Research Computing's Services

Overview  

Research Computing at Dartmouth offers a wide range of computing services to the Dartmouth community to facilitate the advancement of research.

We operate the supercomputer cluster at Dartmouth, allowing you to run compute-intensive, large-memory programs quickly. We provide data storage, accessible both on and off campus and from multiple devices, on DartFS, a next-generation storage solution, as well as databases and Virtual Machine environments.

RC also provides support for and access to research software applications such as Qualtrics, Jupyter, and ArcGIS Online as well as custom software development, and we can assist academics in creating data graphics or animations to illustrate their scholarship/research.

Our staff can provide consulting and expertise to optimize your code, as well as in specific fields of study, including GIS, Life Sciences, Humanities, and more. We also hold workshops and other training to help you most effectively use software such as RStudio, and our field specialists hold office hours every week.

Most of our services are available at no cost to members of the Dartmouth research community, including faculty, post-docs, graduate, and undergraduate students.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at Research.Computing@dartmouth.edu. We will be happy to meet one-on-one, in groups/labs, or just come by and we will answer any questions for you.

Research Computing offers a wide range of services from research software support to code development and grant support. Most of our services are available at no cost to members of the Dartmouth research community including faculty, post-docs, graduate, and undergraduate students.

Software Support  

We provide technical support and installation services for research software applications. Note: we offer support for research software, for help with non-research applications such as Microsoft Office please contact Dartmouth Computing.

Data Support  

We provide data management services including data storage, sharing, and access via web interfaces and support for off-site collaborators.

Code Development  

We develop, debug, and optimize code to effectively use resources and improve code performance, and help you collaborate with users to convert sequential programs to run in parallel.

Review Offerings from Research Software Engineering

Grant Support  

We facilitate grant proposal writing by providing configuration and pricing for a grant’s proposed hardware and software.

Field Specific Support  

We offer support in Informatics and Applications Areas, including:

• Statistics: Our statistical consultants help with experimental design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation of results, graphics, and validation of results.
• Geographic Information Systems: We provide systems support for GIS Software and GIS-related projects.
• Life Sciences/Bioinformatics: We assist with data management, computation, and software for life sciences projects.

Visualization  

We Assist academics in creating data graphics or animations to illustrate their scholarship/research.