research Groups | 497 |
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| Active Departments | 67 |
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| Total Data Depot Capacity (PB) | 2.25 |
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| Research Data Depot Storage Purchased (PB) | 1.83 |
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| Research Labs Partnering in Research Data Depot | 397 |
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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 | 30 | 57 |
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| BrownGPU | 8 | 10 |
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| Conte | 32 | 100 |
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| Hammer | 9 | 11 |
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| Rice | 37 | 121 |
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| Snyder | 23 | 49 |
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| Halstead | 33 | 89 |
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| HalsteadGPU | 16 | 21 |
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Research Computing Groups by Academic College
| Number of Research Groups |
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| College of Engineering | 227 |
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| College of Science | 166 |
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| College of Agriculture | 145 |
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| Office of the Vice President for Information Technology | 24 |
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| College of Health and Human Sciences | 23 |
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| College of Liberal Arts | 16 |
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| Purdue Polytechnic Institute | 15 |
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| College of Education | 14 |
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| School of Veterinary Medicine | 11 |
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| Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships | 10 |
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| Krannert School of Management | 10 |
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| College of Pharmacy | 9 |
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| External Partners | 9 |
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| Libraries | 5 |
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| Office of the Provost - Teaching and Learning | 1 |
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| Regional Campuses | 1 |
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Community Cluster Usage by Academic Department
| Number of Cores |
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| Mechanical Engineering | 7,312 |
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| OSG CMS Tier2 | 6,640 |
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| Aeronautics and Astronautics | 4,944 |
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| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 4,468 |
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| Materials Engineering | 3,288 |
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| Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | 2,564 |
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| Nuclear Engineering | 1,564 |
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| Chemistry | 992 |
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| Physics and Astronomy | 916 |
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| Biomedical Engineering | 808 |
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| Industrial Engineering | 672 |
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| Chemical Engineering | 668 |
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| Other Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships | 600 |
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| Statistics | 536 |
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| Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Biological Engineering) | 464 |
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| Biological Sciences | 404 |
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| Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center | 400 |
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| Civil Engineering | 344 |
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| Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology | 328 |
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| Horticulture and Landscape Architecture | 272 |
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| Computer and Information Technology | 248 |
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| Computer Science | 240 |
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| Mathematics | 232 |
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| Agronomy | 220 |
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| Bioinformatics Core | 200 |
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| ITaP | 200 |
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| Biochemistry | 164 |
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| Cancer Center | 136 |
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| Forestry and Natural Resources | 120 |
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| Animal Sciences | 44 |
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| Botany and Plant Pathology | 40 |
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| Industrial and Physical Pharmacy | 40 |
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| Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Agricultural Systems Mgmt) | 36 |
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| Brian Lamb School of Communication | 32 |
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| Entomology | 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 Libraries | 20 |
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Research Funding for HPC Faculty
| Fiscal Year |
Total Awards |
| 2018 | $268.0 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.
