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The Office of Research Computing advances computationally driven research by supporting computational facilities and architectures at the cutting edge of advanced computing. The office consists of the Center for Research Computing (CRC) and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC).

The Center for Research Computing plays a vital role in furthering the productivity, innovation, and impact of Pitt research by collaborating with faculty in applying leading-edge computing to their work. CRC is a unique resource for disciplines that include engineering, chemistry, genomics, and linguistics, as well as economics, business, history, and political science. CRC’s research faculty consultants enable uncomplicated access to advanced computing by technically supporting computational facilities, architectures, and software, in addition to conducting training workshops and offering individual instruction.

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is a joint computational research center with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Pitt faculty collaborate with PSC on a wide range of advanced computing topics, including such recent examples as the study of genetic mutations to understand the development of disease; the exploration and mapping of anatomy, down to the cellular level; the design of advanced materials to reduce pollution and improve industrial processes; and the digitizing of historical documents to expand our understanding of growth and development in western Pennsylvania.