Research Computing
Research Computing
The Research Computing department facilitates researchers at the University of Memphis
by increasing scaling and throughput for their computing research and education goals.
We provide infrastructure, support, storage, and education to increase ongoing research.
We can help anticipate future needs and enable stability and security for their resources.
Support
The Research Computing Team can help get your research up and running on the HPC. Let us know if you're getting a weird error, if you need some new software installed, if you need a new team member setup, or anything else. We're here to help.
Training
Our wiki contains documentation and videos to help you create better software. We have tutorials for everyone. From learning basic Linux command to MPI GPU scripts, the wiki is where your HPC learning experience can start.
Seminar Series
Basics on Submission Scripts: SLURM Header and Flags
Brinton Eldridge, PhD candidate in Chemistry and GA for the Research Computing group
On BigBlue, SLURM serves as our job scheduler, and it is in charge of efficiently
allocating resources across the cluster. This talkwill provide a, hopefully, comprehensive
walkthrough of the key headers in SLURM submission scripts. You might have noticed
them at the top of your submission files: they start with `--SBATCH`. We will talk
about critical resource-requesting flags such as those for CPU cores, memory, time
limits, and partition specifications. Additionally, we’ll explain best practices for
optimization and common pitfalls to avoid. This talk will be perfect for those of
you who have always used the same headers. Understanding what each header is used
for is vital if you ever change your scripts or need your job scheduled sooner. View now >>
Featured Research
Here are some examples of research the University of Memphis Research Computing Department has helped make possible:
Calculation of ion-ion mutual neutralization rate constants using Landau-Zener theory
coupled with trajectory simulations for Ar+-Cl-, Br-, I
Mrittika Roy, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nathan J DeYonker, Department of Chemistry
Ranganathan Gopalakrishnan, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Neutralization is a key process in environments like plasmas, planetary atmospheres, and even industrial ion sources. These reactions are notoriously hard to measure experimentally, so scientists often rely on computational methods to predict the rates. The authors show that by combining high‑quality quantum chemistry with classical trajectory simulations, they can reliably predict these reaction speeds.
This team of researchers are experts at HPC usage. They have been gracious enough to speak at our Symposiums and seminars several times in the past. If you see any of those three names on one of our events, make sure to make time for that session.
Our Services
High Performance Computing
Computational resources are a critical part of scientific research and engineering
programs. These resources play an increasingly important role in preparing students
for careers in both commercial and academics fields.
Recent advances in data acquisition, algorithm development, and computer hardware
have made High Performance Computing (HPC) fundamentally necessary to remain competitive.
The University of Memphis recognizes the importance of local HPC resources for research
and education (see our current faculty and students page for resource usage details).
Starting in 2006, the University of Memphis has maintained HPC facilities on campus.
Since its inception, this facility has enabled research programs spanning such disciplines
as bioinformatics, engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics and more (see our
research page for details).
Grants and Citing
If you would like information about the advanced computing resources available at The University of Memphis, please contact us at hpc-admins@memphis.edu and we'll be happy to help. We can speak to data center capabilities, high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, networking and staffing. Additionally, we connect researchers with vendor contacts and can advise on hardware configurations and purchases prior to and after funding awards.
Training, Services and Collaboration
Need a little guidance or training on the HPC? We offer either training or collaboration for you or a group. View our training videos »